Posted on Mar 5, 2016
If you were the SMA, how would you effectively change our organization for the better? Why?
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I can honestly say that there is a lot of power and knowledge that comes with being in that position. There are plenty of soldiers out there that complain and say they could do it better if they were in charge. But could they? Being in the position of the SMA requires lots of education and training, not to mention intestinal fortitude! Tell me what you would do to improve our organization and how!
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A. One damn uniform style and stick with it. Get rid of Velcro.
B. Bring back SQT for all NCO grades. SGT's will be tested on skill level 1 and 2. SSG''s skill level 1,2, and 3. SFC's skills levels 1-4. MSG's and SGM/CSM all skill levels. Mandatory remarks on NCOER over proficiency. 90% pass tested twice a year.
C. Bring back SGT's time training, and enforce it. When I was in Germany we had Iron Time training every Thursday (1st AD hence Iron) all day. Duty day started at 0500-0600 straight into training. We also had Iron Family Time. Released a couple of hrs early 1-2 times a month (usually Friday's mission dictates).
D. Anything I missed just see what SMA Dailey is doing and continue.
E. Ensure that continuity exists when doing CoR for new SMA's. Seem like they all want to "re-invent" their own brand.
F. Get rid of the Combat Sashes of Protection aka pt belt except for PT.
G. Re institute the "Right Arm/Left Arm" events for Leadership.
B. Bring back SQT for all NCO grades. SGT's will be tested on skill level 1 and 2. SSG''s skill level 1,2, and 3. SFC's skills levels 1-4. MSG's and SGM/CSM all skill levels. Mandatory remarks on NCOER over proficiency. 90% pass tested twice a year.
C. Bring back SGT's time training, and enforce it. When I was in Germany we had Iron Time training every Thursday (1st AD hence Iron) all day. Duty day started at 0500-0600 straight into training. We also had Iron Family Time. Released a couple of hrs early 1-2 times a month (usually Friday's mission dictates).
D. Anything I missed just see what SMA Dailey is doing and continue.
E. Ensure that continuity exists when doing CoR for new SMA's. Seem like they all want to "re-invent" their own brand.
F. Get rid of the Combat Sashes of Protection aka pt belt except for PT.
G. Re institute the "Right Arm/Left Arm" events for Leadership.
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There is a ton of useless shit we do (at least before I retired). To many BS powerpoint "classes" that no one gets anything from. Deploying used to be a break from garrison BS but the last couple of times I deployed, it was like they were trying to make it stateside garrison while deployed. WTF are we wearing PT belts in ACUs while deployed? Some of my fellow CSMs/SGMs like to pick and choose what they wanted to enforce. I didn't know, that in the Regs it is written that you could do that.
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No longer require CSMs to deploy. It is a win-win for everyone. CSMs get to stay home and Soldiers don't have to wear reflector belts while in combat.
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