This is a trascript of a 1993 interview with Sergeant Major of the Army George W Dunway (USA-ret) for the US Army museum of the noncommissioned officer sergeants major of the ARMY history book project.
This is a transcript of an interview with Sergeant Major of the Army Leon L. Van Autreve (USA- ret.) conducted in 1994 for the Sergeants major of the Army History Project.
This is an oral history interview with Sergeant Major of the Army (Ret.) William o. Wooldridge, the first Sergeant Major of the Army, conducted on 6 February 2000.
This is a transcript from a 1994 interview with Sergeant major of the Army Glen E. Morrell (USA-Ret.) for the US Army museum of the noncommissioned officer sergeants major of the ARMY book project.
This is a transcript of a 1994 interview with William A. Connelly, Sergeant Major of the ARMY, conducted for the Sergeant major of the ARMY history project.
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...
This is a transcript of a 1993 interview with SMA Silas L. Copeland, Sergeant Major of the ARMY, conducted for the Sergeant major of the ARMY history project.
The Army established and office that is very vital to our Army. The soldiers selected made huge strides to better our enlisted force. They paved the way for quality of life, NCOES, pay raises, better equipment and better promotion opportunities to...
The Non-Commissioned Officer Corp has made many significant contributions to our Army. I agree that researching our past accomplishments and the significant impact we have made on our Army is something we need to pass on to our Soldiers. The...
This study investigates the science of change management and seeks to discover how well the Army handles the process of leading and managing change. Using John Kotter's eight step process for change management (CM) as a benchmark model, this...
The office of the Sergeant Major of the Army was created by the Army on 4 July 1966. It was created to help professionalize the NCO Corps and to thereby improve the Corps performance and responsibility. The Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)...
Compared to other countries military NCO Corps, The United States NCO Corps is the best throughout the world. Although numerous NCOs contributed tremendously to making the NCO corps what it is today, this paper will address significant...
Compared to other countries military NCO Corps, The United States NCO Corps is the best throughout the world. Although numerous NCOs contributed tremendously to making the NCO corps what it is today, this paper will address significant...
SMA Wooldridge contributed a great amount to the U. S. Army and had a lasting effect on the way we do business today. He established the office of SMA, recommended the structure for our NCOES system, recommended changes to the enlisted promotion...
The highest ranking enlisted position in the army is held by none other than the Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA); a position, which has been bestowed to only 13 Soldiers over the past 40 years. The position was established in July 1966, by then...
Sergeant Major of the Army Gene C. McKinney was the Army’s 10th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA). During SMA McKinney’s service of more than 30 years, he served in every enlisted leadership position from Scout Leader to Command Sergeant Major....
Sergeants Major of the Army (SMA) have made many contributions that have changed, or in some way, affected the non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps and the Army. From the inception of the position, SMAs have refined the duties of their position,...
General Harold K. Johnson with General Order number 29 established the position of Sergeant Major of The Army on 4 July 1966. Since this positions establishment we have had thirteen Sergeant Majors of the Army SMA's. The SMA is the Chief of Staff...
Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) Glen E. Morrell was one of the most influential NCOs of our time. He dedicated his life as a Soldier to Duty, Discipline, and Training. The NCO Creed states that NCOs are the backbone of the Army. SMA Morrell can be...