Douglas and Kadet new enlisted leaders at 30th and 78th

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Two new command sergeants major joined the 516th Signal Brigade this past summer, taking the senior enlisted helms at the 30th and 78th Signal Battalions.

CSM Phillip D. Douglas Sr. joined the 30th Signal Battalion, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii, June 17. He succeeded CSM Joseph McKinnon, who transferred to Korea.

CSM Brenda J. Kadet succeeded CSM Darrell Calton at the 78th Signal Battalion, Camp Zama, Japan, July 20. Calton transferred to Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

Douglas returns to the 516th after having once served as detachment sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 58th Signal Battalion, Okinawa.

He entered the Army on Feb. 27, 1979, as a 36C wire systems installer. Throughout his career, Douglas has served in every enlisted leadership position from team chief to command sergeant major. Prior sergeant major assignments include command sergeant major, 304th Signal Ballion, Korea, and senior noncommissioned officer evaluation system evaluator, Quality Assurance Office, U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy.

He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in education leadership from TOURO University International. Douglas earned his master's degree in education from National Louis University, Evanston, Ill., in 2000, and is a graduate of Excelsior College, Albany, N.Y., where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in liberal arts in 1997.

Among his previous key assignments, Douglas served as noncommissioned officer-in-charge for the deputy chief of staff, plans, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany; first sergeant of HHC, 44th Signal Battalion, Mannheim; and first sergeant of both Delta Company and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca.

He has also had assignments at Fort Gordon, Ga.; Nuremberg, Germany; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Frankfort, Germany; and Fort Hood, Texas.

Among his awards and decorations, Douglas holds the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with two OLC, the Army Achievement Medal with one silver cluster, the Military Volunteer Service Medal, Basic Airborne Wings and the Drill Sergeant's Badge.

Douglas' professional affiliations include the SGT Audie Murphy Club, Signal Corps Regimental Association and Phi Delta Kappa.

Kadet came to Japan from Fort Bliss, Texas., where she was a member of class 54 of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy.

She entered the Army on Aug. 30, 1984, from Indiana, Pa., and attended basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., and advanced-individual training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. She has earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Strayer University.

Kadet's previous assignments include the Defense Communications Agency, Washington D.C.; 201st Signal Support Company, Yongsan, Korea; Personnel Command, Alexandria, Va.; U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg; U.S. Army Special Operations Integration Command, Fort Bragg; Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg; and the U.S. Army Office of Military Support, Washington, D.C.

Her awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2nd OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (3rd OLC), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, Master Parachutist Wings, Canadian Parachutist Wings, Australian Parachutist Wings and the Air Assault Badge.

Mr. McPherson is with the 516th Signal Brigade.

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