The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1978 Page: 2 of 32
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THE FT. HOOD SENTINEL Thursday April 13 1978
The realization of a goal came to two
soldiers after more than 100 hours of pre-
paration recently as an E-4 and a
sergeant from the same unit were named
the III Corps and Ft. Hood soldier and NCO
of the quarter.
A cting Sergeant (E-4) Sherman
McNease soldier of the quarter and Sgt.
Jeffery Miller NCO of the quarter are
both from 2nd Bn. 50th Inf. 2nd Armd.
Div. In recent history two winners on post
level from the same unit is a first for the
division.
McNease and Miller were chosen by their
companies to compete on battalion level.
After they both won on battalion level they
came together to practice for the remain-
ing competitions. As two heads are always
better than one the hours of training paid
off.
“We spent a lot of time at the MOS
library. By drilling each other we learned
more. It helped having someone as in-
terested in the competition to work with as
me” explained McNease.
As a forward observer for the 4.2 mortar
McNease has been in the division over two
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The problems and particulars of com-
petition are not foreign to McNease. Before
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“Though I wasn’t being judged I did
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McNease feels the III Corps board was
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The 2nd Armd. Div. sergeant major
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to McNease’s success all the way to Corps
level. “He had us put on our uniforms four
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didn’t miss a thing and we learned to be
more detailed” he said.
McNease feels that confidence is an im-
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by just telling myself I’m going to win. It
works.
“I knew we were the first two people
from the same unit to go to III Corps. I felt
I had to win—the guys from the unit were
rooting for me.”
Since his victory Sherman has been en-
joying some of the benefits like reserved
parking places op post. Unfortunately
McNease will be leaving Ft. Hood soon and
will not be able to compete for soldier of the
year.
Sergeant Jeffery Miller an infantryman
received the highest score on his MOS test
in the battalion and therefore was selected
for the NCO of the quarter competition.
“I felt the division board was the hardest.
It consisted of two separate boards one in
the morning on technical questions and in
the afternoon an opinion type on current
events. Uniform appearance is the most
important factor. Thanks to the div.
sergeant major I did well” said Miller.
“There were some trick questions but by
talking to soldiers who had been through it
before I knew most of them. I think I was
the only one who correctly answered all of
the questions on post level.”
“One of the hard ones included how to
display the flag on Memorial Day” he
said.
“It feels good being the post NCO of the
Quarter but unfortunately I won’t be here
to compete for NCO of the year.
“I would have been disappointed if I
hadn’t won after all of the hours of pre-
paration and the many people supporting
us through this” added Miller.
“I don’t want to see this preparation go to
waste I plan to compete after I leave here
too” added the post NCO of the Quarter.”
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Allowing soldiers to stay at CONUS as-
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whenever practical.
Encouraging voluntary extentions in cur-
rent assignements in CONUS and overseas.
Savings PCS costs to the Army whenever
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selected to attend a senior service college.)
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Col• Brooks selected for promotion
Not reassigning officers (0-1 through 0-5)
and enlisted memebers (E-l through E-8)
to another installation soley because of pro-
motion.
Assigning excess soldiers to secondary
specialties at the same installation rather
than requiring a PCS. If their secondary
skills are not needed they should be as-
signed as close as possible to their nearest
installation.
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to receive direct assignment overseas. This
will not affect soldiers’ eligibility for over-
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Col. Leo Austin Brooks former commander of 13th
Corps Support Command (COSCOM) has been‘selected
for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General. He is one
of 36 selectees named in a Department of the Army an-
nouncement recently in Washington D.C.
Col. Brooks the son of Reverend and Mrs. Houston G.
Brooks. Sr. received the Bachelor of Science Degree in
Instrumental Music Education from Virginia State College
and was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate
from the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps in May
1954. He also holds a Master of Science Degree in Finan-
cial Management from George Washington University in
Washington D.C. and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Com-
mand and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth Kan.
and the National War College Washington D.C.
A native of Alexandria Va. Brooks began his service
career as an infantry rifle platoon leader in the 2nd Inf.
Div. in Anchorage Alaska. Upon reassignment from
Alaska he was an Assistant Professor of Military Science
at Central State University in Wilberforce Ohio for three
years. In 1963 while a Captain he was sent to Vietnam as
an advisor to the Vietnamese Army. He returned to Viet-
nam in 1970 for a second tour of duty to command the 266th
Supply and Service Battalion the largest unit of its type in
the U.S. Army at that time.
Col. Brooks’ assignments include Deputy Secretary of
the General Staff Development and Readiness Command
(DARCOM) Congressional Affairs Officer for the Deputy
Chief of Staff Logistics Headquarters Department of the
Army Cambodian Desk Officer in the Organization of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander Sacramento Army
Depot from Aug. 1974 to July 1976. From Aug. 1976 to Feb.
1978 Col. Brooks commanded the 13th COSCOM here.
Among Col. Brooks’ awards are the Legion of Merit with
two Oak Leaf Clusters the Bronze Star Medal the Meri-
torious Service Medal the Joint Service Commendation
Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster.
Brooks is married to the former Naomi E. Lewis also of
Alexandria Va. and is the father of a daughter Marquita
and two sons Leo Jr. and Vincent both cadets at the U.S.
Military Academy at West Point.
Field commands are being notified of the
program according to a DA official. It will
include changes to several regulations.
The official said that certain MOSs would
not be affected by the policy if they are
“space imbalanced.” Certain MOS have 70
percent of their authorized positions in
Europe for example and require more
rotation than other MOSs.
While DA has officially announced the
program goal of stabilizing tours an of-
ficial cautioned that individual situations
MOS shortages local conditions and over-
seas requirements will require many ex-
ceptions to the policy.
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