Chairman, SEAC roll out first NCO and Petty Officer Book to the Armed Forces Published Dec. 27, 2013 By Staff Report WASHINGTON -- Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (SEAC), will host an Inaugural book release ceremony on Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Pentagon Auditorium. Keynote speaker is Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The book titled, "The Noncommissioned Officer and Petty Officer: Backbone of the Armed Forces" it's a first of its kind. Written of, for and by the noncommissioned officer and petty officer - is a comprehensive explanation of the enlisted leader across the United States Armed Forces. Written by a team of Active, Reserve, and retired senior enlisted leaders from all Service branches, this book defines and describes how NCOs/POs fit into an organization, centers them in the Profession of Arms, exposes their international engagement, and explains their dual roles of complementing the officer and enabling the force. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey writes in his foreword to the book, "We know noncommissioned officers and petty officers to have exceptional competence, professional character, and soldierly grit - they are exemplars of our Profession of Arms." Aspirational and fulfilling, this book helps prepare young men and women who strive to become NCOs/POs, re-inspires serving enlisted leaders, and stimulates reflection by those who have retired from or left active service. It also gives those who have never worn the uniform a better understanding of who these exceptional men and women are, and why they are properly known as the "Backbone of the Armed Forces." As part of the ceremony, the first book will be autographed then delivered to the Library of Congress where it will reside for historical preservation. Beginning on December 17, 2014 at 12 o'clock EST, electronic copies of the book will be available through the National Defense University Press at www.ndu.edu/press/nco.html, the Joint Electronic Library at www.dtic.mil/doctrine/nco.htm, and JDEIS at http://jdeis.js.smil.mil/jdeis/index.jsp?pindex=97, or through use of scanning a QR code. For more information on the Noncommissioned Officer and Petty Officer Book ceremony, contact Army Master Sgt. Terrence Hayes, the SEAC's public affairs advisor, at (703)697-7634 or terrence.l.hayes.mil@mail.mil or SEAC's Facebook site at www.facebook.com/seac.jcs.