In the early stages of the Vietnam conflict, the United States ARMY was losing their Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) at such an alarming rate, due to combat loses, attrition, and the 25 month stabilization policy.1 At this point they had to...
Since the beginning of the Army there have been Non Commissioned Officers. The
professionalism of the NCO has changed drastically since World War II. In this thesis you find
throughout time NCO has evolved into a more competent and small unit...
Even though NCO leadership has always risen to the occasion in conflicts, Army NCOs have struggled with maintaining leadership levels after major conflicts in recent years. Examples are the weak Army NCO Corps after the Korean Conflict and the Army...
What are the fundamental causes and consequences of this shift in responsibilities down the chain of command that has seen the NCO Corps evolved into the ranks of today? To answer this question, you would have to look at several factors. Those...
The military has always been in a constant flux of transformation. From the beginning the military has transitioned from a ragtag military into an organized, combat ready force. Transition always take place in the form of raising enlistment...
Vietnam proved to be a junior leaders' war, with decentralized control. Much of the burden of combat leadership fell on the NCO. Needing large numbers of NCOs for combat, the Army created the Noncommissioned Officers Candidate Course. The NCOs were...
The American Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) has performed in important positions since the Army was created. While the NCO has performed highly in every aspect, they have not been acknowledged for their leadership skills on the battlefield like the...
Non-Commissioned Officers have gained more duties and responsibilities though time. Due to
the nature of support and stability operations and asymmetric warfare this trend will continue.
The Army increased these responsibilities due to changing...
In the summer of 2003, the USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729)(BLUE) returned to her homeport in Bangor, Washington. She had successfully completed a 91 day Strategic Deterrent Patrol, earning a grade of “Above Average” on a Tactical Readiness Examination,...
Studying military history is an important part of being a leader. Leaders can prevent repeating mistakes or reproducing a trend by studying the history of yesterday’s Army and applying the lessons learned. Studying history can point out “what...
The United States Armed Forces constantly struggled to win its first battles with opposing forces throughout our history. Proper training for wars always is a problem we strive to overcome. A comparison between the First Bull Run, widely accepted...
Even with the war going on today, the NCO has a tough but rewarding job. As the NCO, we still have to teach the soldier how to use their strengths and identify any shortcomings. We have been successful as they follow our leadership in the difficult...
Many events have occurred from the early years of the NCO to the modern day corps that changed the way the noncommissioned officer thinks and perform on the battlefield along with his counter-part, the commissioned officer. Over strength in...
The best explanation for studying history was perhaps given by the blind Czech historian Milan
Hubl to the novelist Milan Kundera. “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its
memory. Destroy its books, its culture, and its history....
The history of the noncommissioned officer (NCO) dates back to the beginning of the Continental Army in 1775. During this period there was little or no standardization that outlined the duties and responsibilities of the NCO. It was not until 1779...
The empowerment of today’s American noncommissioned officer has gone thru several phases
throughout the Army’s history. Having been little more than an entity to keep troops in line
formation during the earliest days of the Army,...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how noncommissioned officer (NCO) leadership
builds confidence in Soldiers. We will first look at the history of the NCO and discuss how the
role of the NCO has changed throughout Army history. Competent and...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how Soldiers become confident. Soldiers’
confidence is built through training, leadership, and technological advances which is evident
through the success of the Army Retention Program. A comparison of any...
There have been Non-Commissioned Officer’s in the American Army since the Continental Army was created in 1775. However, there is a major difference in the duties and responsibilities of a junior NCO back then as compared to now, the United...
The United States military has historically been slow to draw upon lessons learned from previous wars. While we eventually get it right, the process is slow and costly. In the American Civil War we had the tendency to use tactics which were out...