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Yes, Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent has seen the handshake video

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By on Pop culture, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

This morning, I met with Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent in his office for a wide-ranging interview. We discussed a variety of issues for future stories, and eventually the subject of this blog, Battle Rattle, came up. Kent, the Marine Corps’ top enlisted Marine, then asked about “the handshake video.” As in, had we seen the video of him shaking hands with recently retired Commandant Gen. James Conway? The one adapted from the service’s 2009 birthday message and set to the music of legendary rapper Snoop Dogg? For those not familiar with what I’m talking about, feel free to review it here. Fair…

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Four sergeants major of the Marine Corps gather on birthday

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By on Leadership, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

Have party, will deliver. For the second consecutive year, the Marine Corps’ top enlisted adviser traveled from the Pentagon to Fredericksburg, Va., on the service’s Nov. 10 birthday to visit retired Sgt. Maj. Henry Black, 81, the seventh sergeant major of the Marine Corps. “We take care of our own,” Kent said in a Marine Corps news release. “We take great pride in our legacy, and ensuring the Marines who’ve gone before us have a proper celebration is the right thing to do. Being able to share a night of camaraderie with warriors such as Sgt. Maj. Black motivates me…

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'The snow was blood-red' — New Marine Corps birthday message highlights Korean War

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By on History and heritage, Korea, The CMC, The Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps

Each year, Marine Corps leadership releases a heartfelt message to Marines in video form before the service’s Nov. 10 birthday. Last year’s message focused heavily on the heroism of Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter and Cpl. Jonathan Yale, who stood their ground in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2008, staring down a suicide bomber in a truck. They were both killed when the truck exploded, but prevented it from barreling onto a military outpost where dozens could have died. They posthumously received the Navy Cross last year. This year’s message, posted on YouTube today, pays tribute to Marines who fought in the Korean War.…

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

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By on 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…

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Conway, Kent touch down in Afghanistan

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By on 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…

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Inside the Marine Corps Sergeants Major Symposium

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By on 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…

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

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By on 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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