AUSA Honors Army NCOs with 2024 Marshall Medal

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AUSA Honors Army NCOs with 2024 Marshall Medal

The Association of the U.S. Army’s highest honor for distinguished and selfless service is being awarded this year to the United States Army Noncommissioned Officer.

This is not the first time the George Catlett Marshall Medal has gone to a group instead of a person. In 2020, the Marshall Medal was awarded to The Army Family. It was awarded to The American Soldier in 2004.

Army Suspends Temporary Promotions for NCOs

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Army Suspends Temporary Promotions for NCOs

In an effort to reduce strain on the force and maintain readiness, the Army announced that it will suspend a requirement for soldiers to complete the professional military education previously required to qualify for promotion to the NCO ranks up through master sergeant.

The policy will take effect in June.

Panel: NCOs are ‘Glue’ for Building Lethal, Ready Forces

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Panel: NCOs are ‘Glue’ for Building Lethal, Ready Forces

From all-volunteer forces to conscript armies, NCOs serving across the Indo-Pacific must work together to prepare for an uncertain and evolving future battlefield, a panel of senior enlisted leaders said.

Speaking May 14 during the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu, senior enlisted leaders from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Singapore discussed the evolving role of NCOs in land power across the Indo-Pacific.

NCOs Vital to Delivering Ready, Agile Force

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NCOs Vital to Delivering Ready, Agile Force

NCOs play a key role in building a force that’s ready to sustain itself on a complex and dispersed battlefield, a panel of senior enlisted leaders said March 26.

Lombardo: Army Reserve in ‘Strong Position’ for Future

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Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, the Army Reserve’s senior enlisted leader, listens to soldiers
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Lombardo: Army Reserve in ‘Strong Position’ for Future

The Army Reserve is building to compete with its adversaries and prepare for a complex future battlefield, the component’s senior enlisted leader said.

“I’m pretty confident that the Army Reserve is in a strong position and ready to meet the challenges of the future,” Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo said March 6 during an Association of the U.S. Army Noon Report webinar.

Army Reserve CSM Speaks at AUSA Webinar

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Army Reserve CSM Speaks at AUSA Webinar

Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, the Army Reserve’s senior enlisted leader, will speak March 6 during a webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.

SMA: Army Renews Focus on Standards, Discipline

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Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer speaks at the Sergeant Major of the Army’s Initiatives Briefing at the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (Pete Marovich for AUSA)
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SMA: Army Renews Focus on Standards, Discipline

NCOs drive change across the Army, and they will have a critical role as the service renews its focus on standards and discipline, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer said.

“We’re going to get after standards and discipline,” Weimer said Oct. 11 at the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition. “I can’t go anywhere in the Army and not have a conversation about standards and discipline.”

SMA: ‘People are Our Competitive Advantage’

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Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer speaks at the Leader Solarium during the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Tasos Katopodis for AUSA)
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SMA: ‘People are Our Competitive Advantage’

People and technology are both critical to the Army of the future, but the latter can never replace the former, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer told a group of mid-grade officers and NCOs.

“I do believe, and I always will, that people are our competitive advantage against all our adversaries,” Weimer said. As the force becomes more tech-driven, his concern is that soldiers will “compromise on the basics.”

NCOs Should Focus on ‘Master’s Degree’ in Warfighting

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Sergeant Major of the Army’s Professional Development Forum at the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Tasos Katopodis for AUSA)
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NCOs Should Focus on ‘Master’s Degree’ in Warfighting

The 17th sergeant major of the Army encouraged all NCOs to get advanced degrees in warfighting and master the basics of soldiering.

“I worked on my bachelor of science, finished it online, but what we’re really going to focus on is a master’s degree in warfighting, because if we’re called upon with the adversaries we have now, that’s the one that’s going to matter the most,” Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer said Oct. 10 at a senior NCO forum during the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.

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