FM 7-22.7 Flashcards
What do Soldiers depend on from an NCO?
your guidance, training and leadership to win the Nation’s wars
What does FM 7-22.7 Cover?
The NCO Guide (History of the NCO)
Who is CSM Gary L. Littrell?
CSM Littrell was a MOH recipient for actions his in April 1970 and wrote a very meaningful and informative Introduction for FM 7-22.7
What three Countries Traditions were blended to develop our Army’s NCO Corps?
The British, French and Prussian Armies
Who Standardized the duties and responsibilities of The NCO Corps?
Inspector General Friedrich von Steuben
When did Friedrich von Steuben Standardize the duties and responsibilities of the NCO Corps?
1778
Where was Friedrich von Steuben when he Standardized the duties and responsibilities of the NCO Corps?
Valley Forge
What did Friedrich von Steuben write that Standardized the duties and responsibilities of the NCO Corps?
“Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States”
When was the “Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” printed?
1779
What was the common name for the Book that Friedrich von Steuben wrote?
The Blue Book
What is a NCO’s principle duty and responsibility?
Training
Name some basic responsibilities of a NCO?
- Maintaining discipline
- Maintaining government property
- Training soldiers
- Ensuring the welfare of the soldiers
- Executing the mission
What is authority?
Authority is the legitimate power of a leader to direct those subordinates to him or to take action within the scope of his position.
Every soldier has two responsibilities. What are they?
- Individual responsibilities
- Command responsibilities.
What is power?
Power is the ability, either physical, mental or moral to have a positive control over the actions of others
What are the five types of power?
Legal Reward Coercive Referent Expert
What is legal power?
The power derived from law and regulation
What is reward power?
The power derived from the capacity of the leader to provide desired rewards to a soldier for good performance.
What is coercive power?
The power which influences a person to perform or behave in a manner contrary to how that person desires to behave at the time.
What is referent (charismatic) power?
The power derived from the leader’s personality and is effective as a means of influencing soldiers to the extent they respect and admire the leader
What is expert power?
The power derived from the leader’s accumulation of knowledge, skills and capabilities.
How do you determine the amount of supervision needed to accomplish a task?
By considering your soldiers’ competence, motivation and commitment to perform the task.
To insure your soldiers understand and are carrying out the task, you should do what?
Supervise the task.
What are the four fundamental steps in supervising subordinates in the accomplishment of a task?
Assign the task
Set standards
Check progress
Follow-up
What is supervision?
Keeping a grasp of the situation and ensuring that plans and policies are being followed; the art of checking without undue harassment.
What are the three different types of duties?
Specified
Directed
Implied duties
What is a specified duty?
Specified duties are those related to jobs and positions.
What is a directed duty?
Directed duties are not specified as part of a job position or MOS or other directive. A superior gives them orally or in writing.
What is an implied duty?
Implied duties often support specified duties, but in some cases they may not be related to the MOS job position. These duties may not be written but implied in the instructions. They’re duties that improve the quality of the job and help keep the unit functioning at an optimum level.
