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FORT HOOD, Texas – Twenty-one Troopers with the 2nd Squadron “Sabre,” 3rd Cavalry Regiment graduated from the Sabre’s rigorous team leader academy here Friday.
The team leader academy built upon Troopers’ technical skills and leadership abilities.
Not only were the Sabre’s leadership in attendance, but the 3rd CR command team attended the graduation ceremony as well.
The course included events geared toward testing the Troopers’ physical abilities. It also focused on exercises in field craft, patrol base operations, counseling methods and many other areas vital to the success of a junior leader while rotating through various leadership positions.
“The team leader academy taught us to lead and train men in a stressful environment, providing purpose, motivation, direction, and intent,” said Cpl. Wesley Hughes, the academy’s distinguished graduate with Troop D, 2nd Squadron.
The training was divided into two week-long portions. The first week was conducted primarily in a class room setting and focused on instructing students about team and squad level tactics, field casualty care, and junior leader administrative responsibilities.
The training also included brief situational tactical exercises where the students refined their understanding of these concepts.
The second week consisted of a weeklong field training exercise where students were put through complex situations that had students utilize all they had learned the week before as they exercised tactical leadership.
The rigorous nature of the training tested the students’ abilities to lead under stress, said Cpl. Justin Woodard, a Trooper assigned to Troop F, 2nd Sqdn.
“I really learned how to make decisions in hectic environments,” he said. “It was difficult at times, but extremely valuable training.”
Woodard, a Mooresville, North Carolina, native, received the highest physical fitness test score in the class.
The graduation ceremony also recognized the immense contributions of the senior noncommissioned officers responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the training.
First Sgt. Shaun Morgan, Troop D, 2nd Sqdn., was among the many NCOs responsible for the successful training.
“The academy truly tested the character and competence of our future leaders,” said Morgan. “Our Soldiers learned a lot about small unit tactics, and a lot about leadership and accomplishing the mission.”
The guest speaker for the event, Sgt. Major Roland Martinez, a prior operations sergeant major for Sabre, highlighted the importance of the training each student received and discussed his experience as a leader in the Army.
“We taxed them mentally and physically, constantly changed duty positions and asked them to lead each other,” Morgan said. “Our Soldiers learned that true leadership is demonstrated when the chips are down and the boys are tired, hungry and dreading the next step."
| Date Taken: | 09.22.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 10.16.2015 15:05 |
| Story ID: | 179123 |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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