By Maj. Gen. Robert P. Stall | 12/05/2011

I recently attended the 98th Training Division (IET) FY12 Brigade Commander’s Conference to meet with and speak to the 98th’s brigade commanders as well as conducted our second 108th Training Command (IET) metrics review via video teleconference from Orlando, Fla. Brig. Gen. Dwayne Edwards, commanding general, 98th Training Division invited me to this conference and asked me to speak about “Serving Leadership”, which is one of my passions. Leadership is a central focus as our leaders begin to discuss shaping the Army of 2020. At a recent TRADOC Senior Leaders Conference, Gen. Robert Cone, commander of TRADOC discussed the four key initiative... Read More...

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Maj. Gen. Robert P. Stall | 09/12/2011

I had the opportunity at the end of July to attend the United States Army War College graduation at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Carlisle Barracks is one of our nation’s oldest military installations and the home of U.S. Army War College since 1951. On that hot summer morning as I watched the graduation and a sea of proud families, parents and loved ones, fellow classmates and senior officers. I recalled my two years of study there. We had 301 officers; about 15 seminar groups as I remember, each about 20 officers in size. My “seminar group” produced 6 general officers out of the 18 classmates that comprised the group. I still reach out and maintai... Read More...

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Maj. Gen. Robert P. Stall | 06/05/2011

Transformation is alive and well in the United States Army. There have been many leadership changes as well as new facilities that have taken place that affect our world. We welcome Maj. Gen. Richard Longo as the new IMT DCG at TRADOC, replacing Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, who took over as the next commanding general of U.S. Army Europe. Since July 2010, Longo has served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Training at TRADOC. Previously he served as the Director of Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Washington D.C. and as the Deputy Commander, United States Army Field Artillery Center and School, Fort Sill. Longo ... Read More...

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Maj. Gen. Robert P. Stall | 02/16/2011

This is a new year of transition and change. The Army is in a constant state of flux and this year is no different. There are many leadership changes that will happen in the coming months. Gen. George Casey, after a long and distinguished career will be leaving as the 36th Chief of Staff and be replaced by Gen. Martin Dempsey, commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command. His Command Sgt. Maj., Kenneth Preston, 13th Command Sergeant Major of the Army, will also be retiring. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, current deputy Commanding General for Initial Military Training has been chosen to be the next Commanding General of United States Army Europ... Read More...

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Brig. Gen. Robert P. Stall | 09/20/2010

This is the first column I am writing for “The Griffon” as the new commander of the 108th Training Command (IET), having changed command with Maj. Gen. James B. Mallory III on June 5. I am very proud and humbled to be entrusted with this responsibility. As a general officer, I have been the Deputy Commanding General, 80th Training Command (TASS) as well as Commanding General of the 98th Training Division (IET). I have commanded at the platoon, company, battalion, and brigade levels previously, the latter two in Kosovo and Iraq. On the civilian side, I have been the president of two hospitals, and held lead administrator positions at division... Read More...

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Maj. Gen. James B. Mallory III | 06/07/2010

As I reflect on the last 38 months in command I marvel at the accomplishments of the Soldiers of the 108th Training Command — but am not surprised. I knew that as we consolidated, reorganized and transformed Initial Entry Training units from six different DIVITs, each with their own proud legacy, that the whole would be greater than the sum of the parts. The leveraging of our collective experiences and capabilities has created a uniquely capable and flexible training organization. With hard work at every level you have increased qualified Drill Sergeant strength from less than 50 percent to nearly 90 percent, with 100 percent just within rea... Read More...

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Maj. Gen. James B. Mallory III | 02/19/2010

A recurring theme of many of my columns over the past three years have been to discuss the rationale of unit transformations, impacts of realignments on our force structure, as well as how operations in the Army Reserve have changed and expanded missions of our Basic Combat Training, training support and ROTC units. We are preparing to make the last major force structure changes which will reduce the number of our BCT battalions from 46 to 40, but which will retain all of our company structure, resulting in the remaining BCT battalions adding a sixth BCT company and necessitating some company realignments and adjustments to battalion geograp... Read More...

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Maj. Gen. James B. Mallory III | 12/07/2009

I have communicated that my first priority as a command is to Accomplish the Mission. On occasion I have also said that you can not know where you are going unless you know where you have been. In the spirit that to some extent our past is prologue, and since on 30 September 2009 the Training Year 2009 (TY-09) concluded, I want to pause and reflect on the accomplishments of the Soldiers of the 108th Training Command (IET) and the 95th and 98th Training Divisions. During the last year we mobilized 30 companies plus five battalion headquarters and executed our last two “Echo” Company missions to expand the TRADOC training base for Basic Combat... Read More...

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