FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Soldiers, their families and other supporters of the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade, packed into Fort Campbell's Wilson Theatre, Aug. 13, to welcome newly promoted Soldiers into the Noncommissioned Officer Corps with a traditional NCO induction ceremony.
The induction ceremony celebrates newly promoted Soldiers transition into the ranks of the NCO Corps, emphasizing and building on the pride shared by the members of the Corps.
"I would like to commend all of you who had a part in making this time honored tradition happen," said Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Graham, the command sergeant major of the 101st STB,. "Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the Noncommissioned Officer Corps."
The guest speaker for the event, Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmy J. Sellers, the 12th Quartermaster Regimental command sergeant major, echoed Graham's sentiment.
"It's always great when we take time out of our busy schedules in order to support a time honored tradition such as this," said Sellers. "As our Army starts to transform back into an Army of readiness and preparedness, these events are very key and important to preparing our noncommissioned officers for the future."
Sellers then turned his attention to the inductees, welcoming them into the NCO Corps.
"To the inductees, thank you for your continued support and dedication to the NCO Corps," said Sellers. "Welcome to the NCO Corps; you have just become part of an elite group that is respected all over the world."
Becoming part of this elite group is something many Soldiers aspire to attain from the start of their military careers.
"It's the one position I always looked up to coming into the military as a private," said the newly inducted Sgt. Logan Scott Broderick, a multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer for the 58th Signal Company, 101st STB, 101st Abn. Div. Sust. Bde., and the 101st STB's Soldier of the month in July. "I always had that great sergeant who set the example and showed me what it was like to be an NCO; it made me want to push hard to get it."
The Soldiers inducted into the NCO Corps represent the future leaders of the Army, said Sellers who closed the ceremony by challenging them to step into those roles.
"It's up to you to get out and add those extra duties in order to be successful in today's Army and to be able to point your Soldiers in the right direction to follow in your footsteps," said Sellers.
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