Army Sustainment Function of a Sergeant Major Case Study

A very important function that I, as a Sergeant Major takes related to army sustainment which not only provides efficient distribution of personnel and logistics, but also provides health services support to sustain and prolong the operations to ensure that the army is fully prepared through proper theater distribution, pre-positioning and other ways (Transportation Resources, 2017). This makes sure that the resources are utilized efficiently and used in a proper way which can be in terms of manpower, skill enhancement, materiel supplies and other resourcing which accomplishes the mission of the organization.

It is extremely important that we know what is required by each unit and prepare the organization for missions since it will strengthen their persisting capacity for achieving future goals. If unequal and improper or no distribution and provisions of such sustainment plan occurs, it is quite possible that the organization wouldn’t be fulfilling its core mission of keeping it up breast and helping them sustain their resources for future missions. Being ill-equipped will cause turmoil at combats while overuse of resources would only waste it rather than utilize it as per the need. Optimization is the key in sustainment function of the seargent Major which connects sustainment to operations. It is important that we advise the CCDR and provide to it a fully equipped army, ready for a combat, as part of the joint force (Headquarters, 2012).

Sustainment of war fighting equipment is done to make sure that the equipment can be used over a long period of time while increasing the endurance during combats and other missions. It is basically divided into three fundamentals; logistics, personnel and health related services. We ensure that it also fortifies the army in terms of freedom of action where they have adequate resources to conduct operations, missions and combats. For immense benefits of the sustainment, we should develop sustainment to maximize the benefits and increasing the potential strength of the army combatants.

We should plan Logistics include all kinds of functions relating to the materiel; its maintenance, transportation, design and development, storage, movement etc. These functions are very crucial since it safeguards the life of the materiel while also making sure everything related to it is conducted efficiently, not harming the life, function and properties of the equipment. So, there are field services and other support that enable us to ensure that before allocation, everything is well-planned. If the logistics…

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…anticipate what will be the future requirements of the resources to plan the sustainment accordingly. If the anticipation is not done properly, the sustainment won’t work since there would be hassle in coordinating with the operations at the time of immediate response. So, it is important that we understand the future prospects and devise sustainment to equip the army at the right time with the right resources. It’s also imperative that the sustainment is simpler and not complicated while being highly responsive of the sudden changes and army combats. We should make the sustainment survivable to strengthen the army in times of hostile situations, not leaving their grounds. Also, we should keep some room for improvising through contingency planning and adaptable strategies due to uncertain circumstances arising out of our knowledge capacity.

All the elements of sustainment requires precise planning, understanding, integrating and providing the resources through accurate allocation and distribution. As a sergeant major it comes under my duty to not just advice, but overlook operations, keep the personnel satisfied and motivated while assisting in critical events. Since sustainment is the procedure that joins with the operations at all levels, it is important that as a SCM, I ensure that the…