My Legacy Leader Is Cw3 Roach - 921 Words

My legacy leader is CW3 Roach, John T. I chose him because he had a professional impact on me as well as the entire 4th Infantry Division G2 Analysis and Control Element (ACE) (1). He inspired me to be a proficient analyst, mentor, and overall an adept senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) within the Army. I aspire to leave behind a legacy similar to his; to motivate, develop, and mentor Soldiers to be proficient and competent intelligence analysts. I served in the Air Force Security Forces career field from October 1999 through March 2005. I transitioned to the Army with the rank of Sergeant in September of 2006 in the Blue to Green Program. The only training I had completed in the Army was the Warrior Transition Course and Advanced Individual Training for intelligence analyst (35F). I had attained little, to no basic Army knowledge, competence, or experience in any aspect as a Soldier or intelligence analyst. I was lucky enough to serve as NCOIC of an S2 shop for my first assignment. I was able to utilize my experience within the Air Force Security Forces to execute my duties as Personal Security NCO and Physical Security NCO competently. I was successful and promoted to SSG on 01 October, 2007, the one and only promotion board that I have attended. I was selected based on the success of my battalion’s Physical Security Inspections to be the brigade Physical Security NCO. I served in this position admirably until I received orders to the 4th Infantry G2 ACE,