June 24, 2024

SMC Class 74 appoints graduates to Sergeant Major

Fort Bliss, TX — In the days leading up to the Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) class 74 graduation ceremony, another series of ceremonies took place on the campus. Five appointment ceremonies were held, one for each resident department in the academy. During this series of promotions over 360 of the classes 500 students, were appointed to sergeant major. Most of those promoted were active-duty Army or Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Soldiers.

June 18, 2024

The Army Celebrates its 249th Birthday

Fort Bliss, TX — Hundreds of Servicemembers and Army Civilian Professionals gathered at the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCoE) and Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) campus to continue the time-honored tradition of singing the Army song and enjoying cake afterwords.

June 17, 2024

SGM-A Class 74 Graduates from NCOLCoE

Fort Bliss, TX — On June 13 the Sergeants Major Academy held the graduation of its 74th class at the Don Haskin’s Center on the campus of the University of Texas in El Paso. The nearly 500 students from the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and over 50 partner nations graduated the degree granting program, with many earning a degree in Leadership and Work Force Development.

June 11, 2024

Student Writer

Fort Bliss, TX — Master Sgt. Noel DeJesus, a student attending Sergeants Major Academy Class 74 has long since become accustomed to writing papers for his classes, but has gone above and beyond the average homework submission, publishing several books over the years.

June 5, 2024

SGM-A Instructors Partner with West Point for Training

Fort Bliss, TX — Recently four instructors from the Sergeants Major Academy attended a class at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, N.Y.

May 21, 2024

NCO Leadership Center of Excellence hosts Commissioning Fair

Fort Bliss, TX — The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCoE) hosted a Comminssioning Fair in association with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).

May 8, 2024

Corps Compass Mentorship Program

While many skills can be learned in the classroom, and some can be learned through trial and error, others are best learned through advice from those who have experience-based knowledge to draw from. To this end, the Corps Compass program was developed to pass on skills and knowledge from Senior Enlisted Leaders.

May 6, 2024

Sergeants Major Academy Students’ Papers Impact Field

Soldiers attending the Sergeants Major Academy write many papers while attending classes, but most of these writings are not seen outside the academy grounds. Master Sgt. Roger Tysinger, a student attending class 74, wrote a paper while attending the Sergeants Major Academy’s Department of Force Management due to be published in the Chaplain Corps Journal in May.

April 22, 2024

NCO Leadership Center of Excellence Hosts Leadership Class for Instructors

Several members of the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence staff and instructors from the Sergeant Major Academy took part in a professional leadership development class known as “Academy Leadership.”

April 22, 2024

NCO Leadership Center of Excellence Two-time graduate finds Continued Success as Command Sergeant Major

When the most recent Command Sergeant Major Key Billet Slate List (formerly known as the Command Selection List) was released it was a cause for celebration for many senior Soldiers around the Army, but for one Soldier at the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCoE), this appointment was the culmination of many years of hard work in and out of the classroom.