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Quiz about Sergeants Major of the US Army

Sergeants Major of the U.S. Army Quiz

There have been several Sergeants Major of the Army. How well do you know them?

A multiple-choice quiz by bnakai. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bnakai

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,797

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
450

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army? Hint

William Connelly

William Wooldridge

Geroge Dunaway

Julius Gates

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who assumed the position of Sergeant Major of the Army on January 15, 2004? Hint

Robert Hall

Glen Morrell

Jack Tilley

Kenneth Preston

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Question 3 of 10

3. The first African-American Sergeant Major of the Army was which of the following? Hint

Glen Morrell

William Connelly

Gene McKinney

Silas Copeland

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Question 4 of 10

4. There have been two SMAs that earned the coveted Ranger Tab. Name one of them.

Answer: (7th and 8th SMAs - Full name or last name of either individual)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the SMA that was involved with changing the Army from the BDU cap to the black beret? Hint

Robert Hall

George Dunaway

Richard Kidd

Jack Tilley

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Question 6 of 10

6. This SMA also served as the very first Command Sergeant Major of the Sergeants Major Academy. Hint

William Connelly

George Dunaway

William Bainbridge

Silas Copeland

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which SMA was selected as the 1979 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year? Hint

Julius Gates

Richard Kidd

Robert Hall

Jack Tilley

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which SMA approved the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES)? Hint

Silas Copeland

Leon Autreve

Jack Tilley

George Dunaway

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which SMA has a Deployment Center at Biggs Army Airfield named after him? Hint

Leon Autreve

Richard Kidd

William Connelly

Silas Copeland

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Question 10 of 10

10. Up to and including SMA Preston, how many Sergeants Major of the Army have there been? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army?

Answer: William Wooldridge

William Woolridge was appointed as the SMA on July 11, 1966 and served in that position until August 1968. He was assigned to 1st Infantry Division and participated in the D-Day landings and the Battle of the Bulge campaigns. He was also appointed as the 1st Infantry Division sergeant major and was then deployed to Vietnam.

2. Who assumed the position of Sergeant Major of the Army on January 15, 2004?

Answer: Kenneth Preston

SMA Preston assumed duties on Jan 15, 04. SMA Preston served as the CSM for Combined Joint Task Force 7 that served in Baghdad.

3. The first African-American Sergeant Major of the Army was which of the following?

Answer: Gene McKinney

SMA McKinney was sworn in on July 1, 1995 and he was the 10th SMA, and first (and only, as of 2004) African-American to assume the position. SMA McKinney served one tour in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Unfortunately he will be most remembered for the sexual harassment charges that were brought against him and his administrative removal from his position.

4. There have been two SMAs that earned the coveted Ranger Tab. Name one of them.

Answer: Glen Morrell

SMA Morrell was the 7th SMA. He served three tours in the Republic of Vietnam and two tours in Panama. 1/75th Ranger Battalion was among many of his assignements. SMA Gates was the 8th SMA. He served two tours in Vietnam and a tour in the Republic of Korea.

5. Who was the SMA that was involved with changing the Army from the BDU cap to the black beret?

Answer: Jack Tilley

SMA Tilley was the 12th SMA. The black beret is just one of many things he did while serving as SMA.

6. This SMA also served as the very first Command Sergeant Major of the Sergeants Major Academy.

Answer: William Bainbridge

SMA Bainbridge was the 5th SMA. In 1965 he was sent to Vietnam with the 1st Battle Group, 28th Infantry (1st Battalion, 28th Infantry). SMA Bainbridge also served as the CSM of the Infantry Training Center and 1st Army.

7. Which SMA was selected as the 1979 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year?

Answer: Robert Hall

SMA Hall was the 11th SMA. He was also inducted into the Sergeant Morales Club and the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club. SMA Hall served as an instructor at the Sergeants Major Academy after graduating from that same academy.

8. Which SMA approved the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES)?

Answer: George Dunaway

SMA Dunaway was the 2nd SMA. He was sworn in on Sept 1, 1968.

9. Which SMA has a Deployment Center at Biggs Army Airfield named after him?

Answer: Silas Copeland

SMA Copeland was the 3rd SMA, sworn in on Oct 1, 1970. According to SMA Copeland, his biggest accomplishment was being able to influence leaders to treat soldiers as "human being[s], with dignity and respect."

10. Up to and including SMA Preston, how many Sergeants Major of the Army have there been?

Answer: 13

SMA Preston was the appointed SMA in 2004, as described in question two of this quiz. The first was SMA Woolridge, appointed in 1966, and discussed in question one.

Source: Author bnakai

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