United States Army Sergeants Major Academy






































United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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United States Army Sergeants Major Academy distinctive unit insignia

Active
1972–present
Country
 United States
Branch
 United States Army
Type
Senior noncommissioned officer school
Garrison/HQ
Fort Bliss, Texas
Motto(s)
Ultima
Insignia
shoulder sleeve insignia
Sergeants Major Academy SSI.gif



The Sergeants Major Academy center quad


The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) was established on 1 July 1972 at Fort Bliss, Texas, and began instruction in January 1973. Its curriculum is designed to broaden the student's current knowledge base. This approach differs from the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) related training at the basic and advanced levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System. The prime educational technique employed throughout the course is the small group participatory learning process.




Contents






  • 1 Courses


    • 1.1 Basic Leader Course


    • 1.2 Advanced Leader Course


    • 1.3 Structured Self-Development


    • 1.4 Former Leadership




  • 2 Notable alumni


  • 3 Hall of Honor


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Courses



Basic Leader Course


Main article: Basic Leader Course

The Sergeants Major Academy was established by General Order in July 1972 and started educating sergeants major in January 1973 with Class 1 consisting of 105 students. The Academy was also given the mission to further the efforts to standardize noncommissioned officer education, resulting in the addition of the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), now known as the Basic Leader Course (BLC). This course is a blend of the previous Primary Leadership Course (PLC) and the Primary Noncommissioned Officer Course (PNCOC) into one course that provides leadership tools to non-specific military occupations at the junior NCO level and newly structured against critical task and input from current operations learned during Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. USASMA is the Army's proponent for course development for the Basic Leader Course to educate junior noncommissioned officers preparing to assume positions as team or section sergeants.



Advanced Leader Course


USASMA developed the common leader training for the Basic NCO Course (BNCOC), and has been the proponent since 1984. BNCOC transitioned to the Advanced Leader Course (ALC) in 2008. USASMA is responsible for the development and delivery of common core leader tasks for the Advanced Leader Course-Common Core (ALC-CC) as of October 2009 delivering 82 hours of course material to nearly 14,000 sergeants annually. This course focuses on leadership and technical skills required to prepare Soldiers selected for promotion to staff sergeant to effectively lead squad/platoon size units. ALC is typically attended by NCOs in the ranks of Sergeant and Staff Sergeant. MOS-specific versions of ALC are taught at the branch level.[1]



Structured Self-Development


Starting in October 2010, the Sergeants Major Academy developed and delivered level I of Structured Self-Development (SSD) where every soldier graduating from advanced individual training is automatically enrolled and must complete it to be eligible for attendance to the Basic Leader Course or promotion to sergeant.[2] There is no level II SSD as ALC-CC substitutes for level II participation. SSD III concentrates on platoon-level tasks and is required for staff sergeants for them to be eligible for attendance to the Senior Leader Course and consideration for promotion to sergeant first class. SSD IV was developed and launched for Master Sergeants to complete as a prerequisite for attendance to the Sergeants Major Course. SSD V trains promotable master sergeants and sergeants major for nominative and joint assignments and will be a requirement for those positions starting January 1, 2015.[3][4]



Former Leadership


Commandant: CSM Raymond F. Chandler, 1st Enlisted Commandant[5]



Notable alumni


See also: Category:United States Army Sergeants Major Academy alumni



  • William A. Connelly, 6th SMA












Hall of Honor


The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy's Hall of Honor was established on 5 May 2006 as "a means of recognizing outstanding individuals who have made significant and long-lasting contributions to the USASMA and the Army’s NCO Education System." To date there have been 28 members selected for that honor.[6]



References





  1. ^ Advanced Leader Cource (ALC)


  2. ^ SSD-1 required for promotion to sergeant as of Jan. 1, 2014


  3. ^ Structured Self-Development


  4. ^ Promotion prereq: Structured-Self Development


  5. ^ http://www.army.mil/article/23727/First_ever_NCO_commandant_takes_reigns_of_Sergeants_Major_Academy/


  6. ^ USASMA’s Hall of Honor: 28 enshrined at Fort Bliss




External links


  • U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy's Official Website

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "https://www.bliss.army.mil/usasma/usasma-PublicAffairs-History_of_USASMA.asp History of Sergeants Major Academy".









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