KFOR soldiers take next step as leaders
Story and photos by U.S. Army Capt. Randy Ready
4th Public Affairs Detachment
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class worked together as well as any other class he has seen.
oldiers from Multinational Battle Group-East and
Area Support Team Balkans took the next step in
their Army careers by graduating from the Warrior
Leaders Course at a ceremony held at Camp
Bondsteel Nov. 25.
“I’ve had classes that were really good and worked well, but
I don’t know what it is with this class, but everything they
do has been with teamwork,” said Celona. “Very close knit
team. I know they are from different units, but very close
knit team.”
WLC is the ?rst leadership course soldiers attend as a part
of their professional development as noncommissioned
of?cers. It is designed to teach the basic skills a junior
soldier needs to lead a small group of soldiers.
U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Brian Hester, the 1st
Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment Command Sergeant Major
and a Mount Sterling, Ill. native, was the guest speaker for
the WLC graduation ceremony.
For U.S. Army Cpl. Hee Beom Kim, a Joint Regional
Detachment-East soldier originally from Saipan, the course
was an opportunity to develop his leadership skills.
While speaking to the graduates, Hester referenced the
Army’s Leadership Model and the three ways of developing
leaders: training, education and experience.
“One thing I was most afraid of is that I didn’t know enough;
a lot of the leadership abilities that I didn’t have experience
in,” said Kim. “But going through this [WLC] I de?nitely
feel much more comfortable getting my [E-5].”
“WLC has given you the tools you need to lead at the team
and squad level, now all you need is experience,” said
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