BLC GRAD PROGRAM 003-22

United States Army Reserve
Noncommissioned Officer Academy Parks

Virtual Basic Leader Course
Graduation Ceremony

10 February 2022
Class 003-22



Command Sergeant Major James C. Stoots

Commandant
U.S. Army Reserve Noncommissioned Officer Academy Parks

Command Sergeant Major James C. Stoots is a native of
Bowling Green, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army
Reserves March 1989, attended Basic Combat Training at Fort
McClellan, Alabama. August 1990, attended Advanced Individualized
Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey where he was awarded the Motor
Transport Operator (88M) Military Occupational Specialty. August
1992, attended United States Army Reserve Force School Fort
McCoy, Wisconsin where he was awarded the Carpentry and
Masonry (12W) Military Occupational Specialty.Command Sergeant
Major Stoots’ duty positions consisted of Motor Transport Operator
Specialist, Carpentry Masonry Sergeant, Construction Squad Leader,
Construction Supervisor, Operations and Training Noncommissioned
Officer, Construction Platoon Sergeant, Construction Operations Sergeant, General
Engineering Supervisor, Sustainment Range and Training Lands Program Manager, First
Sergeant, Installation Management Sergeant Major, Commandant Noncommissioned Officer
Academy.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots’ assignments include, Charlie Company 983rd
Engineer Battalion Toledo, Ohio; 983rd Engineer Battalion Combat Heavy Monclova, Ohio;
HHC 391st MP BN Columbus, Ohio; B Company 980th Engineer Combat Battalion (H) San
Antonio, Texas; 302nd Engineer Company (V) San Antonio, Texas; 416th Theatre Engineer
Command Darien, Illinois; United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Sustainable
Range Program Fort McPherson, Georgia; USARC G37 Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 926th
Engineer Brigade Montgomery, Alabama; AFRICOM Liaison attached to EUCOM Stuttgart,
DE; United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Fort Bliss, Texas; OCAR/USARC Army
Reserve Installation Management Division Fort Belvoir, VA & Fort Bragg, NC;
Noncommissioned Officer Academy Commandant Parks Reserve Force Training Area.
Deployments consist of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots’ Military Education includes 51B-MOS Course,
Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course,
Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, United States Army Sergeants Major Academy,
Brigade Pre-Command Course, Command Sergeants Major Development Course,
Commandant Pre-Command Course, Nominative Leader Course, Battle Staff Course,
Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Rappel Master Course, Joint Engineer Operations
Course, Master Resilience Training Facilitators Course, Contracting Officers Course, Range
Facility Management System Course, and United States Army Reserve Quota Managers
Course. His civilian education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies from
Grantham University, Lenexa, Kansas.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots’ awards and decorations includes the Meritorious
Service Medal (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal (6OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5
OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (6 knots), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
(5OLC), National Defense Service Medal (BSS), Iraq Campaign Medal (2BSS), Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal (2BSS), Armed Forces Reserve Medal
(gold hourglass, M, Numeral 2), Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
(Numeral 6), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Component
Overseas Training Ribbon (Numeral 4), Meritorious Unit Citation, Combat Action Badge, De
Fleury Medal, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and Department of Army Staff Badge.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots is married to his junior high sweetheart the Former
Christy Jones of Bowling Green, Ohio. He has 4 kids and 9 grandchildren

Sergeant Major Paul E. Caswell

Basic Leader Course Graduation Guest Speaker

SGM Paul E. Caswell is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana
and he enlisted in the Army in February 1988 as an
Infantryman. He attended Basic and Advanced Individual
Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. SGM Caswell has
served in every leadership position from team leader to
first sergeant as well as a brigade operations sergeant.
His stateside assignments include Fort Benning, Georgia;
Fort Ord, California; Fort McCoy, Wisconsin; Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, Washington; Fort Bliss, Texas and Camp
Parks, California. His overseas assignment was Guam. He
has deployed to Panama and Iraq for combat operations.

