A Sergeant Major to tell it like it is! That's why every visiting Flag officer to any unit will usually speak to the Sergeant Major and get his views on the unit, before talking to the butt kissers. It's the DUTY of every Sergeant Major to tell it like it is. Sergeants Major do NOT need to kiss any butts and cannot go any higher in rank. The Sergeant Major is the highest ranking enlisted man in any unit they serve in. Sergeants Major have ONLY one job: "To advise the Commander on ALL matters that pertain to THE ENLISTED PERSONNEL in the unit", and they will ALWAYS tell it like it is, for that very reason! From the Podium: J. D. Pendry, Retired Sergeant Major, USMC This retired USMC Sergeant Major has his Stuff together. "Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our peo...