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Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy strives for excellence in developing senior leaders and its faculty advisors

“One of the biggest professional takeaways from being a faculty advisor is my sharpened ability in public speaking,” said U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Brassard, the academics officer with the SNCOA Okinawa. “As a former schoolhouse instructor for my original military occupational specialty, I only spoke in front of around 20 Marines. Here at the SNCOA, I speak in front of groups as large as 120.”

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Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy strives for excellence in developing senior leaders and its faculty advisors