SGM Caswell's military education includes the Primary Leader Development
Course, the Basic NCO Course, the Advanced NCO Course, the Total Army
Instructor Trainer Course, the Small Group Instructor Trainer Course, the
Battle Staff NCO Course, the Video Tele-training Instructor Trainer Course,
the First Sergeant Course, the Equal Opportunity Representative Course, the
Master Resilience Facilitator Course, the Faculty Development Program-
Developer Course, the Common Faculty Development-Instructor Course, and
the Sergeant Major Course. His civilian education is an Associate in Business
from American InterContinental University.

SGM Caswell's awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service
Medal (4th award), the Army Commendation Medal (4th award), the Army
Achievement Medal (4th award), the National Defense Service Medal (3rd
award), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd award), the Combat
Infantry Badge, and the Expert Infantryman Badge.

SGM Caswell resides in Tracy, California with his wife SFC April D. Caswell
and their daughter Reagan (15). Their three sons Trevor (26), Travis (25),
and Chandler (19) as well as their other daughter Megan (23) live outside the
home.

United States Army Reserve
Noncommissioned Officer Academy Parks

Headquarters Cadre

Commandant        CSM Stoots, James C.  
  SGM Caswell, Paul, E. 
Deputy Commandant     1SG Lape, Lonnie T.  
  SFC Medina, Mark L. 
First Sergeant        MSG Nelson, Leon P. 
  SFC Moreno, Carlo F. 
Human Resources NCOIC    SSG Stephenson, Ryan, J.  

Chief of Staff     

Supply NCOIC     

Healthcare NCOIC   

Basic Leader Course Cadre

Course Manager  MSG Garcia, Fernando, J.  
Senior Small Group Leader  SFC Mcrae, Rynaldo, R.  
Senior Small Group Leader  SFC Simpson, Krystal K. 
Senior Small Group Leader  SFC Boudreau, Michael F.  
Senior Small Group Leader  SFC Mellberg, Jacob L. 
Training Team Manager   SSG Horvath, Jennifer 

Small Group Leaders

SFC Abrao, Gabriel, A.  SSG Ojeda, Michelle 
SSG Berton, Ethan   SSG Reedcain, Ocyia, T.  
SSG Candelaria, Fresolinda  SSG Rupp, Daniel 
SSG Dallemand, Thomas  SSG Salas, Melvin 
SSG Locascio, Marc  SSG Sanchez, Carlos 
SGT Malone, Amy  SSG Squire, Heather 
SSG Mclean, Derrik  SSG Tille , Mike 
   
   
   
   

Basic Leader Course Class 003-22 Awardees

Distinguished Honor Graduate
CPL Tyler M. Schnelli
Honor Graduate
SPC Curtis R. Crandall

Commandant’s Writing Award
SPC John E. Fitzgerald
Commandant’s List

SPC  AGNEW DILLON E                SGT  ONG REKO C                   
SPC  BELCHE MITCHELL J             SPC  PIRRON KYLE E                
SPC  BENDANA HEIDY M               SPC  PORTILLO JOSE A              
SPC  BOISSENIN ALLEN J             SPC  ROSALES FRANCINE             
SPC  BUI PHUONG D                  SPC  ROSASROSA CARLOS M           
SPC  CLOSE MICHAEL L               SPC  RUEDAS MIRIAM ISABEL         
SPC  CURTIS SASHA C                SPC  STOLARSKI VICTORIA 
CPL  FINE BRENDAN Z                SPC  SWEATT MYRANDA R             
SPC  FITZGERALD JOHN E             SPC  THIRAVONG DEXTER             
SPC  GALAVIZ NATALIE               SPC  THOMASSON ROGER E            
SPC  GARCIA CHEROKEE A             CPL  TYLER SHARAY R               
SPC  GILKISON GARRETT T            SGT  VINCENT TYLER M              
SPC  GRENDE KOREY R                SGT  WAGNER ASHLEY N              
SPC  HARDESTY CORY J               SPC  WISNER JACKSON A             
SPC  HORSLEY THOMAS R             
SPC  JONES JORDAN C               
SPC  LOPEZ JOSEPHDANIEL G         

