Afghanistan filling various aid station and evacuation roles. I PCSed to 1/325 AIR in 2009. I deployed to Haiti as a platoon medic for Charlie Company. For the deployment to Afghanistan I served as the Senior Mentor for the ANA Combat Medic Course in RC-South leading two other US medics and training over 100 Medics for the Afghan Army. When the battalion deployed to Iraq I served as a platoon medic for Delta Company, being tasked with PRT Escort and QRF. During the Iraq deployment I passed the promotion
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DWR 25 Jul 15 Talking Paper For use by Motor Transportation Platoon Commander SUBJECT: Guidance for Change in Mission of Motor Transportation Platoon PURPOSE: To provide recommendations in prioritizing and sourcing guidance ggggggggggfor change in MT Platoon’s mission on the upcoming deployment. ISSUES: (1) Issue 1 Background:
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As a 22 year old Staff Sergeant with two deployments under my belt, I was thrown into a Platoon Sergeant position. This went about as well as you'd expect. Every team leader under me was much older than I am. Peers I came up with were still stuck as PFCs and SPCs. A new Lieutenant expecting to arrive to a seasoned SFC looking to take him under his wing, only to find me just as baby faced as him. Was it a failure of leadership to put me in that position? Maybe, but I learned a lot from it. I learned
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Restrepo: One platoon, one valley, one year. Word Count: 294 While watching Restrepo, the thing that came to me most is how close these soldiers were. It was truly like they were family, especially how when they were dancing with each other and fist pumping. It reminded me of something my siblings and I do on a constant basis. It was nice to see that even though these young men are thousands of miles away from their families in a hostile environment not knowing whether or not they would be able
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college and realized what he really wanted to be was a Marine. He joined the Marines and went through a lot of officer training until he eventually reached what would be known as his final rank of Lieutenant. Introduced to the Vietnam War in 1965 as a Platoon leader, Caputo walked into the war a little scared but with a lot of determination. I found Caputo’s words to paint a very explicit picture. His style of writing revealed the emotions he must have felt while going through such a life changing
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members of the platoon and what they carried on their missions with them. Some funny and random objects and some you would expect someone in war to carry. If I were in that situation I would probably be like Dave Jensen, who carried all of the hygienic objects, extra socks, and foot powder. As much as I love the outdoors, I hate being dirty and would drive myself crazy even thinking about getting trench foot. In the story Lieutenant Cross is a young twenty-four year old platoon leader. He is in
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The purpose of this counseling is to go over Motivation, Competence, Leadership, Responsibility and Accountability and overall performance during our Platoon FTX, WarPaint Focus. During the FTX you maintained full accountability of all sensitive items on your track, squad, section and in the platoon. I couldn't ask for more on G2G reports and accountability. You are a very competent NCO and I have no question about your Tactical and Technical proficiency as a leader during mounted and dismounted
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He was assigned as Bravo Company, 1st Platoon Maintenance Chief. During his assignment in 2nd maintenance Battalion Staff Sergeant Hidalgo was privileged to participate in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom from February to July of 2003 as part of the Marine Logistics Command. In
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R. Ravi THE SPATE of nidhi companies failing to repay their depositors on time compounded the woes of the investor community. These depositors, unlike those in unincorporated bodies and collective investment companies, cannot be accused of ignorance or greed in choosing the avenue to invest in as the nidhi companies are recognised under Section 620A of the Companies Act, regulated under its provisions and further registered with the Reserve Bank of India as per the provisions of Section 45IA of the
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PLATOON SERGEANT 28 JULY 2011 UNCLASSIFIED Abstract Being a platoon sergeant is one of the greatest positions a Non-Commissioner Officer (NCO) can achieve in the course of their career. Leading and mentoring young NCOs and Soldiers is a privilege, but can be a challenge. This paper will cover the events of my first Platoon sergeant duty while my platoon was deployed to the National Training Center (NTC) although not assigned but a fill-in. My time as a platoon sergeant has given
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