The emergence of the American Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) began simultaneously with the beginning history of our great country and has continued to evolve in stature and responsibility. Only recently has the NCO received the recognition deserving...
It is important that we study the history of the Non-Commissioned Officer and the role the NCO has developed over the years of existence. By doing this, NCOs can relate to their history and learn from it. It has taken a very long time to get to...
The noncommissioned officer’s (NCO) ability to adapt to three main factors, technology, tactics and NCO professional development are responsible for the ever-increasing empowerment of the NCO. The initial strategy for NCO development was gaining...
Using examples covered in H100, analyze the three most important factors that have led to the ever-increasing empowerment of the American noncommissioned officer over time. What are the fundamental causes and consequences of this shift in...
Today’s Army increasingly looks and depends on the NCO Corps. This trend will and must
continue as the Army transforms the force thru multiple methods. We can learn thru our past
why the NCO Corps is an essential part of the on-going...
The development of the Non-Commissioned Officer Corp during the period of 1775 to 1865 established the NCO as the principal trainer of Soldiers and established the NCO as the teacher of Individual Soldier skills and the enforcer of the Army...
Colonial Americans adapted European traditions and practices to mold the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers. They also brought militia traditions that allowed Colonial NCOs to exercise initiative. These traditions continue today, but...
The U.S. Army has increasingly depended on its noncommissioned officers
(NCOs) since its inception and continues to empower them with higher levels of
responsibility. Understanding the history of the NCO Corps and how it has evolved to the
point it...
This paper will show the origins of the NCO corps duties and roles throughout history and analyze three specific time periods that have led to the increased empowerment of the Noncommissioned Officer. When looking at the duties and roles of the...
he responsibilities of the noncommissioned officers corps (NCO) has evolved from the beginning of our Army. The Officer Corps has relied on the NCO Corps to train, lead, and share the burdens of responsibility. The early beginning of doctrine was...
It is important that we study the history of the Non-Commissioned Officers and the role of the NCOs of the past to help develop better NCOs for the future. By studying our history, we can learn how to become better NCOs for the future. We can also...
Noncommissioned Officers are administrative managers, drill sergeants, and the enforcer of discipline. With technological revolution continuing to sweep over the Army with growing lethality weapons, the NCO’s combat leadership role is being...
This document contains observations on military strategy, tactics, and battles of the 1800's as well as the history and associated duties of the staff, infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers of the army organization. Also includes critical...
Combat Operations Research Group (CORG); Ney, Virgil
The modern military text, or field manual, has evolved over a period of several hundred years. Historically, military training literature traces its beginnings to the writings of the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans. Until the invention of...
The art of war, as a distinct creative activity, emerged during the establishment of organized warfare sometime around the fifteenth century B.C. Since that time the art of war has changed remarkably little from a creative standpoint. As a form...
The U.S. Army's first Future Combat System (FCS) equipped Brigade Combat Team (BCT) becomes fully operational in 2015. Concern for the possibility of combined arms capability gaps between planned FCS capacities and those required to defeat the...
This study estimates that the 1986-1990 European battlefield will be integrated (characterized by nuclear and conventional weapons). Current doctrine is reviewed, vulnerabilities to nuclear weapons are identified, and solutions to reduce...
Some decision makers and analysts believe that increased networking and technological advances have increased a commander 's span of control, thus allowing for an elimination of the US Army 's corps echelon of command. Aside from span of control...
This monograph explores the US Army's recently announced goal of quick decisive victory. This concept has emerged in the wake of US victories in Operations JUST CAUSE and DESERT STORM and reflects one of the National Military Strategy's principles...
This monograph examines the theory of operational art in light of economic growth and societal development. The study uses W.W. Rostow's five stages of economic growth as a framework for analysis and examines how operational art is manifested as...