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Fort Jackson welcomed 15 Soldiers into the Noncommissioned Officer Corps during a ceremony held Nov. 21 at the Post Theater.
The NCO Corps is backbone of the Army and provides direct leadership and mentorship to the lowest ranking Soldiers. It also helped sustain the Continental Army through severe hardships during the Revolutionary War. The 15 Soldiers had demonstrated a desire to lead and the potential for greater service to the mission and earned recommendations from their leaders to become NCOs.
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Charles S. Cook, who the Moncrief Army Health Clinic’s Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Wall said had “a deep commitment to the Soldiers under his charge,” spoke to the NCOs about what it means to be a part of the Corps.
“Now you are becoming a leader, a supervisor, an NCO in the U.S. Army,” said Cook, who retired in 2015 with 33 years of service.
He called on them to remain fixed on being the best leaders possible and not following the traits of bad leaders. “If you made a pact that you would never do that – don’t break it,” he said. “Things are different now and you are entering the most difficult … duty position in the Army and in the military – the first line leader.”
It will be difficult because the NCO is charged to “uphold the standards and get the mission accomplished.”
The Soldiers inducted into the Corps were: Medical Activity -Fort Jackson Sgt. Christian Helm Sgt. Alyssa Jasinowski Sgt. Heloysa Pordeus-Toole Sgt. Marshall Scott Cpl. Angelina LaPlante
165th Infantry Brigade Sgt. Thomas Naugle Cpl. Fenji Francois Cpl. Zyanna Jones Cpl. Londieu Pierre Louis
193rd Infantry Brigade Sgt. Kevin Harley Cpl. Christopher Cespedes Cpl. Ebony Cooper-Murray Cpl. Xzaviera Robinson
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Sgt. Dylan Goodson Sgt. Nicholas Phillips
| Date Taken: | 11.26.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.26.2025 09:54 |
| Story ID: | 552464 |
| Location: | FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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