Dear Family and Friends,
I hope my email finds you all well and full of joy.
Happy Birthday to our great US Army. 234th Birthday!
This Article/Interview was for the Pentagram Newspaper. The Official Army and Marine Corps Newspaper of The Joint Base Ft. Myer & Henderson Hall Military Community and the Pentagon.
The Army has now picked it up have placed it on The United States Army's Official Website.
Who would have known.
I am grateful. To God Be The Glory.
Here is the Link: http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/06/05/22234-nco-spotlight—us-army-band-vocalist-believes-in-adapting/
V/r
Antonio Giuliano
SFC (P) USA
Senior Vocalist
National Anthem Soloist
The United States Army Chorus
Cell: 703.346.8448
2009 – The Year of the Noncommissioned Officer
NCO HOOAH Video
The NCO Creed
No one is more professional than I.
I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of Soldiers.
As a Noncommissioned Officer,
I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps,
which is known as “The Backbone of the Army.”
I am proud of the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and will at all times
conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps,
the Military Service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself.
I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.
Competence is my watchword.
My two basic responsibilities will always
be uppermost in my mind — accomplishment of my mission
and the welfare of my Soldiers.
I will strive to remain tactically and technically proficient.
I am aware of my role as a Noncommissioned Officer.
I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role.
All Soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership;
I will provide that leadership.
I know my Soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own.
I will communicate consistently with my Soldiers and never leave them uninformed.
I will be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment.
Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties;
they will not have to accomplish mine.
I will earn their respect and confidence as well as that of my Soldiers.
I will be loyal to those with whom I serve;
seniors, peers, and subordinates alike.
I will exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders.
I will not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage.
I will not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals,
Noncommissioned Officers, leaders!
ARMY STRONG! HOOAH!
“Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum;
qui victoriam cupit, milites inbuat diligenter; qui secundos optat eventus,
dimicet arte, non casu.
Nemo provocare, nemo audet offendere quem intellegit superiorem esse, si pugnet.”
F. Vegetii Renati Epitoma Rei Militaris, AD 390
Translation of the quote:
He, therefore, who desires peace, should prepare for war.
He, who aspires to victory, should thoroughly train his soldiers. And he, who hopes for success,
should fight on principle, not by chance.
No one will dare to offend or provoke a superior power, which he knows will win if it fights.
