The Army is never going to be a democracy, but Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey has spent a good chunk of his first 10 months on the job listening to your suggestions — and acting on them.
He helped reverse the Army's unpopular tattoo policy, got the OK for soldiers to wear black socks during PT, and now he is pushing to have every soldier in the Army ready to deploy when needed. All three of these initiatives started with hearing concerns from the troops.
Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey has made a point of listening to soldiers' suggestions and acting on them.
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With that in mind, as Dailey reaches his one-year mark as SMA, where should he turn his focus? What needs to be at the top of his to-do list?
Let us know by sending an e-mail to Staff writer Michelle Tan: mtan@armytimes.com.
Michelle Tan is the editor of Army Times and Air Force Times. She has covered the military for Military Times since 2005, and has embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Haiti, Gabon and the Horn of Africa.
