U.S. Army 1SG Board - ADP and ADRP 1 Part 2

Sergeant Major, the size of a company is 62-190 Soldiers

Sergeant Major, the size of a Battalion Sergeant Major, the size of a Battalion is 300-1000 Soldiers.

Sergeant Major, the size of a brigade is 3000-5000 Soldiers.

Sergeant Major, the size of a Division is 10,000-15,000 Soldiers

Sergeant Major, the size of a Corps is 20,000 to 45,000 Soldiers

Sergeant Major, the size of an Army 50,000 Soldiers

Sergeant Major, Historically Military Expeditions failed because of Disease and Combat Losses Eroded their Combat Power, or a lack of Supplies prevented them from Seizing Opportunities

Sergeant Major, U.S. Soldiers Operating Around the World Today are the Best Supplied, Best Equipped, and Healthiest American Troops in History

Sergeant Major, The Army Corps of Engineers is Required to Maintain the Nation’s Rivers and Waterways. The Corps also has the Primary Responsibility for Safeguarding Communities from Floods

Sergeant Major, Because of America’s Air Superiority it has been over 60 years since Soldiers have faced an Air Threat

Sergeant Major, All the Services working together. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

Sergeant Major, a Platoon Leader can call upon Air, Maritime, and Space-Based Capabilities that would have been considered Science Fiction by their World War II and Vietnam War Counterparts

Sergeant Major, President George Washington said “To be Prepared for War is one of the Most Effectual means of Preserving Peace”

Sergeant Major, the two tings the Army must invest in are Training and Leader Development

Sergeant Major, Soldiers continue to Take the Fight to our Enemies and they take Unprecedented Measures to Protect Noncombatants

Sergeant Manor, the Mission is called “Joint Force 2020” and the Intent is that the Army will Remain Flexible and Ready to meet the Nation’s Requirements

Sergeant Major, the Army will Prioritize it Assets toward the Pacific Region and Middle East and will Reshape the Force to Support the National Military Strategy

Sergeant Major, the Military has been Drawn Down in Size as the Defense Priorities Reshape the Army,

Sergeant Major, we need to Avoid the Historic Pattern of Drawing Down too Quickly and Risk Losing Leaders, Skills, and Capabilities

Sergeant Major, the Army's ability to expand rapidly depends on 1. Maintaining a Strong Cadre of NonCommissioned and Mid-Grade Officers to build the Core of New Formations when needed 2. Army Special Operations Forces and Incorporating them to Work as a Team with Our Conventional Forces 3. the Army National Guard and Army Reserve 4. the Nation’s Industrial Base and their Ability to Research and Development designs, produce, and maintain weapons systems and provides components and parts but we would also need to Improve our Acquisition Process at Every Level throughout the Army

Sergeant Major, the Broad Measure of the Army’s utility based on the Recognition that while we can forecast, we Cannot Predict the Next Conflict, Disaster, or Humanitarian Crisis is Operational Adaptability

Sergeant Major, Operational adaptibility Requires Landpower that can Adjust Rapidly to Prevent Conflict, Shape an Operational Environment, and Win the Nation’s Wars and it requires the Army to Operate Effectively across the Range of Military Operations while overcoming the Psychological and Moral Challenges of Land Combat

Sergeant Major, Operational Adaptability landpower must Adjust Rapidly to Prevent Conflict, Be Scalable and Tailorable in Order to Shape an Operational Environment, and Win the Nation's Wars

Sergeant Major, for operational adaptiblity the Army will continue to support the joint force with Critical Capabilities in Space and Intelligence Collection, Analysis, and Synchronization of Landbased Air and Missile Defenses for protecting Key Infrastructure and Bases, and Elite Forces for Special Operations, Civil Affairs, Military Police, Engineers, and many other Supporting Capabilities

Sergeant Major, (DOTMLPF) Army Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities are being changed because of Operational Adaptability

Sergeant Major, Depth in the Army means the Army has Combat-Ready Regular Army Forces combined with an Ability to Mobilize, Deploy, and Employ our Reserve Components

Sergeant Major, Versatility means the Army has a diverse mix of Capabilities, Formations, and Equipment allows the Army to Tailor Forces to the needs of the Combatant Commanders

Sergeant Major, leaders accept that No Predetermined Solutions Exist; Each Situation Requires Judgment and Discretion.

