United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy is the Army’s premier institution for educating and developing senior noncommissioned officers in leadership, operations, and professional military skills.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army school
military educational institution
abbreviation USASMA
country United States of America
describedAs Army’s premier institution for educating and developing senior noncommissioned officers
educates master sergeants
senior noncommissioned officers
sergeants major
focusesOn leadership development
operations
professional military education
foundedBy United States Army
hasAffiliation U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy elements
surface form: "United States Army Noncommissioned Officer Education System"
hasCampusType military installation
hasComponent distance learning courses
nonresident courses
resident courses
hasEducationalLevel operational-level NCO education
strategic-level NCO education
hasMotto “The Backbone of the Army”
hasType senior-level NCO academy
inception 1972
levelOfEducation senior noncommissioned officer education
locatedIn El Paso
surface form: "El Paso, Texas"

Fort Bliss
Texas
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
mission educate and develop senior noncommissioned officers in leadership, operations, and professional military skills
notableFor developing senior enlisted leaders for the U.S. Army
offersProgram Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course
Sergeants Major Course
surface form: "Command Sergeants Major Course"

NCO professional development courses
Sergeants Major Course
operatedBy United States Army
partOf U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
primaryLanguage English
regionServed Army National Guard
Army Reserve
surface form: "U.S. Army Reserve"

United States Army
studentType Army National Guard soldiers
Army Reserve soldiers
active duty soldiers
international military students
trainsForRank command sergeant major
master sergeant
sergeant major

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Fort Bliss hasUnit United States Army Sergeants Major Academy
this entity surface form: "US Army Sergeants Major Academy (historically associated at nearby Fort Bliss area)"
United States Armed Forces education system includesInstitution United States Army Sergeants Major Academy