Non-Commissioned Officers are deficient in vital areas of leadership due to a lack of training. This leads to inexperienced Soldiers becoming inexperienced leaders. The NCO corps needs to develop and enforce comprehensive interactive training that will challenge the next generation to achieve a functional level of communication skills before advancing to leadership positions. This will generate leaders who can write effectively, speak meritoriously and teach adaptively while training others to do the same.
Growing up in the Army, the most aggravating experiences this author encountered involved Non-Commissioned Officers who were deficient in the skills of writing, teaching and orating. This led to unclear counseling statements, vague verbal instructions and poorly executed training. Everyday junior enlisted Soldiers loose imperative feedback and professional development from of this deficiency, creating a negative cyclic effect. This negative cycle is influencing our junior enlisted soldiers to place little to no emphasis on effective communication skills. As a result, newly promoted Non-Commissioned Officers do not have the tools to accomplish essential tasks such as recommending a well-deserving Soldier for the Army Commendation Medal or briefing a complicated subject with clarity. It is inarguable evident that Non-Commissioned Officers need place more emphasis on effective communication skills. In order to implement change, this author has constructed suggestions to integrate each communication skill into daily training.
Writing is an invaluable skill that every leader must be proficient in to thrive in the Army. During the Non-Commissioned Officer Development Program, the most common flaw this author has observed i...
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...regards to combat, maintenance, specific documents and corrective action, but lacks established guidance and material for writing, speaking and teaching. Every Non-Commissioned Officers must challenge themselves to take the time necessary to train their Soldiers in the basics of communication skills. It is not honorable to allow this trend to continue.
It is our responsibility to re-evaluate our training methods and content to improve the Army. Therefore, we owe it to the Corps and to our Soldiers to develop and train the skills of writing, speaking and teaching that are so desperately needed. Without this training, we will continue to be a Corps rampant with borderline illiterate NCO’s which send the wrong message to our junior enlisted. We must improve the Corps and ourselves so that we can achieve our principle duty as Non-Commissioned Officers, training.
The United States Army has been a leader in military prowess on the world stage since its inception in 1775, and with such a record, it is reasonably assumed that there must be solid foundation within the organization working to maintain the high level of performance. The Noncommissioned Officer Corps is one institution within the Army that serves as a large portion of this foundation that makes it the fighting force that it has always been, and the noncommissioned officers have been an integral piece since the very inception of the Army. The Prussian General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, organizer of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps, encapsulated this idea when he coined the noncommissioned officer (NCO) as the backbone of the Army. (Arms, 1991) In an Army that is continuously adjusting to world around it while maintaining its status as the military leader to all other nations, the Noncommissioned Officer Corps has always provided the platform for continuity through a growing rank system based on its original core, an evolving training program to develop effective leaders, and a creed that moves us forward while remembering the rich history of the corps that came before us.
From family to squad members, communication acts as the cornerstone for a military officer, assisting in the mental health of the individual as well as facilitating the conduction of successful operations by an intricate, yet responsive, organization. Military officers are often times imagined as infallible heroes, unwavering against and untouched by the realities of modern warfare. Yet, newly commissioned, 22 year old officers often faces the arduous responsibilities of leading a platoon or flight comprised of men and women generally the same age as themselves into combat, or managing millions of dollars worth
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Sergeants of Marines are considered the backbone of the Corps, but a steady rise of fearful NCO’s, is now a common trend. Not ones that fear the terrors of war, violence, or bloodshed, but Marines that fear the pen on a piece of paper, both in combat as well as in Garrison. These are Sergeants that wait for the answer and accept what their being told without debate as opposed to taking split second moves that could be the lifesaving moments needed for their team in a real world scenario. The first step to correcting this problem is at the NCO level. Decisiveness is a leadership trait that is detrimental to the noncommissioned officers reputation within the Marine Corps. By encouraging outside the box thinking and making decisions with full confidence, Marines gain what is needed to ultimately decide when it matters, and most importantly influence junior marines by reinforcing this leadership trait.
