Sergeant first class
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Sep 28, 2026
Malachias GaskinGUEST
I served nine years in the National Guard.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
I was promoted all the way up to Sergeant First Class.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
And I only held it officially for a couple of months so that when I ETS from the Guard after nine years, I went immediately from Sergeant First Class to Staff Sergeant in my retirement and in my ETS.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
And then what was it? Three years later, I went active duty.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
My wife and I were homeless with three kids.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
And having been, I had, you know, and for the, for the army guys, they'll know this.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
Like I had PLDC, BNOC and ANOC, which was like my leadership schools to make E5, E6 and E7.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
when i went to go active duty i almost didn't go but my recruiter was like hey uh they're gonna offer you e4 and you're gonna go to i think it was fort carson and i was like i'm not going in as an e4 um i said i was a platoon so i was a sergeant first class you know what i mean i said but i'm not there's absolutely no way i won't go in as a not i that i will not go active duty as a not not at least as a non-commissioned officer And so I left and I wasn't going to enlist.
speaker_4ANNOUNCER
In breaking news, we're now learning that a Dominion voting technician has been identified as the person scanning Ware County, Georgia ballots eight days after the 2020 election, without the knowledge of the Ware chairman of the Board of Elections.
speaker_4ANNOUNCER
Sergeant First Class Retired Ar- of the Army National G- Guard and a US Navy vet, and a citizen elections investigator, Jeff Fulghum, who has joined the show several times over the years to talk about this very story in Ware County, Georgia, announced yesterday that he was told this information by the Ware Board of, uh, Elections chairman and elections supervisor in a boardroom meeting following the closure of his lawsuit against the county.
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Fulghum had sued for an explanation of double-scanned ballots.
speaker_4ANNOUNCER
Now, after an unusual flip in candidate totals following the Ware hand count, which we reported on this show, but just to remind you, in 2020 a Ware County supervisor of elections named Carlos Nelson allegedly told a news reporter that 100 ballots were scanned twice by a Ware employee, by accident of course.
MJHOST
It can mean you're going back to the place where you know exactly what to do.
MJHOST
For New York Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Jacob Pratt, that sound became something he wasn't sure he would experience from the crew chief's seal again.
MJHOST
On March 8, 2024, Pratt was aboard the UH-72 Lakota helicopter patrolling near the Texas border when it crashed.
MJHOST
Two New York Army National Guard aviators, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frykowski and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Gracia II, and Border Patrol agent Chris Luna were killed.
MJHOST
And I'm glad that they did.
MJHOST
When a service member is hurt, family members often take the difficult work.
MJHOST
the rest the rest of us never see and there's a part of jacob's story that really speaks to me he and olivia now co-host a podcast called squeaky wheels where they talk about the challenges of living with a disability this is what we mean at military broadcast radio when we say that the voice can carry somewhere someone into a new chapter a microphone doesn't erase what happened a conversation can't bring back the people who were lost but telling the truth about a hard experience can help someone else feel less alone in theirs jacob pratt's final flight honored the aviator he had been his podcast gives him room to talk about the person he now is and both matter the people he served with made space for that moment in the air and olivia has stood beside him through the work of recovery So today we recognize Sergeant First Class Jacob Pratt, an Afghanistan veteran, a crew chief, a survivor, and a broadcaster finding his voice in a new way.
MJHOST
We also remember Chief Warrant Officer Casey Frankowski, Chief Warrant Officer John Gracia, The 2nd and Border Patrol Agent Chris Luna.
Dan SwansonGUEST
Retired in January 2001.
Dan SwansonGUEST
Saw many soldiers such as Sergeant First Class Worley who we dedicated his highway just last weekend.
Dan SwansonGUEST
Last Friday, when I saw so many local residents go to war and come home in flag-draped caskets, I volunteered out of retirement, put the uniform on, and went to Iraq for a year.
Dan SwansonGUEST
After that, I was put back in retirement.
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Dan SwansonGUEST
In the few years I've been in office, I've been able to bring 45 pieces of legislation across the finish line working as a super minority party member.
Dan SwansonGUEST
That shows collaboration and the ability to work across the aisle and to bring things together.
Dan SwansonGUEST
Because of my ability to work with others, I've passed measures for military heroes such as Sergeant First Class Rural Highway and several other highway dedications to the Deputy Weist Highway.
Dan SwansonGUEST
I've passed legislation for teachers, farmers, gardeners, active duty military personnel, dependents, first responders, mothers, fathers, children, everyone throughout the 71st District.
Tico ManuelGUEST
And one of them asked the question.
Tico ManuelGUEST
He's now Sergeant First Class Watley, who's absolutely retired.
Tico ManuelGUEST
He says, is he dead? Then retired Master Sergeant Lamont James said, no, he's not dead.
Tico ManuelGUEST
He's still alive.
Garth Newberry Abdul-RakibGUEST
Okay.
Farron DozierHOST
Hey, I'm Sergeant First Class Fran Dozier.
Farron DozierHOST
I'm here at the military base, and I have the sickle cell trait.
Farron DozierHOST
Now, why I got involved is I experienced what they call sickle cell trait exertion.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
And I saw a guy.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
I saw a full-time Sergeant First Class.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
That was his job.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
It was his career.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
Sergeant First Class was.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
He took a travel voucher.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
He went on a trip somewhere to a unit or went to a school or something like that, and he took his travel voucher, and he padded it with about $100 extra in the travel voucher, and he got caught.
Hutch Bailey JrHOST
And if you're not in the military, this probably doesn't mean a whole lot to you, but being a Sergeant First Class is like being a Chief Petty Officer.
Roger FrancisHOST
Today on the anniversary of 9-11, we explore that idea with a leader who has lived it under conditions where trust, judgment, and teamwork weren't corporate slogans.
Roger FrancisHOST
They could determine whether people came home And if they didn't, Ricky Deering II served for more than 14 years in the United States Army, retiring as a Sergeant First Class, Army Ranger, and Green Beret.
Roger FrancisHOST
He has since carried those lessons into corporate leadership, talent development, and has been a key player in veteran advocacy and warrior tribe consulting.
Roger FrancisHOST
Please join me in welcoming Ricky to the Leadership Equation.
Noa LeviHOST
Reports indicate that over 25 refuelling aircraft, the highest number since February 2026, are currently stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Noa LeviHOST
Their dispersal suggests a defensive posture against potential Iranian missile strikes, reflecting ongoing concerns before the potential escalation of the iran war in southern gaza the israeli air force has conducted strikes that eliminated several key hamas and palestinian islamic jihad figures the idf confirmed the death of nail abu obid commander of hamas's rafa brigade who they stated was involved in the abduction and long-term holding of IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, including late IDF Lieutenant Hadar Golden and Sergeant First Class Nimrod Cohen.
Noa LeviHOST
Also killed in recent strikes in the Khan Yunis area were Mohammed Suleiman Bayouk, a commander in Hamas's military wing, who infiltrated Israel on October 7th and planted explosive devices.
Noa LeviHOST
Mohamed Yazari, commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade, who was working to rebuild its capabilities.
AlexHOST
There will be a link to my blog article that I wrote in the notes for the show.
AlexHOST
There will also be a link to an Army University Press article written by a Sergeant First Class.
AlexHOST
My article is very skeptical.
AlexHOST
His article is a lot more positive.
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