Army NCO Guide Flashcards
What does FM 7-22.7 cover?
NCO GUIDE
What FM covers History of the NCO?
FM7-22.7
What do soldiers depend on from an NCO?
Guidance, Training, Leadership to win the Nation’s wars.
Who is CSM Gary L. Latrell?
He was a medal of honor recipient for his actions in April 1970. He wrote a meaningful and informative intro for this FM 7-22.7
Who is SGT Patrick Glass?
1) he was the last living person from the lewis and clack expedition
2) he was the winner of the first election west of mississippi river
3) kept a detailed journal of the lewis and clark expedition
4) showed that a good NCO was invaluable to officers
Who is SGT Rissler?
SGT rissler was a senior medic who managed to keep 25 casualties alive during the “18 hour miracle” (a battle.)
Who usually cuts the cake during army ceremonies?
Together the cake is cut by the oldest and the youngest soldier in the unit.
What has been the key to the Army’s success?
Our flexibility and willingness to change to meet the world as it is without altering the core competencies that make the army the best fighting force in the world.
Throughout the history of the army, the NCO has been there doing what?
leading soldiers in battle and training them in peace time. Leading by example and always out front.
When was the army and the NCO corps born?
14 June, 1775! (birth of the continental army)
What three countries traditions were blended to develop our army’s NCO corps?
British
French
Prussian
What other aspects shaped our unique NCO corps in the early days?
American political system with it’s distain for the British aristocracy social attitudes and the vast westward expanses
who standardized the duties and responsibilities of the NCO corps?
Freidrich Von Steuben
When did Friedrich Von Steuben standardize the duties and responsibilities of the NCO corps? (when did he write the blue book?)
1778
Where was the blue book witten?
Valley Forge