First, Lt. Col Moore assesses his men through observation of their initial skills and makes a determination of what needs to be improved. As he does this he enlists the help of his top advisor Sergeant Major (SGM). They conduct the observation not as mere spectators but with the Soldiers doing the evaluation themselves. This participation shows each Soldier that every man has an equal part in the team and no one is above the team’s goals not even the Commander. To drive this point even further LTC Moore and the SGM continue to train on the ground with the men. As setbacks, corrections or different approaches are needed it is easily explained and seen by the Commander because he is on the ground with the men and not somewhere taking a meeting or in his office doing paperwork. This approach also builds a sharing point with his men and other leaders inside his unit and trust is earned.
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As a Non-commissioned Officer you can expect me to be a professional leader dedicated to taking care of soldiers, the mission, and the army way of life. You can expect me to use Army Regulations, Technical Manuals, and direct orders from my superiors as my guidance on what actions to take in each situation faced whether tactical or technical. I will not be afraid to make sound and timely decisions in the absence of my leadership’s orders. When left in charge I will take charge.
The purpose of this memorandum is to outline my view point on leadership. As a Drill Sergeant, it is my responsibility to transform civilians into well discipline, physically fit, and competent scouts. I am entrusted to uphold the Army standards, live the Army Values and Warrior Ethos, and instill Esprit de corps.
As NCO’s we sometimes become complacent in our positions and our routines. Accepting challenges is what sets us apart and continues to ensure that we grow as Soldiers, Leaders, and Non-Commissioned Officers. The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club induction process is rigorous, and because of the rigorous amount of preparation that it takes to earn it, I will become a more knowledgeable NCO, while also allowing room to realize what my weaknesses are in order to improve in those areas. This learning and self-refining assessment will ultimately help me become a better NCO for my Soldiers. I aspire to become a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club for
Introduction The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is the governing body of all registered nurses in Ontario and is regulated. The CNO provides expectations and guidelines to follow, which need to be met by each Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) individually. As a nursing student, I am taught about the CNO and the importance of referring back to the guidelines while caring for patients. While gaining experience in the nursing field through my clinical settings, I have realized as a nursing student there are areas I need further development in. In this paper, I will address two of my learning needs and my goals for each.
Since the Army puts everything down on paper, from how to perform maintenance on an M4 weapon (“Rifle…”, 2003, para. 1.4) to how to write a letter to your commander (“Preparing…”, 2001, p. 30), a good NCO must know and follow the rules and instructions that apply to him or her on a regular basis. For example, a good NCO must be able to correct a soldier’s uniform to the exact standard. In order to order a soldier to tuck in his or he...
It is what makes us the most powerful army in the world. Army believes “Unit training and leader development are the Army’s life-blood. Army leaders train units to be versatile. They develop subordinate leaders—military and Army civilians—to be competent, confident, agile, and adaptive.” (Training Units and Developing Leaders, 2012) We are trained to teach our soldiers to understand their level of task and then at least one to two above them. Warrant officer play a key role into this. Warrant Officer are expected to give in-depth knowledge to Non commission officer and junior enlist on MOS skill. Then they are expected to teach young officer how properly run and manage their assets while bridging the technical aspect so they can make inform decisions. I think in the past this was not the case but it has been getting better throughout the years. With the responsibility of training soldiers, warrant Officer are task to give advice as
In this paper I will discuss the ethical dilemmas, ethical principles, values from CNO, and CNA, I will also discuss the laws. I will give opinions about my chosen scenario, how I felt and what I thought of it. The best action based on the analysis of this situation is for the nurse not to disclose this patient private and confidential information to her friend. Because if the nurse gives any information of her patient to her friend goes against CNO professional standards, (CNO, 2002). CNO defines standards as “Standards apply to all nurses regardless of their role, job description or area of practice,” (CNO, 2002).
Airmen gradually take on roles of increasing responsibilities throughout their careers. In my opinion, there is no better way to prepare them to be professional military members and warfighters than by having NCOs and SNCOs making the effort to mentor and develop each of their individual Airmen. The ramifications of not utilizing Individualized Consideration are widespread. Leaders who choose not to develop their Airmen this way will affect the Air Force’s capabilities at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels.
The Army spends a great deal of time making followers into leaders and leaders into followers by utilizing several levels of training throughout their military career. This training allows a Soldier to perfect the knowledge and skills required to be an effective leader in every aspect of their job. ...