From the 1989 annual historical review (page 4): On 17 May 1972, General William Westmoreland, Army Chief of Staff, approved the creation of a senior level course for the Noncommissioned Officer Education System. This course, General Westmoreland decided, would be names the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. On 18 July 1972, the Continental Army Command issued General Order 98, officially creating the Academy, effective 1 July 1972. The first class started the following January.

Annual History Collection-Schools US Army Sergeants Major Academy - USASMA

Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- List of Key Personnel -- Organizational Chart -- The US Army Sergeants Major Academy -- Noncommissioned Officer Education System -- Courses at USASMA -- Senior NCO Courses -- USASMA Administration -- Learning Resource Center -- Museum of the Noncommissioned Officer -- NCO Induction Ceremony -- Public Affairs Office -- TRADOC Installation of Excellence -- NCO Leader Development Task Force -- Family Seminar -- Inmate Labor -- The Year in Retrospect -- Terms and Abbreviations -- Endnotes -- Appendices.