simon james

i serve in leadership position from cavalry scout and tank commander to my position as sergeant. Other assignments i held as Battalion leader 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, 3rd "Grey Wolf" Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Armored Division in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, and V Corps in Heidelberg, Germany. Immediately prior to his appointment as sergeant major of the army, he was the assistant command sergeant of Combined Joint Task Force 7 serving in Baghdad, Iraq and now currently in peace mission in Kabul,Afghanistan.

My military education included Basic Non commissioned Officer's Course, Advanced Non commissioned Officer's Course, First Sergeant's Course, M1/M1A1 Tank Master Gunner Course, Master Fitness Trainer Course, Battle Staff Non commissioned Officer's Course, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy.My civilian education includes an associate of arts degree in vocational education and instruction from the University of colorado,Boulder and both a bachelor of science degree in business administration and a master of business administration degree from Trident University. Activities and Societies: reading poems and sharing ideas