NCO Duties, Responibilities and Authority

Question 0

what is responsibility?

Answer 0

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

Question 1

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

Answer 1

FM 7-22.7

Question 2

what does Individual Responsibility make a soldier accountable for?

Answer 2

it makes them accountable for the personal conduct

Question 3

what is command authority?

Answer 3

the authority leaders have over soldiers by virtue of rank or assignment. Command Authority originates with the president and may be supplemented by law or regulation.

Question 4

what are the two most important responsibilities of a leader?

Answer 4

mission accomplishment and the welfare of the soldiers

Question 5

what does command responsibility make a soldier accountable for?

Answer 5

command responsibility refers to collective or organizational accountability and includes how well the unit performs their missions. Commanders give military leaders the responsibility for what their sections, units, or organizations do or fail to do.

Question 6

where would a soldier find a noncommissioned officer’s role in reference to the chain of command?

Answer 6

AR 600-20

Question 7

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

Answer 7

grade and assignment

Question 8

what is a NCO’s principle duty and responsibility?

Answer 8

training

Question 9

name some basic responsibilities of a NCO?

Answer 9

• Maintaining discipline
• maintaining government property
• training soldiers
• ensuring the welfare of soldiers
• executing the mission

Question 10

what is authority?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

every soldier has two responsibilities. what are they?

Answer 11

• individual responsibilities

- command responsibilities

Question 12

what is power?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

what are 5 types of power?

Answer 13

• legal
• reward
• coercive
• referent
• expert

Question 14

what is legal power?

Answer 14

the power derived from law or regulation

Question 15

what is reward power?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

what is coercive power?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

what is referent (charismatic) power?

Answer 17

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 18

what is expert power?

Answer 18

the power derived from the leaders accumulation of knowledge, skills and capabilities.

Question 19

how do you determine that amount of supervision needed to accomplish a task?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

to insure your soldiers understand and are carrying out the task, you should do what?

Answer 20

supervise the task

Question 21

what is general military authority?

Answer 21

authority extended to all soldiers to take action in the absence of a unit leader or other designated authority. 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.

Question 22

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

Answer 22

1. assign the task
2. set the standard
3. check progress
4. determine if standards have been met (follow-up)

Question 23

what is supervision?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

what are the three different types of duties?

Answer 24

1. specified
2. directed
3. implied duties

Question 25

what is specified duty?

Answer 25

specified duties are those related to jobs and positions. Directives such as AR’s, General orders, and UCMJ and MOS job descriptions specify duties.

Question 26

what is directed duty?

Answer 26

directed duties are not specified as part of a MOS or other directive. a supervisor gives them orally or in writing.

Question 27

what is implied duty?

Answer 27

often support specified duties, but may not be related to the MOS job position. they are duties that improve the quality of the job and help keep the unit functioning at an optimum level.