NCO History Flashcards
What publication covers the NCO guide?
A: FM 7-22.7
What does FM 7-22.7 cover?
A: The NCO Guide (History of the NCO).
What FM covers history of the NCO?
A: FM 7-22.7.
What do Soldiers depend on from an NCO?
A: your guidance, training and leadership.
Para 1-0 Who is CSM Gary L. Littrell?
A: CSM Littrell was a MOH recipient who wrote a very meaningful and informative Introduction for FM 7-22.7.
Para 1-0 Who is SGT Patrick Glass?
- He was the last living person from the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Was the winner of the First Election West of the Mississippi River.
- Kept a detailed journal of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Showed that a Good NCO was invaluable to Officers.
Para 1-0 Who is Sergeant Rissler?
A: SGT Rissler was a Senior Medic that managed to keep 25 casualties alive during a Battle that is now known as “The 18 hour Miracle”.
Para 1-0 Who usually cuts the cake during Army ceremonies?
A: The Oldest and Youngest Soldier in the Unit.
Para 1-0 What has been the Key to the Army’s success?
A: our flexibility and willingness to change, to meet the world as it.
Para 1-1 Throughout the history of the U.S. Army the NCO has been there doing what?
A: leading soldiers in battle and training them in peacetime, leading by example and always, always out front.
Para 1-2 When was the Army and the NCO corps born?
A: 14 June 1775; With the birth of The Continental Army.
Para 1-2 What three countries traditions were blended to develop our Army’s NCO Corps?
A: The British, French and Prussian Armies.
Para 1-2 What other aspects shaped our unique NCO corps in the early days?
A: American political system, with its disdain for the British aristocracy, social attitudes and the vast westward expanses.
Para 1-3 Who standardized the duties and responsibilities of the NCO Corps?
A: Inspector General Friedrich von Steuben.
Para 1-3 When did Friedrich von Steuben standardize the duties and responsibilities of the NCO corps?
A: In 1778.
Para 1-3 Where was Friedrich von Steuben when he standardized the duties and responsibilities of the NCO corps?
A: Valley Forge.
Para 1-3 What did Friedrich von Steuben write that standardized the duties and responsibilities of the NCO corps?
A: “Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States”.
Para 1-3 When was the “Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” printed?
A: 1779.
Para 1-3 What was the common name for the book that Friedrich von Steuben wrote?
A: The Blue Book.
Para 1-3 What were the NCO ranks that existed in the Continental Army?
- Corporals.
- Sergeants.
- First Sergeants.
- Quartermaster Sergeants.
- Sergeants Major.
Para 1-3 Where is part of Von Steuben’s Blue Book that is still with us?
A: In TC 3-21.5 Drill and Ceremonies.
Para 1-3 What else did the Blue Book emphasize?
A: The importance of selecting quality soldiers for NCO positions.
Para 1-3 How long was the Blue Book the primary regulation for the Army?
A: 30 Years.
Para 1-4 What were the duties of the Sergeant Major in the Blue Book?
A: served as the assistant to the regimental adjutant, keeping rosters, forming details and handling matters concerning the “interior management and discipline of the
regiment.” He also served “at the head of the noncommissioned officers.”
Para 1-4 What were the duties of the Quartermaster Sergeants in the Blue Book?
A: assisted the regimental quartermaster, assuming his duties in the quartermaster’s absence and supervising the proper loading and transport of the regiment’s baggage when on march.
Para 1-4 What were the duties and responsibilities of the First Sergeant in the Blue Book?
A: The First Sergeant enforced discipline and encouraged duty among troops, maintaining the duty roster, making morning report to the company commander and keeping the company descriptive book.
Para 1-4 What was the “Company descriptive book”?
A: The Company descriptive book listed the name, age, height, place of birth and prior occupation of every enlisted man in the unit.
Para 1-5 What was day-to-day business of sergeants and corporals?
A: instructed recruits in all matters of military training, including the order of their behavior in regard to neatness, sanitation, quelled disturbances, punished perpetrators and forwarded sick lists to the First Sergeant.
Para 1-6 What did typical Continental Army NCO wear for their Rank?
A: They wore an epaulet to signify their rank, Corporals wore green and sergeants wore red epaulets.
