The battalion Command Sergeant Command (CSM) is the senior enlisted advisor to the commander. The CSM is responsible for providing the commander with personal, professional, and technical advice on enlisted soldier matters and the noncommissioned officer (NCO) corps as a whole. He is both a specialist and a generalist, as he must have technical competence as a field artilleryman while being broadly knowledgeable in all functional areas such as operations, administration, and logistics. The CSM best serves as an extension of the commander’s eyes operating independently of but complementary to the him. He frequently serves at a critical location where the commander needs additional supervision, oversight, or observation. He works closely with each of the battalion staff sections and the firing battery leaders, frequently changing his area of focus based on the needs of the unit and the direction of the commander.
(FM 3-09.21, 1-10; FM 100-5, 4-30)