Basic Leader Course Class 003-22 Graduates

CPL  ACUNA ANTONIO J               SPC  CASTILLO DANIEL W            

SGT  ADONA ROMAN I                 SPC  CASTILLO ROMINA GRACE D      

SPC  AMES PABLO R                  SPC  CASTRO ALFREDO G             

SPC  ANDERSON CHASE H              SPC  COLONCOLON ROBERT Y          

CPL  ANDRES ANDREW G               CPL  CORONADO CHRISTIAN A         

SPC  ANDREWS DOMINIC J             SPC  CREITZ LOGAN D               

SPC  ANGUIANO OSCAR                CPL  CRUZ RICARDO                 
CPL  ARROYO SEAN M                 SPC  DARAMOLA OLUSHOLA N          

CPL  ASKEW ROGER A                 SPC  DELA CRUZ                    

SGT  BAHDANAU IHAR V               SPC  DELEON TIMOTHY J             

CPL  BECERRA BRAD P                SGT  DELUNA JAILINE               

SPC  BERTA COREY J                 SPC  DEPAULA ALAN S               

SPC  BEYER ETHAN M                 SPC  DONOFRIO TRISTAN D           

SPC  BLANQUEL MOISES               CPL  DUARTE JOSEPH A              

SPC  BRINKMAN LOGAN PAUL           SPC  ELENSKY DATHAN J             

SPC  BRINSON XAVIER O              SPC  ELHADDDAD, KARAM E           

SPC  CAMPOSSMITH JESSICA L         SPC  FALMAD CLARISSA N            

SPC  CANDANOZA DION D              SPC  FLEMING DEONTAE DORELL       

SPC  CARR JACOB T                  SPC  GARCIA ARNOLDO               

SPC  CARRASCO JEANPAUL M           SPC  GOBER HUNTER Z               

Basic Leader Course Class 003-22 Graduates

SPC  GOMEZ ROCIO                   SPC  LOERA ETHAN A                

SPC  GONZALEZ ADAM F               CPL  LOZINSKI STANLEY I           

CPL  GONZALEZ BRANDON R            SPC  LUGO MANUEL S                

CPL  GOODWIN MATHEW E              SPC  LUJAN VISENTIN TREVOR N      

SGT  GREINER BENJAMYN A            SPC  LYNCH KAMERON J              

SPC  GUTIERREZ MARK A              SPC  MACK JOSHUA A                

SPC  HALL MICHAEL A                SPC  MCCRARY TAMARA F             
SPC  HEINLEIN DAVID T              SPC  MELENDEZ JOSE                

