The Making of a Drill Sergeant

One of the highest honors for a noncommissioned officer is a spot in Drill Sergeant School. Only the most qualified NCOs are chosen to attend Drill Sergeant School, where they are trained to fulfill a role of utmost importance. Drill sergeants teach new recruits every aspect of Basic Combat Training, which means they have the great responsibility of shaping civilians into the best Soldiers in the world.

 http://www.army.mil/drillsergeant/?from=hp_spotlight

The Buddy Team Enlistment Option

The Buddy Team Enlistment Option, also known as the Buddy Program allows a recruit and up to five friends to enlist and train in the Army together.
Under this program, a recruit and his or her friends may enlist in the same Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), and attend Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at the same time.

 http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/additional-incentives/buddy-team.html

Army Reserve: Great part-time jobs

You may be surprised to learn that the Army Reserve jobs offer part time opportunities in a wide variety of areas. In fact, almost all Army Reserve jobs can be found in the civilian world, giving you a competitive advantage. Discover careers in fields such as law enforcement, medicine, engineering and information technology, which can further your civilian and Army Reserve careers.

 http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html

Private Public Partnership increases individual readiness through physical and social activity

 e need to invest in ourselves, said Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, Chief of the Army Reserve and commanding general of United States Army Reserve Command.

"Whether it's exercise or going to graduate school," said Talley, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Team Red, White and Blue (RWB), a nationwide nonprofit organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of service members, their Families, and veterans by connecting them to the community through physical activities and social events, Aug. 21.

http://www.army.mil/article/154469/Private_Public_Partnership_increases_individual_readiness_through_physical_and_social_activity/

Your most powerful weapon is your mind

 Special Forces Soldiers rely on stealth to complete their missions. Special Forces teams are generally organized into small, versatile groups, called Operational Detachment Alphas. 

http://www.goarmy.com/special-forces.html

Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW-dFhkV1qQ&list=PLitjSv4SbrkyshNxgc6JADYKlX1-aMeH3#action=share

Army divers partner with Coast Guard in support of Saipan recovery

n support of the disaster relief efforts in Saipan, a Hawaii dive detachment partnered with the Coast Guard's 14th District for a required port assessment and certification of Tanapag Harbor, the port of Saipan, which remains partially non-mission capable, Aug. 27.

Typhoon Soudelor left Saipan, a 48-square mile island, with loss of power and water services to more than 45,000 Saipan residents causing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reach out to the Department of Defense for support after all local, state and non-DOD national assets were exhausted.

"In the Pacific we are the only Army dive detachment - we have to be ready to deploy rapidly," said Spc. Galen Griffith, an engineer diver, assigned to the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command.

 http://www.army.mil/article/154654/Army_divers_partner_with_Coast_Guard_in_support_of_Saipan_recovery/