Hello again to everyone, It has been a little while since my last post, so I will post one now. I have been in the First Sergeant Position for over two months now and I will tell you that is not easy starting a company from scratch. The company was activated in May and they have been through three different First Sergeants in that short amount of time. So, really there has been no time to really start programs such as NCODP, Warrior Skills Training, NCO/Soldier of the Month boards and so on. I have been working diligently the last two months to try and get these programs underway. It is even harder when you factor in that all of my personnel work in the Brigade HQs, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-6, and UMT. I only have 60 personnel, but I have only seven SPCs, and the rest are Officers, NCOs and Civilians. This makes it hard to conduct training, because we can never shut down the sections. I am blessed to have great personnel, up until now, we have not had anyone in trouble, so that shows that my NCOs are taking care of Soldiers and ensuring that they are doing the right things on and off duty. Being a First Sergeant is hard enough, but when you have to build the company, it makes it harder. Until next time, take care.