This is a transcript of a taped interview with Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge, conducted by Sergeant Major Erwin H. Koehler (United States Army, retired) for the Center of Military History, United States Army and the United States...
The NCO corps has made significant contributions to the US army; this research paper highlights just one of the many contributors, SMA William Bainbridge. He played his roll and played it well and became the fifth SMA of the US army. The research...
Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) William G. Bainbridge is one of the many outstanding
professional senior noncommissioned officers who made a significant and lasting impact on the
Army. Senior noncommissioned officers often ask themselves "what...
Sergeant Major of the Army Bainbridge learned strong values and character early in his childhood and leadership through experiences as a junior NCO in Senior Positions enabling him to make many great contributions to the Non-commissioned Officer...
SMA Bainbridge was born on 17 April 1925 in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born son of a farmer. He was a very young and eager high school senior that wanted to join the Army and fight for his country during World War II. He asked his parents for...
Our position as senior noncommissioned officers within the United States Army and the Department of Defense provides us with unique places in these organizations, and presents opportunities to make history for our country and our organizations. An...
The purpose of this brief is to provide you with some background on the early years, Military career, positions held, training and contributions to discipline of the 5TH SMA William G. Bainbridge retired. 5TH SMA William G. Bainbridge retired from...
The written history of most service schools can be best developed in a chronological manner due to the ongoing nature of the schools. However, the attendant problems of creating an Armyservice college from scratch requires that the initial written...
Since the establishment of the NCO corps, soldiers have relied on training, duties, discipline, and formations in order to better prepare themselves and their subordinates. Prior to the 1920’s, units performed training at the company level, and...
In the last few years, as an institution, the US Army has suffered under the strain as its Soldiers experience multiple deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The pressure to maintain unit readiness in order to meet operational...
The position of the Office of the Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) has been filled thirteen times by outstanding Soldiers. Before appointment to this position, individuals will have already demonstrated several years of leadership ability and...
The year 1988 saw the continued growth and refinement of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. This history is set forth to retain the processes, reasoning, and results of the Academy's efforts during the period from 1 January 1988 to 31...
The US Army has a unique leader, the Sergeant Major of the Army that acts as the spokesperson for the enlisted Soldier and recommends solutions to Soldier problems to the Army's Chief of Staff (Bainbridge, 258). The responsibility inherent with the...
The policy of advancing young Soldiers into young leaders based solely on need has resulted in the lowering of the previously established standards and resulted in an ethical dilemma within the Army. Out of necessity, we lowered the standards and...
The purpose of this research paper is to point out some of the ethical problems that exist between the media and the military. Does an ethical problem exist between the media and the military? The hypothesis of the author is that there is an...
The Sergeant Major of the Army is the senior enlisted Soldier in the United States Army. This position was created in 1966 for the purpose to be the senior enlisted advisor to the Army Chief of Staff. The Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) is to be...