Why I Should Not Disrespect An NCO And The Consequences

Essay The purpose of this essay is to further my knowledge of the Army NCO support channel, chain of command and why we as Soldiers use them. It is also to inform the parties that may be what I feel loyalty, dedicated service and also my interpretation of Military bearing and Discipline. I am ex

The Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Program System (NCOPDS) surfaced Army on 16 July 2015. It replaced the old Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES). The new NCOPDS redefines and presents new school names, brings a much-needed update, and adds a newly created Master Leader Course (MLC) to aid in first sergeant development. The old Warrior Leader Course (WLC) emerges as the Basic Leader Course (BLC). “Develops” exists as a competency in the Leadership Requirement Model (LRM) and states, “Leaders are responsible for development. They must ensure that they themselves are developing, that they are developing subordinates, and that they are sustaining a positive climate and improving

Today, the NCO is a pertinent division of the U.S. Army with unparalleled contributions. The NCOs took part in some of the most defining moments in American History. Precisely, they participated in all major wars and conflicts. On the battlefield, the NCOs served to bridge the gaps stemming from casualties and encouraged the men to fight harder. Today’s NCO is the “Backbone’ of the Army, whose contributions cannot be ignored. NCOs like Sergeant Elijah Churchill who received distinct recognition for acts of bravery and heroism during the American Revolution to Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart who received Medal of Honor for actions in Somali (Willbanks, 2011). Apart from being reminiscent of the genesis of the fight a revolution, this topic helps to acknowledge some of the major contributors to the American history. Their struggle, determination, perseverance and patriotism have

I am here today to relay upon you all, something that I have failed to abide by: the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) CORE VALUES: Honor, Courage, and Commitment. I will be accurate to the best of my abilities and knowledge and use all of my available resources. This essay will be done in a military manner and will indeed be tactful. I will follow the orders of the format that was given to me by my Officer in Charge: Second Lieutenant Gage. It will be done correctly and on time not a day, second, or minute late. With this essay I am confident that my peers, my Noncommissioned Officers, Staff Noncommissioned Officers, Officers, and Commanding Officers will see it through that I know and understand

It has been said that the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps is the backbone of the Army (Sheehan, 2009 p 2). It is up to the Noncommissioned Officers to teach lower enlisted Soldiers the right way to do things and teach them to steer clear of the wrong way. Since September 11, 2001 our nation, in one form or fashion, has been at war. During these times of war, the Army lost sight of some of the smaller things. Unfortunately, the smaller things can make the biggest differences. These smaller things are; training our subordinates to be a Noncommissioned Officer, counseling Soldiers to improve their effectiveness, having pride in serving as a member of the military, and mentoring Soldiers to teach personal motivation to obtain something. Admittedly some of these things can be credited to a change in our culture but there used to be a way of squeezing these things out of our Soldiers that just cannot be done anymore. In the new rapid deployment Army, the Noncommissioned Officer corps has lost sight of how to train and instill these traits in our Soldiers. Instead, Soldiers have been allowed to become complacent in their stagnant state.

The Corps of Noncommissioned Officers (NCO) has an essential and almost unique task of any profession. We must function as combat leaders, mentors to junior Soldiers, and subject matter experts in our particular field. This requires a constant participation in the daily activities of our unit and the Soldiers within it. Being combat leaders that are capable of leading Soldiers in a combat environment to achieve the wartime function. There are several factors which threaten the ability of the NCO Corps to continue this function. We must meet these challenges and be victorious no matter the difficulties we may face.

Mentorship and proper training from the lowest level all the way up to the highest General in the Army must be re-established! A fighting force that is recognized around the world should always be the epitome of professionalism with the outmost representation of character and leadership! This balance role of the Professional leader has dramatically needed a fresh approach towards cultural diversity and knowledge development. Be, Know, Do are active words that embrace the traits of a competent leader who should always abide by them, such substantial principals can’t be ignored in our line of work. Forward operations highly depend on knowledge, ability and engagement of a competent leader, this is where we as Non-Commissioned Officers earn our tittle of The Backbone of the Army. We help balance the force through direct involvement in the daily lives of our

I should have taken upon myself to ask for help but prided got in the way of that. when I was writing my paper I should have used the other Sergeants at MSGR. Use better moral judgment, before turning in a paper that was not my own work to Sergeant Brantley. This all started with me given a Senior NCO Disrespect. In the Marine Fleet I know for a fact that would never fly most likely I would have gotten blasted and given a page 11. I see now this can be avoided by taking fractions of seconds and find the best avenue of approach by using a better tone and phrasing of my words around that Senior NCO Satisfied. As a Corporal of the United States Marines that was unprofessional of me to act that way. Every action has consequences, my Consequence I agree with 100 percent. I can see how my moral Judgment and Decision making skills can put the team and myself at risk. My Decisions Lately has been putting me in a Bad Light, as a

