How can an American Soldier survive in Iraq?
Insight from a USMC First Sergeant on the War in Iraq Note: The following has been edited for website approval This series of emails between an officer and one of his former NCO is long read, but it captures a First Sergeant’s perspective on taking (and taking care of) young Marines into combat, and is the essence of superb NCO leadership. As he says, he focused on “the little things,” little things that I would add probably saved lives and enabled this unit to come back with all hands. He even pays the Army a compliment, albeit a little left-handed. Our nation is blessed to have military leaders like this…and we have many more out there just like him…in all services. FROM THE WARLORDS A note from one of my former First Sergeants with a Battalion that just pulled out of Iraq and is sailing home after 10 months at Sea and Iraq as part of 24 MEU (Marine expeditionary units). This should be mandatory reading for every NCO, SNCO, and Officer in the Army and Marine Corps. I had earlier
