FM 7.22.7 NCO Duties, Responsibilities and Authority

Question 1

What FM covers the duties, responsibilities and authorities of a NCO

Answer 1

FM 7-22.7

Question 2

What is responsibility

Answer 2

Responsibility is being accountable for what you do or fail to do

Question 3

What does individual responsibility make a soldier accountable for?

Answer 3

It makes them accountable for personal conduct

Question 4

What is command authority

Answer 4

Command authority is the authority leaders have over soldiers of virtue of rank or assignment.

Question 5

What are the two most important responsibilities of a leader?

Answer 5

Mission accomplishment and the welfare of the soldiers

Question 6

What does command responsibility make the soldier accountable for?

Answer 6

Refers to collective or organizational accountability and includes how well the unit performs their missions.

Question 7

Where would a soldier find a non commissioned officer’s rold in reference to the chain of command

Answer 7

AR 600-20

Question 8

The authority of command that one individual exercises over others is acquired as a result of what?

Answer 8

Grade and assignment

Question 9

What is a NCO’s principle duty and responsibility

Answer 9

Training

Question 10

Name some basic responsibilities of a NCO

Answer 10

• Maintaining Discipline
• Maintaining government property
• Training soldiers
• Ensuring the welfare of the soldiers
• Executing the mission

Question 11

What is authority?

Answer 11

Authority is the legitimate power of a leader to direct those subordinates to him or to take action within the scope of his position

Question 12

Every soldier has two responsibilities, what are they?

Answer 12

• Individual responsibilities

- Command responsibilities

Question 13

What is power?

Answer 13

Power is the ability, either physical, mental or moral to have a positive control over the actions of others

Question 14

What are the 5 types of power?

Answer 14

Legal
Reward
Coercive
Referent
Expert

Question 15

What is legal power?

Answer 15

The power derived from law and regulation

Question 16

What is reward power?

Answer 16

The power derived from the capacity of the leader to provide desired rewards to a soldier for good performance

Question 17

What is coercive power?

Answer 17

The power which influences a person to perform or behave in a manner contrary to how that person desires to behave at that time.

Question 18

What is referent (charismatic) power?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What is expert power?

Answer 19

The power derived from the leader’s accumulation of knowledge, skills and capabilities

Question 20

How do you determine the amount of supervision needed to accomplish a task?

Answer 20

By considering your soldiers’ competence, motivation, and commitment to perform the task.

Question 21

To ensure your soldiers understand and are carrying out the task, you should do what?

Answer 21

Supervise the task

Question 22

What is general military authority?

Answer 22

General military authority is authority extended to all soldiers to take action and act in the absence of a unit leader or other designated authority. It originates in oaths of office, law, rank structure, traditions and regulations. This broad-based authority also allows leaders to take appropriate corrective actions whenever a member of any armed service, anywhere, commits an act involving a breach of good order or discipline. For example, if you see soldiers in a brawl, you have the general military authority (and the obligation) to stop the fight. This authority applies even if none of the soldiers are in your unit.

Question 23

What are the four fundamental steps in supervising subordinates in the accomplishment of a task?

Answer 23

1. Assign the task
2. Set standards
3. Check progress
4. Determine if standards have been met (Follow up)

Question 24

What is supervision

Answer 24

Keeping a grasp of the situation and ensuring that plans and policies are being followed; the are of checking without undue harassment

Question 25

What are the three different types of duties?

Answer 25

Specified
Directed
Implied duties

Question 26

What is a specified duty?

Answer 26

Specified duties are those related to jobs and positions. Directives such as Army regulations, Department of the Army (DA) general orders, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), soldier’s manuals, Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP) publications and MOS job descriptions specify the duties. For example, AR 600-20 says that NCOs must ensure that their soldiers get proper individual training and maintain personal appearance and cleanliness

Question 27

What is a directed duty?

Answer 27

Directed duties are not specified as part of a job position or MOS or other directive. A superior gives them orally or in writing. Directed duties include being in charge of quarters (CQ) or serving as sergeant of the guard, staff duty officer, company training NCO and NBC NCO, where these duties are not found in the unit’s organization charts.

Question 28

What is an implied duty?

Answer 28

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. In most cases, these duties depend on individual initiative. They improve the work environment and motivate soldiers to perform because they want to, not because they have to. For example, while not specifically directed to do so, you hold in-ranks inspections daily to ensure your soldiers’ appearance and equipment are up to standards.