![]() Q: Why and when did you choose to become a Warrant Officer?Ī: I met my first Warrant Officer at the 35P Advanced Individual Training (AIT) schoolhouse. 35P was my only option to accomplish the two goals I wanted out of an Army enlistment. I had no special affinity for SIGINT, but at the time of my enlistment, 35M Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collectors were not being sent to DLI as a rule. ![]() I already knew about MI’s connection to Embassy operations, so it seemed like the best possible choice to make. My sole intent for enlisting was getting straight into the Defense Language Institute (DLI) for language training and taking full advantage of whatever intelligence-related training or missions would come after that. Q: What was your first duty Military Occupational Specialty? Any secondary MOS’s? Why did you choose the Intelligence branch?Ī: The only MOS I ever considered was 35P, Cryptologic Linguist. The only other branch I entertained was the Navy, but the available duty stations for their Linguist MOS’s didn’t seem as appealing as the Army’s.” ![]() ![]() Nearly every male on both sides of my family in the Army in some way, either by active-duty enlistment, ROTC, or National Guard contracts. “I chose the Army specifically because of my family’s history with that branch. The plan was to apply to the foreign service during the last year of my enlistment, but I chose to keep Military Intelligence (MI) as my career instead.” A short enlistment in the Army as a Cryptologic Linguist seemed like the best idea at the time I would learn a foreign language and gain intelligence and interagency experience without incurring any further education debt. That experience convinced me that I was entirely uncompetitive for that career path with nothing but a BA, so I put that application on hold, while I decided how to gain professional and life experience to become a better candidate. where I was able to meet, and receive mentorship from, several experienced Foreign Service Officers. I spent my final semester in an internship program in Washington D.C. I changed schools and matriculated into an International Relations degree program with the intent of joining the Foreign Service (Department of State) immediately after graduating. When the attacks of September 11 occurred, I decided I wanted to be a part of the nation’s diplomatic response. Q: What motivated you to join the Army and when did you enlist?Ī: “In 2001, I was a community college student pursing a general Humanities degree without any real idea of what I wanted to do vocationally. What follows is Hennessy’s story as told by him. native and a talented career Soldier with over 20 years of service, was influenced by the Army’s Be all you can Be slogan during the nineteen nineties and joined the Army after 9/11 to be a part of the nation’s response. He is one of the few elite NETCOM Warrant Officer cadres. WILLIAMS Award for Excellence in Military Intelligence and the coveted Knowlton Award from the local Fort Huachuca chapter of the Military Intelligence Corps Association.įORT HUACHUCA, Ariz.- Signals intelligence, or SIGINT, is the interception and evaluation of coded enemy messages, as exampled by Ultra, the allied project that broke encrypted communications of German, Italian, and Japanese armed forces, contributing to Allied victory in World War II. And, from its inception, SIGINT has been instrumental in helping achieve victory in numerous military campaigns.Ĭarrying on the SIGINT legacy here at the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) is Chief Warrant Officer 2, Edward Hennessy, NETCOM G2. Hennessy, (right) NETCOM G-2 on receiving the prestigious 2022 Chief Warrant Officer Five REX A. Eubank, (left) NETCOM Commanding General congratulates Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward J. Williams Award for Excellence in Military Intelligence during a ceremony at Alvarado Hall. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command G2, with the Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rex A. Last August Chief Warrant Officer 5 Aaron Anderson (left), Chief Warrant Officer of the MI Corps, presented Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Hennessy (right), U.S. Williams (left), congratulated Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Hennessy (right), NETCOM G2, on earning the Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rex A. Last August Chief Warrant Officer 5 (retired) Rex A. (Photo Credit: Enrique Tamez Vasquez) VIEW ORIGINAL WILLIAMS Award for Excellence in Military Intelligence and the coveted Knowlton Award from the local Fort Huachuca chapter of the Military Intelligence Corps Association. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence & Fort Huachuca congratulates Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward J.
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