NCO development has evolved by utilizing the Army Profession of Arms, NCO Education System (NCOES) and the NCO Professional Development System (NCOPDS). These programs addresses the need to better define and optimize the development of a noncommissioned officer for the United States Army, The strive for development of the NCO Corps came about as a result of the NCO 2020 study done through the TRADOC Institute, it provided the Army with plans intended to strengthen and certify professional competencies and technical skills. NCO development has a main goal for getting focus on building a competent and professional NCO Corps. Couple of the key focuses are the Profession of Arms and STEP program which I will elaborated on because it ties well into

It is often said that the Non Commissioned Officer is the backbone of the United States Army. The truth is respect is the true backbone of the United States Army. Not just respect, but mutual respect. Without mutual respect the Army and all Military would fail in its mission. However, mutual respect alone is still not enough. It is all of the core values that stem from respect. These build together the necessary building blocks of leadership and mutual respect.

The goals, influences, and aspirations of a Private (PVT) in the United States Army are different from those of a Sergeant (SGT) or a Sergeant First Class (SFC). In addition to the obvious knowledge and experience gaps, there is a change that happens to the point of view of that individual as he or she progresses through the ranks of the military. Sergeant First Class Kam Wright of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 115th Engineer Battalion, influenced junior soldiers through his willingness to back them up with his reputation and rank in order to give them wider opportunities. Master Sergeant Troy Josie of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 300th Military Intelligence (MI) Brigade (Linguist), influenced his junior Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) by not only entrusting them with responsibility for the first time in their careers but also by pushing them to pursue other paths in their military service. But, it is a Master Sergeant (MSG) from 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group that produced the deepest felt effects on his Senior NCOs by pushing them to their physical, mental, and emotional limits in southeast Afghanistan. (This MSG will go unnamed in order to protect operational matters but will hereafter be referred to as MSG Burton).

These are professionals who thrive in chaos, adapt, and win in a complex world. NCOs develops as leaders over time through deliberate progressive and sequential process incorporating training, education, and experience across the learning domain throughout the soldier’s life cycle. When I went to school, I was taught with a hard book and sat in a classroom, listening to lectures and taking test with a number two pencil. It was all about memorization of words on a page. As part of the millennial generation, they learned with laptop which was way more important than memorizing facts in a textbook. In a way the Army is not designing its educational training for the millennial but more towards the new generation. Updating and revitalizing the way the Army trains its NCO so it’s relevant to the way they learn. The Army of the future will require mental agility, teamwork, and resilience from all soldiers to meet the challenges of a world that grows more complex every day. By shifting the culture of training and education of NCOs, it supports their success in the challenging environment. NCOs is a holistic look at how the Army develops todays NCO, talent management them, and reinforce their roles as stewards of their profession. New path to promotion is part of the army’s select, train, educate, and promote known as the S.T.E.P program. What S.T.E.P promotes is the progression of your career, so in order to advance you have to meet requirements the Army laid out for you. You would have to be selected on your profession of your potential and character. The organization train NCOs in the core competencies and the institutional Army when they give the NCOs the formal education will certify them which lead to their promotion. When it comes to advancing in there career they also have the

“Train to lead,” is a phrase that has resonated with me over the time that I have spent in the United States Army. While in the Basic leaders Course, BLC, I enjoyed learning about the various functions outside of my own Military Occupational Specialty, MOS, of human resources that contribute to my unit accomplishing its mission each day. I began to see that being a non-commissioned officer meant keeping your soldiers informed with all facets of the Army making it pertinent to not only learn the information, but to understand the information as well. By becoming a commissioned officer I can apply all the information outside of my MOS to not only influence a team or squad, but to influence a platoon or company to reach past goals set to accomplish the Army’s mission.

Over the course of time, the non-commissioned officer (or NCO) in America has been given more and more power. There are three important factors that have caused this, including (a) increased responsibility, (b) discipline issues, and (c) an increased number of conflicts (Dupuy, 1992; Spade, 2011). In other words, NCOs have simply needed to take on more work, especially as more conflicts throughout the world have resulted in a military that is sometimes stretched thin where certain ranks are concerned. Not all NCOs were ready for their extra duties in the past, but times have changed and will continue to do so in the future (Green, 2010; Spade, 2011). Even though the non-commissioned officers (NCOs) involved in Task Force Smith and the 24th Division did not effectively prepare for war in Vietnam, U.S. military has prepared its NCOs for the ever-increasing burdens of responsibility that have transpired. In my opinion, this will continue because of significant improvement in NCOES and MTOE changes throughout history.

Through history, the NCO Corps evolved with the purpose of developing more professional and adaptable noncommissioned officers. Nowadays, with an operational environment in a continues transformation and evolution, the role of the noncommissioned officer and the foundation of the NCO Corps changes toward a more capable, adaptive, agile and self confident force. The current professional military education is not enough to expand the future development of the noncommissioned officers.