Baron Von Steuben was known as Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben in America, and as Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand, which was the name, he called himself in later years. He was born in Magdeburg fortress in 1730. At the age of ten, Continue Reading...
Baron Von Steuben Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben was born to a military family in the Prussian garrison town of Magdeburg in 1730. King Friedrich Wilhelm II was one of his godfathers, which indicated that the family stood high in royal favor Continue Reading...
Recovery of the U.S. economy, accompanied by international aggression, eventually again sparked support for military spending. The Army, however, reportedly did not achieve large-scale modernization until France fell in 1940 (Odom 98). A 1935 Gallup Continue Reading...
George Washington Washington As the Revolutionary War began to wear on and the effects were seen in the soldiers -- militiamen who had received little to no formal training in combat -- George Washington saw that something was needed to shore up th Continue Reading...
NCO education prolonged and became solemnized during the decades of 1970s and 1980s. (History of the NCO (from FM 7-22.7)) Many variation in the NCO command structure resulted over the years but perhaps none were as significant as when the Army bec Continue Reading...
Army STEPIntroductionThe Army STEP (Select, Train, Educate, and Promote) program is an initiative aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of the U.S. Army's non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps. The NCO corps is a critical component of the A Continue Reading...
