big a deal. it is the top of the heap. it is the apex of the career army personnel status to which very few people ever hope to ascend on the enlisted side of the arm ranks. army ranks. this is a pictures of the leadership of the fourth combat brigade of the army s 4th infantritory division based in fort carson, colorado. it s between 3500 and 3800 soldiers not counting a lot of support personnel. on the left, you see here the brigade s commander, colonel james mingus on the right is the command sergeant major. in this case, it is kevin griffin. the leaders of the entire 4th brigade combat team were targets of a suicide attack in kunar province in afghanistan. two suicide bombers reportedly detonated explosive vests as these two soldiers walked to a meeting with afghan officials. the brigade commander colonel
only one person. so really command sergeant major is it. the way the army describes it, enlisted soldiers who attain the distinction of being select by the department of the army for participation in the command sergeants major program are the epitome of success in their chosen field in this profession of arms. there is no higher grade of rank and there is no greater honor perhaps slightly wiser and more experienced than the first sergeant, the csm is, command sergeant major is expected to be calm, settled and unequivocally accurate but with an energy and enthusiasm that never wanes even in the worst of times. so we are all familiar even us civilians are all familiar with the packet that being a general is a really big deal in the army, right? being a command sergeant major is way less familiar to us just in terms of its terminology but in important ways it is just as big a deal. it is the top of the heap. it is the apex of the career army personnel status to which very few people eve