NCO Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority Flashcards
What FM covers the duties, responsibilities, and authorities of a NCO?
FM 7-22.7
What is Responsibility?
Responsibility is being accountable for what you do or fail to do
What are the two most important responsibilities of a leader?
Mission accomplishment and the welfare of the soldiers
Where would a soldier find a noncommissioned officer’s role in reference to the chain of command?
AR 600-20
What is a NCO’s principle duty and responsibility?
Training
What is power?
Power is the ability, physical, mental, or moral to have a positive control over the actions of others
What is authority?
Authority is the legitimate power of a leader to direct those subordinates to him or to take action which in the scope of his position
To insure your soldiers understand and are carrying out the task, you should do what?
Supervise the task
What does Individual Responsibility make a soldier accountable for?
It makes them accountable for their personal conduct
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. ex) staff duty officer or company training NCO
