Category: Adjutant General

  • Army Physical Readiness Test- a Family Affair

    July 29, 2011

    By: First Sergeant William Howell


    The USANATO Brigade (my brigade) was chosen to be one of the test units for the new Army Physical Readiness Test (APRT), so this past week in Brunssum we gave and took the APRT to about 25 personnel. This new test is very interesting and we have found it be very different than the current Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). For instance the the standing long jump is more of a technique event knowing how to use you legs and jumping from the balls of your feet is something you need to learn to...read more

  • Army Values- DUTY

    July 27, 2011

    By: First Sergeant William Howell


    Continuing my blog series on the seven Army Values, I will now talk about Duty, the Army defines it as to Fulfill your obligations. Doing your duty means more than carrying out your assigned tasks. Duty means being able to accomplish tasks as part of a team. The work of the U.S. Army is a complex combination of missions, tasks and responsibilities — all in constant motion. Our work entails building one assignment onto another. You fulfill your obligations as a part of your unit...read more

  • NAACP Convention 2011

    July 26, 2011

    By: Sergeant First Class Anthony Cotton


    I am here at the 2011 NAACP 102nd Annual Convention in Los Angeles, California. The vibe here is awesome and the people are really enjoying our presence her at the convention. Being a member as well as a Soldier here at the convention has truly enlightened me to a lot of things with Soldiers and Veterans. The people here really are nice and have some of the craziest questions to some of the funniest questions. I lot of the people are very receptive to what we have...read more

  • Army Values- LOYALTY

    July 25, 2011

    By: First Sergeant William Howell


    Hello, I am doing a series of blogs in which I talk about each of the seven Army Values, what they should mean and what they mean to me. Obviously the first one I am going to talk about is Loyalty. The Army definition is- Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit and other Soldiers. Bearing true faith and allegiance is a matter of believing in and devoting yourself to something or someone. A loyal Soldier is one who supports the leadership and stands...read more

  • If you are DA Selected or Volunteer for Recruiting Duty

    July 21, 2011

    By: Sergeant First Class Mike Wiggins


    Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Face Book Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA If you are DA Selected or Volunteer for Recruiting Duty, First let me wish you the best of luck and best wishes on your new adventure for being an Army Recruiter. There will be good days as well as bad. You need to have tough skin for this business...read more

  • NCOs-Back to the Basics

    July 16, 2011

    By: First Sergeant William Howell


    Hello to everyone, the past month our senior leadership has been briefing us and talking about the Army Values and how NCOs need to go back to the basics. At first I was a little confused and was not sure exactly what they were trying to say. However, the more I think about it and I have thought about it a lot, I believe they are right. Yes, we all know there are seven Army Values and that we are supposed to live by them and most us do. But, do we all really know what each one of them mean...read more

  • My first Year as a Platoon Leader

    July 6, 2011

    By: First Lieutenant Matthew Riggs


    I have been a platoon leader in an active duty Human Resources Company (90th HRC) for 11 months now. I was pretty nervous before my first day of work. Even though I’ve been in the Army for a few years, I did not quite know what to expect. (3rd Platoon "Pride and Honor") Luckily when I arrived there were three Lieutenants that had been in the unit awhile and “took me under their wing” so to speak. They showed me the ropes, but I definitely had to hit...read more

  • It's been a long time!

    July 5, 2011

    By: Staff Sergeant Gail Cureton


    Over twenty years ago, I attending the Marine Corps version of the Warriors Leaders Course called NCO School. In a few short days and at an age with most folks are hanging up their uniforms to retirement, I will join a group of motivated NCOs in the 46Q/R Public Affairs NCO Advanced Leaders Course. Hope I can show the youngsters a thing or two and learn a few new tricks from them. The OLE SARGE.

  • USANATO Brigade's Ultimate Warrior Competition

    June 24, 2011

    By: First Sergeant William Howell


    Hi again, today I will be talking about the USANATO Brigade's Ultimate Warrior Competition also known as the Soldier and NCO of the Year. This is the second year that they have ran this training and competition and this year they also coupled it with the CDR/1SG Summit. The Ultimate Warrior competition started with nine Soldiers and ended with the 2 winners, 1 NCO and 1 Soldier. This competition was very hard, the first 4 days were spent with the competitors going through training and the...read more

  • How to bring people to your Recruiting Station FAN Facebook Page

    June 20, 2011

    By: Sergeant First Class Mike Wiggins


    Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Face Book Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Here is a way to bring people to your Recruiting Station FAN Facebook Page: While I was conducting the TNA Wrestling Event with Albany, GA Recruiting Station on 23APR10 & when Tony Schumacher came to Job Corps in Gainesville, FL in March 2011, I drove people to my Army...read more