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Nco Duties Flashcards

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What is one of the most important leadership situations you’ll face as an NCO?

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Assuming leadership position

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

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FM 7-22.7, The Army Noncommissioned Officer Guide

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Who leads Soldiers at the action level where the important day-to-day fundamental work of the Army is mission oriented?

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The NCO

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Who is the first to identify and teach Soldiers how to best use their strengths and help them detect and overcome their shortcomings?

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The NCO

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Who is in the best position to secure the trust and confidence of Soldiers by leading by example

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The NCO

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For what and to whom are Soldiers held accountable?

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  • For their actions
  • To their fellow Soldiers
  • To their leaders
  • To their unit
  • To the United States Army
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What is Responsibility

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

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What does Individual responsibility make a Soldier accountable for?

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Personal conduct

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What does Command responsibility make a Soldier accountable for

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Refers to collective or organizational accountability, including how well the unit performs their missions

*Note: Commanders give military leaders the responsibility for what their sections, units, or organizations do or fail to do—NCOs are therefore responsible to fulfill not only their individual duties, but also to ensure that their team and unit are successful

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What are the two basic types of authority in the Army? (2-21)

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(1) Command authority

(2) General military authority

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What is Command Authority? (2-22)

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The authority leaders have over Soldiers by virtue of rank or assignment, originating with the President and may be supplemented by law or regulation

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What are the two (2) most important responsibilities of a leader

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Mission accomplishment

Welfare of soldiers

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What determines the amount of responsibility delegated to you?

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  • Your mission
  • Position you hold
  • Willingness to accept responsibility
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How is the authority of command that one individual exercises over others acquired?

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Grade & assignment

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What is a NCO’s principle duty and responsibility?

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Training

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What are five (5) basic responsibilities of a NCO?

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(1) Maintaining discipline
(2) Maintaining government property
(3) Training Soldiers
(4) Ensuring the welfare of the Soldiers
(5) Executing the mission

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What is authority? (2-20)

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

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What force is part of the equation in military discipline?

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Authority of the NCO

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From where does military authority get its power/authority?

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The constitution

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What two (2) responsibilities does every Soldier have?

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  • Individual responsibilities

- Command responsibilities

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What is Power?

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

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What are the five (5) types of Power?

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(1) Legal
(2) Reward
(3) Coercive
(4) Referent
(5) Expert

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What is Legal power

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The power derived from law and regulation

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What is Reward power

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

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What is Coercive power?

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

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What is Referent (charismatic) power?

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The power derived from the leader’s personality & is effective as a means of influencing Soldiers to the extent they respect & admire the leader

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What is Expert power

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

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

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Your Soldier’s competence, motivation, & commitment to perform the task

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What is supervision

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Keeping a grasp of the situation and ensuring that plans and policies are being followed

The art of checking without undue harassment

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What should you do to insure your Soldiers understand and are carrying out the task?

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Supervise the task

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What are the four (4) fundamental steps in supervising subordinates in the accomplishment of a task?

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

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What is General military authority? (2-24)

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Authority extended to all Soldiers to take action & act in the absence of a unit leader or other designated authority

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When a Soldier gets in a brawl, what gives you, a Soldier, (from same unit or not) the authority and the obligation to stop the fight whether the Soldier is on duty or not and/or in uniform or in civilian attire?

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General military authority

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What authority allows you, a Soldier, to take appropriate corrective actions whenever a member of any armed service, anywhere, commits an act involving a breach of good order or discipline?

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General military authority

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What are the three (3) different types of duties?

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(1) Specified
(2) Directed
(3) Implied

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What is a Specified duty?

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Specified duties are those related to jobs & positions governed by directives & MOS job descriptions

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What is a Directed duty?

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Duties not specified as part of a job position or MOS or other directive that are given orally or in writing

Ex: Being in charge of quarters (CQ) or serving as sergeant of the guard, staff duty officer, & company training NCO

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What are the two (2) categories of inspections for determining the status of individual Soldiers and their equipment?

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In ranks

In quarters

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What is an Implied duty

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  • Often support specified duties, but in some cases they may not be related to the MOS job position
  • May not be written but implied in the instructions
  • Improve the quality of the job & help keep the unit functioning at an optimum level
  • In most cases, depends on individual initiative
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What is one of the most effective administrative corrective measures for making the quickest & often most effective corrections to deficiencies in training or standards

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On the spot correction

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Generally, what are two (2) reasons a Soldier requires an On-the spot correction?

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Either the Soldier you are correcting (1) does not know what the standard is or (2) does not care what the standard is

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What is the key element in solving performance problems

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Keeping a soldier on track

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What are the four (4) steps in making an On-the-spot correction?

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  • Correct the soldier
  • Attack the performance, never the person
  • Give one correction at a time—do not dump
  • Don’t keep bringing it up — when the correction is over, it is over!
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What is the inspection called when a NCO makes an informal, unscheduled check of equipment, Soldiers or quarters?

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On the spot inspection

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Who provides mentorship, leadership and training to NCOs to support technical, tactical and mission-related tasks?

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Warrant officers

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Who is the connection between the chain of command and the NCO support channel

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The senior nco

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What does the NCO support channel (leadership chain) parallel and reinforce?

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The chain of command

Note: NCO leaders work with and support the commissioned and warrant officers of their chain of command

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