Posted on Jun 18, 2015
How do you feel about the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club and its members?
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I hear diverse responses about SAMC and its members. Does this club really make a difference in the Army?
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC)
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Posted 9 y ago
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I’m a SAMC member, inducted in 2004 as a SGT, Fort Bliss Texas, so my opinion will be somewhat biased.
When I was going through the process of being inducted, I had to go through 5 weeks of study groups with current members and the CSM from my Battalion, had two Battalion boards, one BDE board and then the final installation board. By the end, I was primed and ready. The NCO’s that were already members consisted of many Battalion and BDE CSM’s, 1SG’s on down to a guy like me. I didn’t meet one NCO that wasn’t squared away. We had monthly meetings and participation was heavy. We participated in various community and installation events. There was always something going on with the club. The bond I developed with SAMC members has lasted even though now that I am a Chief Warrant Officer. I have help prepare potential SAMC candidates at each of my units since I have became a Warrant Officer. I feel that the SAMC club offers the NCO a chance to develop their social, leadership and mentorship skills through emphasized community and unit involvement. I know some NCO’s earned the medallion just for networking and promotion purposes and if they did that, they are dead wrong. Does it help set yourself apart from you peers, the answer is yes, but that’s not what the club is solely about.
I’m a SAMC member, inducted in 2004 as a SGT, Fort Bliss Texas, so my opinion will be somewhat biased.
When I was going through the process of being inducted, I had to go through 5 weeks of study groups with current members and the CSM from my Battalion, had two Battalion boards, one BDE board and then the final installation board. By the end, I was primed and ready. The NCO’s that were already members consisted of many Battalion and BDE CSM’s, 1SG’s on down to a guy like me. I didn’t meet one NCO that wasn’t squared away. We had monthly meetings and participation was heavy. We participated in various community and installation events. There was always something going on with the club. The bond I developed with SAMC members has lasted even though now that I am a Chief Warrant Officer. I have help prepare potential SAMC candidates at each of my units since I have became a Warrant Officer. I feel that the SAMC club offers the NCO a chance to develop their social, leadership and mentorship skills through emphasized community and unit involvement. I know some NCO’s earned the medallion just for networking and promotion purposes and if they did that, they are dead wrong. Does it help set yourself apart from you peers, the answer is yes, but that’s not what the club is solely about.
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1SG (Join to see)
Chief, your response is spot on. When involved for the right reasons: professional development, etc. it is a fantastic concept. For those that use it for purely selfish reasons and portray it as status ("I'm better than so & so") with pretentiousness and condescension, they tarnish the reputation of the association and devalue its' worth.
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CW4 (Join to see)
Exactly Top, and unfortunately, the same goes with promotions and any favorable actions such as awards and unique job positions. Some people are going to either slip through the cracks or attempt to earn prestige and honors that they don’t truly care about and only wanted to earn them for the wrong reasons.
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It was a dream of mine since I was a PFC. Not only because of Audie Murphy's incredible story but I just admired those who actually competed and set themselves apart from their peers. I was inducted last December after almost a year of preparation. Although I am not as active as I'd like to be, I still believe in what the club represents and I look forward to the time (hopefully next year) when I can provide more for the club and mentor future members.
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MSG (Join to see), I am not familiar with the SGT Audie Murphy Club. But I am very familiar with SGT Audie Murphy did in WWII. He was a hero in the truest sense of the word. If this club encourages selfless leadership and that each soldier should remember he/she is a prat of a team then I think it would be a good idea.
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CW4 (Join to see)
Great post Sir, the club is based off of and helps commemorate the life and achievement of Audie L. Murphy. The NCO’s inducted into the club are supposed to be the best of the best. The epitome of the NCO Creed and the NCO Corps as whole. Just like with any organization, some people may get accepted that truly don’t deserve it. If an NCO is an extremely strong board Soldier and awesome at PT, weapons, land nav and classroom instruction, he/she may make it in, but the true test is what kind of actual leader is that NCO. Is that leader truly living the Army Values and does that leader take care of Soldiers through leadership and mentorship. Does that leader want to improve community relations between the installation and surrounding community? Is that leader always looking for ways to make their organization better? The answer isn’t always yes and that’s unfortunate.
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MSG (Join to see)
Great responses from both of you. SAMC members should seek to achieve excellence, build relations with the community and set the example for all Soldiers.
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