LTC (R) Alfred G. Nichols III

Senior Army Instructor

Lt. Col. Alfred Nichols enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1957, into the 82nd Airborne Division, after one year of college. Following his active-duty enlisted tour, Al transferred to the Army Reserve, returned to college at the University of South Florida and received a direct commission to second lieutenant after graduating. Al volunteered for the newly formed Special Forces (Green Berets) and attended the Special Forces Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, N.C. Following graduation from this grueling training he was immediately sent to Vietnam on a Special Forces team. Al's team advised Vietnamese Special Forces teams and civilian defense groups. After returning home from his tour, Al decided to leave the Special Forces and attend flight school to become a helicopter pilot. After graduating flight school, Al returned to Vietnam for a second tour as a Medevac (Air Ambulance) helicopter pilot. During his second tour in Vietnam Al hauled over 2,000 wounded soldiers to medical facilities directly from the battlefield, a majority of time under enemy fire while he landed. Al retired in 1982 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He earned a master's degree from the University of Colorado. Al's awards from his military service include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star for Valor, 34 Air Medals (3 for Valor), the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal For Valor, the Vietnamese Honor Medal, the Parachutists' Badge, the Vietnamese Parachutists' Badge, Master Aviator Wings, the Combat Medic's Badge and the Special Forces Tab, among many other awards and decorations.

Information From American Legion Memoriam

https://www.legion.org/memoriam/231563/lt-col-alfred-g-nichols-iii

LTC Alfred G. Nichols Assignments:

Senior Army Instructor

Duties of the Senior Army Instructor:

Manage and conduct the JROTC unit according to school rules, regulations, and policies.
The SAI will advise school authorities on policy and regulation changes.
Maintain good relations with school authorities, faculty, and the student body.
Conduct a public affairs effort in the local area middle and elementary schools, among school and community officials, civic groups, parent-teacher groups and other individuals or groups, designed to further the understanding of JROTC, the school and the Army
Enroll students in JROTC and support school officials while executing the curriculum and the integrated extra-curricular activities.
Prepare weekly training schedules.
Maintain contact with parents of all Cadets experiencing academic or behavioral problems.
Ensure JROTC unit areas are neat and orderly; current chain of command photos, Cadet creed, core abilities and mission statement are present; and all sensitive items are secured.
Ensure instructors share teaching responsibilities. No instructor is exempt from teaching a fair-share of the (Leadership Education Training) LET Curriculum. Instructors should teach by expertise and preference in subject areas, rather than strictly by LET levels. SAIs are responsible for teaching the JROTC curriculum.
Maintain a current copy of DA Form 3126 and/or DA Form 3126-1, a completed service learning checklist/rubric, a current copy of a bond/insurance certificate, and required JUMS reports.
Maintain accountability of all equipment, including items requiring formal accountability informal accountability (i.e., clothing) and durable items costing $5,000 or less (i.e., automation, computers, audiovisual), but still requiring property accountability.

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