Para 1-6 How many epaulet’s did SGT’s and Corporals wear?
A: sergeants wore two epaulets, while corporals wore a single epaulet.
Para 1-6 From the Revolutionary war until WWII who promoted NCO’s?
A: The Regimental Commander.
Para 1-6 What happened if a NCO transferred from one Regiment to another?
A: They would not take their rank, Entire careers were often spent within one regiment.
Para 1-7 What three NCOs received special recognition for acts of heroism during the American Revolution?
A: Sergeant Elijah Churchill, Sergeant William Brown and Sergeant Daniel Bissell.
Para 1-7 What was the medal the three NCO’s received during the American Revolution?
A: the Badge of Military Merit, a purple heart with a floral border and the word “merit” inscribed across the center.
Para 1-7 What was the Badge of Military Merit the precursor to?
A: the Medal of Honor introduced during the Civil War.
Para 1-7 When was the Badge of Military Merit reinstated?
A: in 1932 as the Purple Heart and is a decoration for members of the armed forces wounded or killed in action or as a result of a terrorist attack.
Para 1-8 When did the War Department make the first reference to Noncommissioned Officer chevrons?
A: In 1821.
Para 1-8 What did General Order in 1821 direct NCO’s to do?
A: that sergeants major and quartermaster sergeants wear a worsted chevron on each arm above the elbow; sergeants and senior musicians, one on each arm below the elbow; and corporals, one on the right arm above the elbow.
Para 1-9 When did the Army established a systematic method for selecting noncommissioned officers?
A: in 1825.
Para 1-9 What publication provided instructions for training noncommissioned officers which ensured that all NCOs possessed “an accurate knowledge of the exercise and use of their firelocks, of the manual exercise of the soldier and of marching.”?
A: The Abstract of Infantry Tactics, published in 1829.
Para 1-9 Who established the “Company Court-Martial” and why?
A: First Sergeant Percival Lowe to allow noncommissioned officers to enforce discipline, for the breaking of minor regulations, without lengthy proceedings. He noticed Alcohol was a big problem and would lock drunk Soldiers in a Storeroom until they sobered up.
Para 1-11 What lesson was learned from the Civil War?
A: That It was necessary to destroy the enemy’s will and capacity to resist through military, economic and political means.
Para 1-12 During the Civil War who carried the flags and regimental colors of their units?
A: NCO’s.
Para 1-13 Who became the first African American to win the Medal of Honor?
A: Sergeant William H. Carney.
Para 1-14 What were the first two schools that began to train NCO’s?
A: In 1870 the Signal Corps and Artillery Schools began training NCO’s because they required soldiers to have advanced technical knowledge to operate complex equipment and instruments.
Para 1-16 When did the Army have Regulations that limited the number of married enlisted men in the Army and required special permission to marry?
A: In the 1870’s.
Para 1-18 What did Congress approve in 1908?
A: pay bill which rewarded those in technical fields in order to retain their services.
Para 1-18 What were the differences of pay between some of the Different NCO ranks because of the 1908 pay bill?
- A Master Electrician in the Coast Artillery made $75-84 per month.
- Infantry Battalion Sergeant Major lived on $25-34 per month.
- A Sergeant of the Signal Corps $34 - $43 per month.
Para 1-19 When did Congress authorized voluntary retirement for enlisted soldiers?
A:1885 after 30 years of Service.
Para 1-19 When was the requirement to perform 30 years of service for retirement change?
A: In 1945.
Para 1-19 Is Army Retirement considered a pension?
A: Military retirement pay is not a pension, but rather is delayed compensation for completing 20 or more years of active military service.
Para 1-20 What book published in 1909 grew from the 5 or 6 pages of the Blue Book of NCO duties to 417 pages?
A: The Noncommissioned Officers Manual.
Para 1-21 When did the NCO chevrons change in direction and begin to point up?
A: In 1902.
Para 1-22 Who suggested the establishment of special schools for sergeants and separate NCO messes?
A: American Commanding General John J. Pershing.
Para 1-24 What during the late 1930s caused the Army to create special “technician” ranks in grades 3, 4, & 5 (CPL, SGT & SSG), with chevrons marked with a “T.”?
A: The rapid pace and acceptance of technology.
Para 1-24 When did the technician ranks end?
A: In 1948.