Sergeant Major, The Army is Flexible in it’s Ability to Conduct different Joint Missions across a Wide Range of Operational Environments against Equally Diverse Threats

Sergeant Major, The Army is Agile in Tacticalness and the Speed and Effectiveness with which we Transition between Tactical Tasks as part of Decisive Action

Sergeant Major, The Army's greatest asset is the All-Volunteer Force

Sergeant Major, the All-Volunteer Force provides: : 1. Depth 2. Versatility 3. Unmatched Experience to the Joint Force

Sergeant Major, the type of leader the Army must reatin is a High-Quality, Combat Experienced Leaders so that they, in turn, Train the Next Generation of Army Professionals

Sergeant Major, leadership is the Process of Influencing People by Providing Purpose, Direction, and Motivation to Accomplish the Mission and Improve the Organization

Sergeant Major, good leaders must have the ability to respond effectively to Complexity and Chaos, Anticipate Opportunities, and Remain Effective under Stress

Sergeant Major, The Army Shapes Leaders through Training and Experience into Expert Practitioners and then they add Education, Leader Development, and Most Importantly, Responsibility for Themselves and their Teammates

Sergeant Major, Leaders prepare suborinates by Empowering them to Operate Autonomously and by Underwriting Risk

Sergeant Major, leaders must 1. Learn 2. Think 3. Adapt as well as Communicate Fully, Honestly, and Candidly up, down, and laterally

Sergeant Major, Great Leaders will Balance Risk with the Opportunity to Retain the Initiative

Sergeant Major, that famous quote is “In our Youth our Hearts were Touched with Fire.…”

Sergeant Major, Less than One-Half of One Percent of Americans Serve in the Military, and only about Half of them are Soldiers

Sergeant Major, It is the Law Established by Congress that Establishes the Basic Structure of the Army made up of one Regular Army and Two Reserve Components: the Regular Army, The Army Reserve, and The Army National Guard of the United States

Sergeant Major, the National Guard's Dual Role is a State Military Force and also an Operational Reserve for the Regular Army

Sergeant Major, Each State, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia all have National Guards

Sergeant Major, 54 States and Territorial have National Guards Units

Sergeant Major, Their State Governor is the commander unless Mobilized for Federal Service

Sergeant Major, The National Guard can be used for Law Enforcement when used by the Governor and called up for State Emergencies. Federal Forces cannot perform that Task because of Federal Laws Prohibit it.

Sergeant Major, The President is in command of the Army Reserves, they only serve as a Federal Military Force

Sergeant Major, the Army's Strenght is made up by : about One-Fifth of the Army reserves.

Sergeant Major, it provides One-Half of the Army’s Sustainment Units

Sergeant Major, they make up One-Fourth of the Army’s Mbase-Expansion Capability

Sergeant Major, Army Civilians serve in 540 Different Occupational Fields

Sergeant Major, They take the Same Oath as Army Officers and Members of Congress, Solemnly Swearing that they will Support and Defend the Constitution

Sergeant Major, The Operating Force are Units that are Ready and Prepared to Deploy for Combat. The Generating Force Prepares the Operating Force to Perform their Mission.

Sergeant Major, the Army Flag honors All who Served and are Serving, Reminding each American that our place today as the world’s Preeminent Landpower was not achieved quickly or easily but Built on the Sacrifices from the Revolution through today

Sergeant Major, “The American Continental Army” was established 14 June 1775

Sergeant Major, the Initial Engagements of the American Continental Army were in Massachusetts

Sergeant Major, Eight more Years of War followed

Sergeant Major, 16 streamers were earned by the Army during the Revolutionary War.

Sergeant Major, the Streamers the Army received for the Revolutionary War were: Boston, Brandywine, Charleston, Cowpens, Germantown, Guilford Court House, Long Island, Monmouth, Princeton, Quebec, Saratoga, Savannah, Ticonderoga, Trenton and Yourktown

Sergeant Major, The U.S. fought the British during the war of 1812.

Sergeant Major, He used Regular Army Troops and Malitia (Today’s Army Reserves and National Guardsman) to Crush the Largest British Army sent to North America

Sergeant Major, the Army received six battle streamers for the war of 1812.

Sergeant Major, the Streamers the Army received for the War of 1812 were: Bladensburg, Canada, Chippewa, Lundy’s Lane, McHenry and New Orleans

Sergeant Major, it was 1846, when the Army Fought Mexico in, "The Mexican War."

Sergeant Major, the Mexican War Extended the Nation’s borders to the Pacific Ocean

Sergeant Major, ten battle streamers were earned by the Army during the Mexican War.

Sergeant Major, the Army Received Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Chapultepec, Churubusco, Contreras, Molino del Rey, Monterey, Palo Alto, Resca de la Palma, Vera Cruz battle streamers from the Mexican War.

Sergeant Major, the Civil War began in 1861

Sergeant Major, 25 Battle Streamers were earned for the Civil War.

