A New Post Upon taking my post as the First Sergeant of Alpha Battery 2-142 Field Artillery Unit, I took time to learn about the soldiers I would be leading. I wanted to learn as much as I could and make sure that my soldiers were all within regulation. Looking over information and talking with the existing leaders of the unit, I learned that some of my soldiers were being watched as …show more content…
It turned out that he did not know a lot about healthy eating, so I began teaching him what I could. Together we created a healthier diet for him to follow, without changing too much. My focus for him at the beginning was to start eating less of what he already ate and make a few substitutions. I knew that we needed to start small to help keep him successful. Also, we created a plan for him to walk at least half an hour every day and do strengthening exercises. I gave him my phone number, too, so he could contact me with any questions or if he needed some support as he did not have a lot of support at home. The sergeant wrote down the plan and vowed to make good decisions. We also discussed that it would be a good idea to record his eating and exercise habits for a month until we met again, but again, I did not want to overwhelm him with too many tasks or too many