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What Is SMA Dailey's Hot Topics For The Army?

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This paper investigates The Command Sergeant Major of the Army’s (SMA) hot topics for the military throughout his appointment of command to present date. Throughout this research document, one will conversely find several burning questions that SMA Daniel A. Dailey’s debates for the United States Army (US Army). These topics would include balancing Soldier readiness, removing Soldiers from non-deployable status, and general Soldier’s needs, is some of the hot topics that SMA Dailey discusses. Furthermore, SMA Dailey deliberates that Soldier readiness has become an important issue that every command has faced over the last few years. Through this research paper, this author will include different aspects that SMA Dailey considers will …show more content…

Dailey’s Hot Topics for the Army
To completely understand SMA Dailey’s hot topics, it is this author’s opinion that one must have some understanding of SMA Dailey’s military career. SMA Dailey subsequently enlisted in the US Army in 1989 as an Infantryman serving at Fort Benning, Georgia. After holding every enlisted leadership position throughout his career, SMA Dailey swore into command on January 30, 2015, making him the youngest Sergeant Major of the Army throughout history (Lopez, 2015).
SMA Dailey nevertheless entertains countless hours talking and listening to the NCOs and Soldier’s requirements and desires. Consequently, in this author’s opinion, SMA Dailey has become one of the most well-regarded SMA because he listens to his troops. Out of this meeting and discussion, SMA Dailey has created his hot topic list. One of SMA Dailey’s most enduring topics is that of Soldier readiness.
Army Readiness Military (Army) readiness overall includes many different topic areas. SMA Dailey absolutely understands that preparedness comprises military equipment to include working equipment, military education. Soldier’s needs, soldier’s mental preparation, intense training, physical readiness, and the soldier’s ability to deploy. SMA Dailey (2016) states that availability is the number one priority (Morris, 2016). Over the last few years, SMA Dailey has sat down with many different units to discuss the overall readiness …show more content…

Earlier this year the military headquarters (The Pentagon) put out be able to deploy or get out. When it comes to this subject, SMA Dailey agrees with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s statement “Everyone who comes into the service and everyone who stays in the service is world-wide deployable” (Mikelionis, 2018). Although non-deployable Soldiers has been a forefront topic for SMA Dailey, he also imagines that when it comes to readiness, it is the NCOs responsibility to ensure Soldiers train to

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