New Advanced Course Provides Better Trained Leaders for Georgia SDF

A new class of Non-Commissioned Officers are taking the Georgia State Defense Force Advanced Leader Course. This 6 month course provides more technical skills, experience and skill on leading squad sized units.

Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Training and Doctrine Command Staff Sgt. R. L. McCaskill leads formation for the GSDF Advanced Leader Course Class 22-01, Ellenwood Readiness Center, Ellenwood, Ga., February 12, 2022.
The Advanced Leader Course provides Soldiers an opportunity to enhance technical skills, tactical expertise, and experience needed to lead squad-sized units. The 6-month course runs February through July.
Georgia State Defense Force photo by 1st Sgt. Cindy Dunlap

Made Possible By

General Tier

  • Dustin Colegrove

Colonel Tier

  • COL Philip Smith
  • Dan Sebby

Sergeant Major

  • 2LT (MD) Richard Ostopowicz
  • Andre N Coulombe
  • Hayden
  • William Cooper

Sergeant Tier

  • Alexander Kosin
  • B. S.
  • COL (AK) John C James
  • Daniel E Meldazis
  • David
  • Michael Chiesa
  • Mike Gibson
  • Mike Hawley
  • Sheryl Bishop
  • Tom Jackson
  • WSG King

Corporal Tier

  • 2LT James Jackson
  • Abby Horn
  • Admin US Army Auxiliary Activation Project
  • Alex Francois
  • Alex Walker-Griffin
  • Anthony Paduano
  • Beverly Shepard
  • [email protected]
  • Buckwalter
  • C.J. Nagle
  • Cary
  • Charlie
  • Chris
  • chris schnupp
  • COL John Goodnight, CSMR, Ret.
  • Dana K
  • Daniel Newell
  • Eric
  • Evan
  • Evan Papadakis
  • ferg
  • Fernando Martinez
  • Gary
  • George
  • Ivansie
  • Jacob Gutierrez
  • JC
  • JEFF RICHTER
  • John Goodnight
  • John Twitty
  • Josh Copeland
  • joshua pedata
  • Kenyon
  • Kevin Spatz
  • Mike Nguyen
  • Phillip Gordon Ryman
  • Rebekah phillips
  • Richard
  • SonofCar
  • SPC Andino
  • Stephen Green
  • Steve
  • Trent
  • Wadie Williams (COL, TX, Ret)
  • William Kiel
  • William Taylor

Private Tier

  • Andrew Raymond
  • Arthur Helms
  • Bernadette Ramirez
  • Carlo
  • Charles F. Reed, Jr., 1LT (MS)
  • Craig Collins-Young
  • David Herman
  • Father Ernest Buchanan
  • Gerald Burnett
  • Iggi Mincus
  • Jacob H
  • John Fauver
  • Joseph Walsh
  • Kathryn Gonzales
  • Kenneth Cook-Askins
  • Kf Schmi
  • Levi Stephens
  • Mad Chemist
  • Michael Mcelrath
  • MoNobody
  • Robert Greene
  • Russell Griffin
  • SRS
  • Tom Rogers
  • Tony
  • Travis Kalin
  • Will Bardwell

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