More on Our Soldier being inducted into the Audie Murphy club

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385th inducts first Audie Murphy in eight years

1st Lt. Christopher J. Marshall

385th MP Bn.

The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club

is a means of recognizing those

noncommissioned officers who

have contributed significantly to

the development of a professional

NCO corps, and a combat-ready

Army. Members exemplify leadership

characterized by personal concern

for the needs, training and

welfare of Soldiers and concern for

Families of Soldiers.

The above statement broadly

describes the type of NCO that is

invited to compete for membership

into the Sergeant Audie Murphy

Club. The club, run in individual

chapters, is operated on each Army

installation and comprises no more

than two percent of the NCO

corps.

Those Soldiers who compete

must memorize the NCO Creed,

the Soldier’s Creed, the unit song,

the extended biography of Sgt.

Audie Murphy, and the history of

the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club at

a minimum.

Staff Sgt. Dustin McClenney, a

squad leader in the 293rd Military

Police Company, 385th MP

Battalion, 16th MP Brigade is the

first NCO from the Dragoon

Battalion to have this honor

bestowed upon him in approximately

eight years.

On Feb. 11, McClenney was one

of four NCOs from the 3rd Infantry

Division to be inducted to the Fort

Stewart Chapter of the club. In

order to prepare, McClenney spent

hours studying and asking questions

of his senior leadership to

help develop his knowledge base.

The most difficult part of preparing

for the board was memorizing

Murphy’s biography.

“I feel that I have started a new

chapter in my career by not only

participating in the club events but

giving back to the local communities

that support our troops as well

as fulfilling the intent of the club to

be nationwide and to influence our

future leaders of tomorrow,” said

McClenny.

McClenny completed this task

while maintaining his position as

a squad leader, a position in which

he was responsible for providing

law enforcement support to the

Fort Stewart and Hunter Army

Airfield communities, while caring

for his Soldiers and their Families.

Anyone who strives to further

and challenge themselves to

achieve this next level, must go

after the basics, re-visiting leader

responsibilities and getting to know

the in’s and out’s of one’s Soldiers,

said McClenney. Leaders must

know what it means to be an NCO

and a Soldier, and how to enhance

their confidence. And leaders must

remember that they “lead from the

front,” McClenny said.