CPL  HERRERA DEVIN L               SPC  MILLER NICHOLAS J            

CPL  HILLIARD RODNEY J             SPC  MONTANA GARY F               

SPC  HOCK DANIEL J                 SGT  MONTGOMERY IAN G             

CPL  HOEFS HEATHER A               SPC  MOON SARALIN J               

SPC  HOUSTON BERNARD F             SPC  MORALESRODRIGUEZ RICARDO     

CPL  HUMPHREY NYAIRA I             SPC  MORENO ANTONIO M             

CPL  IZAGUIRREMACIAS YADIRA C      SPC  MUEBLAS JYSLY S              

SGT  JAMES JR GERALD M             SPC  MULLIS DYLAN J               

SPC  JONES RUTHIE T                SPC  NITZ IVER J                  

SPC  KANDADA DHEERAJ KUMAR R       SPC  OFFENBURGERESPINOZA JOHN A   

SPC  KNIGHTON BRITNEY N            SPC  OROZCO PEDRO B               

SPC  LEMOS GILBERT G               SPC  OSBORN BRIANNA M             

Basic Leader Course Class 003-22 Graduates

SPC  PANIAGUA HEINER R             SPC  SARABIA JACOB E              

SPC  PARIS ASHLEY N                SPC  SCHRADER LANCE K             

SPC  PAUL EVAN R                   SPC  SHELTON JEFFERY D            

SPC  PEREZ MIGUEL A                SPC  SHOREY JOSHUA T              

SPC  PETE SIMAUD C                 SPC  SHROUF ALLISON K             

SPC  PETELLE ROBERT A              CPL  SOSNOWSKI ZACHARY J          

CPL  PRICE BENJAMIN G              SPC  TABUCOL ROSEMARIE C          

SPC  PRIETO LUIS D                 SPC  TERRY BRYON E                

SPC  RANGEL RANDY C                SPC  TINNELL JONATHAN H           

SPC  REEP CHRIS                    SPC  TRAN NHUT M                  

SPC  RHODES ROBERT L               SPC  TRUJILLO JEROME M            

SPC  RIESCH JAMES L                SPC  URRIETA GUILLERMO            

SPC  RILEY SEAMUS R                SPC  VANORMAN DILLON B            

CPL  ROBERTS TYLER D               CPL  VASQUEZ MARLEN J             
CPL  VELASCO CAROLINA             
CPL  RODRIGUEZJIMENEZ KRYSTAL  CPL  VELASQUEZ YVETTE I           
M   

SPC  ROSETE WEINDALE 

SPC  SANDOVAL DONAJI J             SPC  VENEGAS YVONNE               

SPC  SANDOVAL KARLA L              CPL  VIALE BRANDON P              

SPC  SANTIAGO DAVID                SPC  VIZCAINO JACOB M             

SPC  SANTOS MATTIO J               SPC  WATSON DIAMOND K             

Basic Leader Course Class 003-22 Graduates

SPC  WENSHAU JULIA J                 

SPC  WILT ALAN L                     

SPC  WINDLE CHARLES W                

CPL  YANG MICHAEL M                  

SPC  YAZZIE SETH L                   

Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer

No one is more professional than I. I am a
noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers. As a
noncommissioned officer, I realize that I am a member of
a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone
of the Army". I am proud of the Corps of
noncommissioned officers and will at all times conduct
myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the military
service and my country regardless of the situation in
which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to
attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.

Competence is my watchword. My two basic
responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind
accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my
Soldiers. I will strive to remain technically and tactically
proficient. I am aware of my role as a noncommissioned
officer. I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role.
All Soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will
provide that leadership. I know my Soldiers and I will
always place their needs above my own. I will
communicate consistently with my Soldiers and never
leave them uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when
recommending both rewards and punishment.

Officers of my unit will have maximum time to
accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish
mine. I will earn their respect and confidence as well as
that of my Soldiers. I will be loyal to those with whom I
serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike. I will
exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the
absence of orders. I will not compromise my integrity,
nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I allow my
comrades to forget that we are professionals,
noncommissioned officers, leaders!

The Army Song

March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free.
Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory.

We’re the Army and proud of our name!
We’re the Army and proudly proclaim:

First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation’s might,
And the Army goes rolling along.

Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle’s won,
And the Army goes rolling along.

Then it’s hi! hi! hey!
The Army’s on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;

For where’er we go,
You will always know
That the Army goes rolling along.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
US ARMY RESERVE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY PARKS

BUILDING 340, CROMWELL AVE
DUBLIN, CA 94568

AFRC-TVA-KNGB 10 February 2022

MEMORANDUM FOR Graduating Class of BLC Class 003-22
SUBJECT: Graduation Message

1. Becoming a Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) is a tremendous
accomplishment, but achieving the level of education
commensurate with that rank truly enhances your ability to perform
as an effective leader. You are now a graduate of a very
challenging, demanding and rewarding Basic Leader Course and I
want to personally congratulate each of you on a “JOB WELL
DONE”.
2. As you move forward, a greater challenge awaits implementing
the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired throughout the Basic
Leader Course. Upholding the highest standards of the NCO Corps
and the United States Army are your responsibility at all times. As
graduates of this academy, you are well prepared for greater
responsibility. Your peers, subordinates, and superiors alike will
look to you for sound judgment, increased performance, and
exemplary leadership. Therefore, I charge each of you to practice
what you have learned here and instill into everyone you come in
contact with the zeal for professionalism and mission
accomplishment.
3. Again, I extend my personal congratulations. You may be
justifiably proud of your accomplishment. NCOs MAKE IT
HAPPEN!!

  JAMES C. STOOTS
CSM, USA
Commandant