Sgt. Maj. Sonja L. Bates, deputy assistant commandant

Sgt. Maj. Sonja L. Bates, deputy assistant commandant (Reserve Component) sergeant major for the U.S. Army Military Police School, addresses a class of U.S. Army Reserve military police noncommissioned officers (NCOs) who specialize in Army criminal investigation (31D) during the newest Senior Leader Course launched by the 200th Military Police Command for their specific MP career field at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, on Aug. 27, 2018. This pilot program was spearheaded by leadership and senior NCOs at the 200th MP Command in concert with the U.S. Army Reserve Command (which is in command of all Army Reserve Soldiers), the U.S. Army Military Police School (responsible for training all military police Soldiers, regardless of component), the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (which must approve all training curriculum across the Army) and the 102nd Training Division (which provided instructors for this year’s pilot course). (U.S. Army Reserve courtesy photo)