Engineer

6 Engineer January–April 2014 ■ Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Micheal L. Buxbaum, 53, 10th Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died 9 November 2013. ■ Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Arthur L. Laughlin, 62, 11th Regimental Command Sergeant Major, died 11 October 2013. As I conclude my comments to the Engineer Family, I would ask that you consider the following thought: As a Soldier, I have no doubt that we can conquer every foe we are facing, but I would remind you that we are never very good at predicting the future—as we discovered on 11 September 2001. Most of the time, we don't choose our adversary; but every time, we can choose our response. The same applies to our everyday life. Regardless of the circumstances you fnd yourself in, please respond in a posi- tive manner in all your actions. It speaks volumes about who you are as an American, a Soldier, and an engineer. Thank you to all the Soldiers, Families, and Civilians for your service, commitment, and dedication to the Regiment, the U.S. Army, and the greatest country in the world. Stay Engineer Strong. Endnote: 1 Bill Boehm, "Born From Humble Beg innings, the National Guard Celebrates Its 376th Birthday," , accessed on 21 November 2013. ENFORCE, I would like to leave you with observations and feedback I received from an engineer colonel who served on the last promotion board. He noticed that many of our engi- neer warrant offcer records were not as strong as those in several other branches. Some of the shortcomings were in the following areas: ■ Ratings and rating schemes, with raters and senior raters not senior enough in rank. ■ Civilian education, with many chief warrant offcers three and four from other branches (including aviation and special operations) holding master's degrees. ■ A general lack of visibility at higher staff levels, result- ing in warrant offcers from other branches (especially field artillery targeting technicians) getting higher ratings. The bottom line is that your Offcer Evaluation Report 1 is the single most important factor in your fle as you compete against warrant offcers from all other branches except avia- tion. You need to ensure that you demonstrate how impor- tant your capabilities are to the mission and that your senior rater knows the full scope of your contributions so that you get due credit for your performance. It's not enough to be a quiet professional—you need to be visible and vocal so that your leaders recognize you for the professional and unques- tionable expert that you are. Until we meet again, stay safe. Essayons! Endnote: 1 Department of the Army Form 67-9, Offcer Evaluation Report, 1 October 2011. EN Show The Way.indd 9 3/26/2014 10:53:17 AM

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