Soldiers, Family, Community
WE ARE STILL A CHAPTER!!!
While our parent organization has transitioned to a 3-Star Unit, and made the decision to not host their own boards, we will continue to support the geographically dispersed NCOs within USAREC. Any NCO inducted into any Chapter at any time that is assigned to Recruiting Command may join our Chapter.
USAREC CHAPTER
SERGEANT AUDIE MURPHY ASSOCIATION
You lead from the front!
At the USAREC SAMC Chapter we’re raising funds and promoting initiatives to serve the people who need them most in the community. Our primary charitable purpose is to provide scholarships to dependents of current and former USAREC Soldiers. Please join us by supporting our efforts to make a measurable difference in the lives of others.
2023-2024 BRIGADE ADVISORS
Nominations are complete and the results are in! New Brigade Advisors are below! Nominations for remaining BDE Advisors remain open. You can apply below the new Council members.
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MATTHEW BIAGIOTTI
1st BDE Advisor
CHASITY LITTLE
2nd BDE Advisor
STEVE RAMIREZ
5th BDE Advisor
ERIC PRIMEAU
RRC BDE Advisor
JAMES PEREZ
HQ BDE Advisor
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WE ARE NOW A CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
You are now able to log your local volunteer service hours within our website to qualify for award of Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Lifetime awards of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. To log your hours navigate to our Volunteer page.
THE HISTORY OF THE SERGEANT AUDIE MURPHY ASSOCIATION
The original club was started at Fort Hood, Texas early in 1986. There were several key people at Fort Hood - officer, enlisted, civil service, and a Killeen civilian - who were instrumental in getting this club up and running.Â
Leading the effort was Lieutenant General Crosbie Saint, then the III Corps commander; his Command Sergeant Major George L. Horvath; III Corps Awards Clerk Jean Crisp, and Don Moore, a Killeen artist who assisted with designing the logo and club awards.
In 1991, then III Corps Commander Lieutenant General Pete Taylor and Command Sergeant Major Richard B. Cayton expanded the Fort Hood installation club to include all of III Corps. This included Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Polk, Louisiana; and Fort Carson, Colorado.
In 1993, CSM Cayton was voted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club by the membership and then became the Forces Command Sergeant Major. Soon thereafter, the club became Forces-Command (FORSCOM) wide, including the Reserves and National Guard.
In 1994 at a Sergeant Major of the Army conference, the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club spread Army-wide, to all commands with installations retaining the selection process for their own NCOs. In 1998, it was estimated that the club membership was over 3000 soldiers and was steadily increasing.
The United States Army Recruiting Command initiated its Sergeant Audie Murphy Club under the guidance of Command Sergeant Major Roger Leturno in 2000, when the first fifteen Soldiers were inducted. As of today the United States Army Recruiting Command has inducted 280 Soldiers who continue to make a difference.
