Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent

The commandant and sergeant major hit the golf course

By Dan Lamothe on February 15, 2011 Leadership, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

So, here’s an interesting photo just released by the Marine Corps: Yes, that’s Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, the Corps’ top enlisted Marine, hitting the links at Lakewood Golf Club at Naval Support Activity New Orleans on Jan. 26. He’s certainly dressed for it, too. What is he pointing at, though? Pictured with him are Sgt. Maj. Kim Davis, of Marine Corps Forces Reserve; Sgt. Maj. Chris Bloebaum, of MARFORRES Headquarters Battalion; and Sgt. Maj. James Booker, of 4th Marine Logistics Group. Kent didn’t visit New Orleans alone, though. Marine officials say in a news release that he visited New Orleans with Commandant…

CMC, Sgt. Maj. address ‘don’t ask’ repeal

By Andrew deGrandpre on January 29, 2011 Don't Ask Don't Tell, Leadership, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

Late Friday, Headquarters Marine Corps released the following three-minute video featuring Commandant Gen. Jim Amos and his top enlisted adviser, Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, discussing the imminent repeal of the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy, which since the 1990s has prohibited military service by men and women who are openly homosexual. [HTML1] The pair explain that the service has established an operational planning team that’s working with the Defense Department “to determine the best way forward.” They do not specify any forthcoming changes or indicate what the timetable is for implementation. However, both lean heavily on leaders throughout the ranks —…

Behind the Cover: Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent sounds off

By Dan Lamothe on September 7, 2010 Behind the Cover, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

This week’s Marine Corps Times cover story reintroduces Marines with someone who many of them know well: Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, the service’s top enlisted adviser. In a 40-minute interview last week in his Pentagon office, Kent sounded off on a variety of topics, including drawdown fears in the Corps and what recommendations senior enlisted Marines pushed up to Commandant Gen. James Conway this year after the 2010 Sergeants Major Symposium, held this summer in National Harbor, Md. Historically, suggestions made out of the symposium have a way of finding their way into Marine Corps policy, so it would hardly…

Conway, Kent touch down in Afghanistan

By Dan Lamothe on August 18, 2010 Afghanistan, Pakistan, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

It had to come sometime. After four years of leading the Marine Corps in wartime, Commandant Gen. James Conway is making what will likely be his final trip to Afghanistan this week. He touched down at Bagram Airfield on Tuesday, and if he and his traveling party haven’t already made it to Camp Leatherneck, the Corps’ major hub of operations in Afghanistan, they’ll likely be there soon. For security reasons, their agenda is classified. However, it’s likely they’ll tour much of the area. This brief account in the Pakistani media also reports that Conway visited today with Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the…

Inside the Marine Corps Sergeants Major Symposium

By Dan Lamothe on July 29, 2010 General officers, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

When it comes to the movers and shakers in the Marine Corps, they virtually all will visit the same event this week: the Marine Corps Sergeants Major Symposium in National Harbor, Md. An annual gathering of the service’s most senior enlisted advisers, the symposium frequently leads to recommendations that affect change in the service. Led by Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent, it traditionally pushes up a handful of suggestion to the commandant each year. Many of those have made their way into Marine Corps policy in recent years, including a crackdown on body-fat standards, the approval of campaign…

Behind the Cover: Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent stays on

By Dan Lamothe on July 12, 2010 Behind the Cover, General officers, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

This week’s Marine Corps Times cover story puts to rest any questions over who will serve as the Corps’ senior enlisted leader for the next year — it’s Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, who will continue to serve after the presumed new commandant, Gen. James Amos, takes over. Kent became the Corps’ senior enlisted leader under Gen. James Conway on April 25, 2007. The sergeant major of the Marine Corps traditionally serves a four-year tour, but considering the terms for the SMMC and the CMC haven’t matched up since Gen. James Jones stepped down early as commandant early in 2003, the question…

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