The Georgia National Guard welcomed their new command senior enlisted leader July 11, 2026, when U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Clint Cowser assumed responsibility from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Marks at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard D. Wilson, the Adjutant General of Georgia, presided over the ceremony and congratulated both parties as they began their new journeys.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning\u2019s ceremony is certainly a big one,” stated Wilson. “It formally recognizes the transfer of responsibility between the organization\u2019s most senior noncommissioned officer and two of the very best leaders that I\u2019ve had the honor of serving with during my career, Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Marks and Command Sgt. Maj. Clint Cowser.”<\/p>\n
Marks assumed duties as the Georgia National Guard\u2019s Command Senior Enlisted Leader in January 2021. He has since served as the senior enlisted advisor to the Adjutant General, representing and advocating for the enlisted force across the Georgia National Guard. This includes the three pillars; the Georgia Army Guard, Georgia Air Guard, and the Georgia State Defense Force.<\/p>\n
Marks leaves the position with experience and words of wisdom for incoming command and enlisted personnel throughout the force.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen looking to enter into your next position, the way to get the job you want is to be great at the job you have,\u201d Marks stated. \u201cSgt. Maj. Cowser, you are the type of leader that will take the organization to the new levels of success that I can\u2019t wait to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marks then addressed the organization, reminding them to never compromise the standard stating that people will always be the greatest strength.<\/p>\n
Cowser expressed his gratitude and vision for his service.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am fully committed to the Georgia National Guard, the mission, service members, as well as the federal and state employees that make it happen,\u201d he expressed. \u201cI look forward to working closer with you and executing your vision, maintaining the highest standards of readiness and aggressively advocating for our team and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n
The passing of the Noncommissioned Officer Sword commenced following Marks\u2019 farewell and the introduction of Cowser.<\/p>\n
The NCO sword represents leadership, responsibility, and trust. During the ceremony, the outgoing leader handed the sword to the incoming leader to symbolize the official transfer of responsibility. It shows that the duty of leading Soldiers, Airmen, and those enlisted, maintaining discipline, and caring for the units throughout the organization is now being passed to the next senior enlisted leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Georgia National Guard welcomed their new command senior enlisted leader July 11, 2026, when U.S. Army Command…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":757494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-757493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}