Sergeant Major, Antietam, Appomattox, Atlanta, Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cold Harbor, Franklin, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Henry and Donelson, Manassas, Mississippi River, Murfreesborough, Nashville, Peninsula, Petersburg, Shenandoah, Shiloh, Spotsylvania, Sumter, Valley, Vicksburg, Wilderness Battle Streamers were earned during the Civil War

Sergeant Major, the Army received 14 Battle Streamers from the Indian Wars

Sergeant Major, Apaches, Bannocks, Black Hawk, Cheyennes, Comanches, Creeks, Little Big Horn, Miami, Modocs, Nez Perces, Pine Ridge, Seminoles, Tippecanoe, Utes Battle Streamers were earned during the Indian Wars.

Sergeant Major, the war with Spain was in 1898

Sergeant Major, it Exposed Serious Deficiencies with the Army, Mobilization, Deployment, and Sustainment were a debacle, but fortunately Spain lacked the Resources to Counter

Sergeant Major, the Army received three Battle Streamers during the War with Spain

Sergeant Major, the three Battle Streamers received were Manila, Puerto Rico, Santiago

Sergeant Major, the Army received three Battle Streamers during the China Relief Expedition

Sergeant Major, the three battle streamers that were earned were Peking, Tientsin, Yang-Tsun

Sergeant Major, eleven battle streamers were received by the Army for the Philippine Insurrection.

Sergeant Major, the Army recieved Cavite, Iloilo, Jolo, Laguna de Bay, Malolos, Manila, Mindanao, San Fabian, San Isidro, Tarlac, Zapote battle streamers during the Philippine Insurrection.

Sergeant Major, the Army earned the Mexico streamer during the Mexican Expedition

Sergeant Major, 13 battledu streamers were earned by the Army during world war one.

Sergeant Major, the Army received Aisne, Aisne-Marne, Cambrai, Champagne-Marne, Lys, Meuse-Argonne, Montdidier-Noyon, Oise-Aisne, Somme Defensive, Somme Offensive, St. Mihiel, Vittoria Veneto, Ypres-Lys during World War one

Sergeant Major, the U.S. massed the largest Army during World War II

Sergeant Major, the Army had 89 Division during World War two

Sergeant Major, the Army received 38 streamers during World War two

Sergeant Major, the streamers received during World War Two were Air Offensive-Europe, Air Offensive-Japan, Aleutian Islands, Algeria-French Morocco, Antisubmarine, Anzio, Ardennes-Alsace, Bismarck Archipelago, Burma, Central Burma, Central Europe, Central Pacific, Naples-Foggia Air and Ground, China Defensive, China Offensive, East Indies, Eastern Mandates, Egypt-Libya, Guadalcanal, India-Burma, Leyte, Luzon, New Guinea, Normandy, Northern Apennines, Northern France, Northern Solomons, Papua, Philippine Islands, Po Valley, Rhineland, Rome-Arno, Ryukyus, Sicily, Southern France, Southern Philippines, Tunisia, Western Pacific

Sergeant Major, the Army received 10 Streamers during the Korean War.

Sergeant Major, the Army earned CCF Intervention, First UN Counteroffensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Korea Summer-Fall 1952, UN Offensive, CCF Spring Offensive, Second Korean Winter, UN Defensive, Third Korean Winter, Korea Summer 1953 (CCF=Communist Chinese Forces & UN=United Nations) during the Korean War.

Sergeant Major, the Army received 17 streamers during the Vietnam War.

Sergeant Major, the Army received Tet Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase II, Counteroffensive Phase IV, Tet 69 Counteroffensive, Sanctuary Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase VII, Counteroffensive Phase III, Counteroffensive Phase V, Counteroffensive VI, Summer-Fall 1969, Advisory, Counteroffensive, Consolidation I, Consolidation II, Defense, Cease Fire, Winter-Spring-1970 during the Vietnam War.

Sergeant Major, the Army received three post war streamers.

Sergeant Major, the Army received Dominican Republic, Grenada, Panama post war streamers.

Sergeant Major, the Army received 3 streamers during the Gulf War

Sergeant Major, the Army received Cease-Fire, Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait streamers during the Gulf War

Sergeant Major, the Army received two streamers during the Kosovo Campaign

Sergeant Major, the Army received Kosovo Air Campaign, Kosovo Defense Campaign streamers during the Kosovo Campaign.

Sergeant Major, the Army received eight streamers during the war on terrorism..

Sergeant Major, the Army received Consolidation I, Global War on Terrorism, Iraqi Governance, Iraqi Surge, Liberation of Afghanistan, Liberation of Iraq, National Resolution, Transition of Iraq during the war on terrorism.