If you are having trouble finding what you are looking for use our product search instead.
Case Study PackagesCDT Kelly Kingma reported her tactical NCO for unprofessional conduct. After several investigations, it was found that he photographed and filmed females without their knowledge and consent. He pled guilty to one charge and eight specifications of a violation of Article 120 of military law for "indecent acts." As a two time Ironman finisher there is no doubt Cadet Kelly Kingma is "tough." Throughout this two year ordeal the harsh criticism she received from her peers for reporting a competent and well liked career NCO for these unprofessional acts bothered her most. She is sharing her story to help leaders understand the importance of supporting those who come forward with an allegation of wrongdoing.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SSG Bell describes a mission in Afghanistan when his Company was ambushed. The unit is moving toward an Afghan village together with their Afghan National Army comrades. While moving through a valley, they are ambushed and begin to withdraw. Two Afghan Soldiers are left behind, and one of them is wounded. SSG Bell spots them trying to move back under fire.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - |
1SG Ernie Kurica has an unknown criminal in his ranks, and that Soldier has removed a 9mm pistol from the Company Armsroom. After locking down the Company, questioning suspects, and checking paperwork, 1SG Kurica and his Commander must make a decision: Choose to pursue justice knowing that weapon may never be seen again or pursue recovery of the weapon by offering amnesty, and let the criminal walk.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - |
SGT Dee talks about the close relationship Soldiers have after a deployment. He describes his reluctance to correct Soldiers that he is close to, but he understands the need to demonstrate the proper Respect. SGT Dee describes what this Respect looks like off duty.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - |
After raiding a house in Iraq, CPT Dan Baringer faced a significant challenge finding the proponent for enemy activity in a local neighborhood. He suspected a young local national of the insurgent activity but lacked the necessary proof to know for sure. The boy looked fourteen or fifteen years old, but CPT Baringer's intuition told him that there was more to the boy's story than the information being shared with him from other local nationals. His unit's policy for detainees was that they could not hold or process a detainee under the age of sixteen. After calling back to his battalion TOC, CPT Baringer was told that he could bring this person back but, "there were going to be repercussions in the community and back at the unit.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - |
SFC Thompson talks about being asked to drive for a re-supply mission just before she redeployed. She agrees to the task. While on the way to the supported unit, the convoy is ambushed. One of the Turkish trucks is on fire and the driver is standing in the kill zone screaming for help. SFC Thompson is driving precious cargo and is ordered to "push through."
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | - | ![]() | - | - | - |
Ms. Ellen Helmerson serves in the Senior Executive Service as the Deputy Chief of Staff for G1/4, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Eustis, Virginia. She began her career as a summer hire clerk typist over 32 years ago. She is sharing her thoughts on the importance of Army Civilians in the Army Profession.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | - | ![]() | ![]() | - | - |
Upon entering the Army in 1998, Ms. Stoetzel, who is now an Army Civilian, said that the Esprit de Corps, the Trust, and the camaraderie among the Soldiers in her unit was extraordinary. After six years with the 82ndAirborne Division, she was moved to a new unit and said the atmosphere was not at all the same.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | ![]() | - | - |
Army Professionals should be able to expect predictability and stability from their leaders, but at times, Soldiers are thrown "under the bus" by toxic leaders who do not wish to be held accountable for errors or mistakes.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Going through some rough times after a divorce, SGT Borja turned to drinking to cope. His battle buddies knew his every move and recognized that something wasn't quite right, which led SGT Borja one step in the right direction to recovery.
You are in an infantry unit serving in Iraq. You have been serving there for eleven months and frankly you are burned out and battle hardened. You have lost several good men to the insurgents and a few to accidents. Your unit has a reputation for being fierce in battle and has become very skilled in urban combat.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I was the Team Chief of a Military Transition Team assigned to an Iraqi Army (IA) Infantry Battalion in Iraq. One evening, I noticed two of the officers in the battalion were leaving the Forward Operating Base (FOB) with four other Iraqi Soldiers to travel to their homes.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - |
I am a former battery commander who served in an armored cavalry regiment for five years. During my time in command, I deployed with my battery to Iraq on two separate occasions.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I was a Company Commander at a TRADOC installation where my unit shared a building with a United States Marine Corps (USMC) detachment. The two units got along well, but there was not much interaction between them: we stuck to ourselves.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
"In the most difficult of situations, make decisions based on your sense of honor, not emotion, and it will not fail you. Your soldiers and subordinates will respect you more for it."
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The city raged with automatic rifle fires, combat aviation, and various grenades. The coalition assault on the mosque continued with coalition snipers on rooftops engaged in a counter-sniper fight. Beneath me, Soldiers from my unit continued their assault.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | - | - |
During Operation Iraqi Freedom II, my first tour in Iraq, I was an engineer company commander in the Nineveh Province. My company was administratively assigned to an infantry battalion.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
My unit had an important job. It was responsible for operational level logistics planning for Central Command's (CENTCOM) war fighting mission. Unfortunately, some of its leaders seemed to take advantage of their deployed situation by focusing on their own personal interests rather than on the mission.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | - | - |
SPC Joe Darby was from an Army Reserve unit from a small town. SPC Darby had been in Iraq for seven months when he was first handed the photographs on a CD. It was lent to him by a colleague, Charles Graner.
IMT | Mid Grade | Intermediate | Strategic | Civilian | Active | Reserve | Guard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | - | - | - | - | ![]() | - |