Sergeant Major Essay

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Sergeant Major, and Major, I so happily thank you both for having me in JROTC over the years. I believe that I learned so much my first and second year, but now it’s time to teach what learned to an entire company of cadets because I want to become a company commander! To be a company commander, I got to be able to direct a company the correct direction, be responsible for the company does or fails do, keeping the battalion commander apprised of the status of the company at all times, to ensure that the company is prepared to accomplish its assigned mission in a satisfactory manner, and to be an expert in drill. I also know that there are the principle duties of company commander which are to command the company at all formations. To ensure that all cadets of the company know and use the chain of …show more content…

I also need to be able to check with the instructor staff daily prior to formation to obtain any changes or other information they may want announced, as well as being able to seek advice from the battalion commander or the instructor staff when encountering a problem to which I do not know the answer. To execute the orders of the battalion commander as if they were my orders, even if I personally disagree with them. Conducting short inspections at every formation, making on-the-spot corrections as necessary; follow-up to ensure that deficiencies from earlier inspections are corrected. Make each cadet an effective member of the team; take an interest in them and their problems; offer advice and help them to solve their problems. Make on-the-spot corrections at any time to ensure that all members of the company understand and comply with cadet regulations. And finally to keep the company executive officer informed in case of my absence. Also as a company commander, I got to have a lot of initiative. If I want things done, then I want things

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