Special Forces First Sergeant: The Transition from Team Life

Abstract

The transition to becoming a First Sergeant in Special Forces (SF) is much different from many other Army units. Most SF Master Sergeants have spent multiple years working in 12 man teams with ranks ranging from Staff Sergeant to Captain. Having led basically a squad size element of seasoned professionals for multiple years, the move to First Sergeant can be overwhelming. Most senior enlisted Soldiers throughout the Army have not been exposed to the organizational structure of a Special Forces Battalion and do not understand the extreme difference between team life and that of a First Sergeant. Furthermore, many Special Forces Soldiers do not realize the maturity and leadership requirements needed to successfully transition from team life to being a First Sergeant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 2006
Accession Number
AD1138274

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Jr Louden

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Army
  • Combat Forces
  • Deployment
  • Green Berets
  • Infantry
  • Job Training
  • Leadership
  • Mobile Phones
  • North Carolina
  • Organizational Structure
  • Paramilitary Forces
  • South America
  • Special Forces
  • Standards
  • Training
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design