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10/31/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2024 02:52

Meet the new 405th AFSB CSM, plus his ‘Seven Rules of Life’

[Link] Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Marrill is the command sergeant major of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. During his change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 30, he provided attendees with some valuable words of wisdom and sage advice, which he calls the 'Seven Rules of Life'. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)VIEW ORIGINAL

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Marrill assumed the position of command sergeant major of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade during an official change of responsibility ceremony in Kaiserslautern Oct. 30.

At the ceremony, during his remarks, Marrill provided attendees with some valuable words of wisdom and sage advice. He said he's lived by seven simple rules and practiced them throughout his entire 25-year Army career. He calls them the 'Seven Rules of Life" and they are:

  • Smile. It will always work out in the end
  • Take care of your body and your mind. One struggles to survive without the other
  • Make peace with your past, focus on being present and creating a better future you and those around you
  • Avoid negativity, negative thoughts and negative people. They will only bring you down in the end
  • Don't give up. If it doesn't work the first time, find another way
  • It doesn't cost a thing to be kind. Each of you have the power to make others feel good. It's what you do with that power that matters
  • Don't compare and don't allow others to compare you to anyone or anything else. Everyone has different goals and are on different journeys. Just embrace them and accept them for who they are
[Link] 1 / 2Show Caption +Hide Caption -Jaymi and Maliah, the daughters of Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Marrill and his wife, Odeymis, receive flowers as a token of appreciation during Marrill's change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 30. Marrill is the new command sergeant major of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. (Photo Credit: Cameron Porter)VIEW ORIGINAL[Link] 2 / 2Show Caption +Hide Caption -Army Col. Ernest Lane II, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade commander, passes the brigade colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Marrill during the 405th AFSB Change of Responsibility Ceremony Oct. 30 at Armstrong's Club in the Vogelweh Housing Area in Kaiserslautern. (Photo Credit: Elisabeth Paqué)VIEW ORIGINAL

Marrill comes to the 405th AFSB from the 194th Division Sustainment Support Battalion at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, where he served as the command sergeant major. He also served as a battalion sergeant major for the 837th Transportation Battalion in Pusan, South Korea, and he was the operations sergeant major for the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Originally a native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Marrill enlisted in the Army in June of 1999 under the split option program where he spent three years in the Army Reserve and joined the active-duty Army in June 2002.

Some of his military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Senior Leaders Course, Sergeants Major Course Class 70, Drill Sergeant School, Basic Instructor Course, SHARP Course, and Combatives Levels 1 and 2. He also holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration from Columbia Southern University.

To read more about the 405th AFSB's new command sergeant major, visit his biography.

The 405th AFSB is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The brigade provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. forces throughout Europe and Africa - providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging the U.S. Army Materiel Command materiel enterprise to support joint forces. For more information on the 405th AFSB, visit the official website and the official Facebook site.