Nov. 21, 2019

Noncommissioned Officers Prepare Troops for Worst Days, Troxell Says

The responsibility of U.S. noncommissioned and petty officers is to prepare service members "for the worst days of their lives," the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said.

July 25, 2019

Despite Risk, Recruits Want to Serve, Enlisted Leaders Say

The U.S. military has been in Afghanistan since 2001 — nearly 18 years now, and the war in Iraq lasted eight years. But despite the risk involved in participating in combat operations, senior enlisted leaders from across the U.S. military say, young Americans still want to serve.

July 25, 2019

Partner Nations Look to U.S. Model of Enlisted Leader Empowerment

"The strength of our military is our enlisted force, and the backbone is our enlisted leaders," Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing for Pentagon reporters.

May 25, 2018

Enlisted Force is Military’s Greatest Advantage, Chairman’s Enlisted Advisor Says

WASHINGTON — The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff kicked off the Defense Department’s "Showcasing Lethality Series," a weekly media briefing in which enlisted members discuss their roles in defending the nation.