Courtesy Photo | CAMP JUSTICE, Iraq -- Maj. Brian W. Reardon and 1st Sgt. Rodolfo Beltran discuss the...... read more read more
1st Lt. Chad Lawrence
1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment
CAMP JUSTICE, Iraq " On a balmy September morning, the Iraqi Army added a dozen men to the ranks of its non-commissioned officers corps with their graduation from the Iraqi Primary Leadership Development Course.
This was the first class taught entirely by Iraqi Army instructors. Previously, U.S. Army NCOs helped instruct the course.
Those in the audience at the Sept. 3 graduation ceremony included representatives from 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division; and 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, and 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment"both from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
"Everyone in attendance could see the pride and determination etched on each Soldier's face as he walked across the stage bordered by the Iraqi flag," said Sgt. 1st Class William Torres from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
"These Soldiers are continuing the proud course set by all the NCOs before them"Soldiers from around the world leading from the front. These men are the backbone of this army," Torres said.
"We have trained our NCOs to lead our Soldiers after receiving valuable information from the U.S. Army on how to train our people," said Sgt. 1st Class Raad Mousah Hasoon, senior NCO for the Iraqi Army PLDC Academy. "We've learned how to take care of our Soldiers and how to make our program as efficient as we can."
"We are making history here," said 1-71's 1st Sgt. Rodolfo Beltran of Fairfield, Calif. "The NCO is the foundation of the U.S. Army and the Iraqi Soldiers are beginning to realize that. The Iraqis conduct business the way you would run a household family. They take each other in and care for each other. The senior leadership here can now rely on NCOs to guide their Soldiers on a more personal level."
| Date Taken: | 09.13.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 09.13.2005 10:53 |
| Story ID: | 2989 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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