MNF-I First Sergeant and Escort Company Personal Experience Paper

Abstract

After selection to MSG, the only thing I could think about was becoming a First Sergeant, for it had been a dream of mine for my entire career. With V Corps Headquarters deploying to Iraq in support of OID 05-07, I found myself in the right place at the right time with my chance to become a First Sergeant. Deploying is a difficult time but being the First Sergeant of one of the largest Headquarters in the Army was not just overwhelming but painfully exhausting. Newly developed TIPs and CENTCOM training standards made getting the Corps Headquarters in to theater even harder than originally planned. Once in theater, the rules immediately changed as the Corps Headquarters mission changed and took the role ofMNF-1 Headquarters. The company was successful and did not have a single casualty throughout the one year deployment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 2010
Accession Number
AD1116999

Entities

People

  • Corey W. Gill

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Transportation
  • Artillery
  • Deployment
  • Escort Missions
  • International Airports
  • Leadership
  • Machine Guns
  • Military History
  • Missions
  • National Guard
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Reenlistment
  • Small Arms
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.