Photo By Staff Sgt. Jason Hammond | U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Hill and Sgt. Maj. Michael Wahl, instructors at the...... read more read more
Subscribe
FORT BLISS, Texas – The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy is a place where the most senior ranking noncommissioned officers in the U.S. Army test their mettle and progress in their careers. Instructing such accomplished soldiers means that you must have competence and a yearning to educate senior leaders. For Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Hill, that desire could not be any stronger.
Hill, an instructor at USASMA, maintains a motivated mindset when preparing for her day as an instructor. “The workday is a five-hour curriculum that starts at 9 o’clock and ends at 1500 [3 p.m.] for curriculum,” Hill said. “From 1500 to 1700 [5 p.m.] is instructor-students office hours. This time is used to clarify content that was covered in class and for students to ask any additional questions.”
To become an instructor at USASMA, it takes hard work and preparation. The prerequisites are challenging and require successful completion of a fellowship, advanced schooling and a selection process.
“For the fellowship program, you put in a packet in order to essentially give back to the Army,” Hill said. “A board is formed, and then, the most qualified candidates are picked to come back to teach at the Sergeants Major Academy.”
USASMA provides high quality education by placing instructors into positions that complement their strengths. In addition to going through a selection process, becoming an instructor at USASMA requires dedication to the U.S. Army.
“After graduating from school, you do a talent management board where you learn where you best fit within the academy as an instructor,” Hill said. “Our service obligation as instructors is two to three years.”
With the current cycle of USASMA coming to an end, Hill looks forward to developing the U.S. Army’s future senior enlisted leaders.
“If you put your mind to it, you can do anything,” Hill said. “I have been fully dedicated to the military for over 20 years, and I love what I do.”
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.02.2023 15:17 |
| Story ID: | 439526 |
| Location: | FORT BLISS, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 203 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
This work, Sergeants Major Academy instructor continues to blossom minds, by SSG Jason Hammond, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
