NCO HISTORY Flashcards
Who is the 1st Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC)?
SGM William Joseph Gainey
When did the 1st Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairmen Joint Chiefs of Staff
(SEAC) assume the position
October 01, 2005.
What grade is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
(SEAC)?
The SEAC holds the grade of E-9 and is equal in seniority to the Services SEAs
How many SMA have there been?
13
Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army?
Sergeant Major Willion O. Wooldridge
What year was the Sergeant Major of the Army Established?
1966.
The Sergeants Major Course began in what year?
1973
The history of the Noncommissioned Officer began in what year with the birth of the
Continental Army
1775
During what year did the War Department make the first reference to
noncommissioned officer chevrons?
1821
What publication published in 1829 provided instructions for training of
noncommissioned officers?
The Abstract of Infantry Tactics
The 417 page unnoffical publication called the Noncommissioned Officers Manual,
was published in what year?
1909
During what year did the symbol of NCO rank, the chevron, rotate to what we would
today call point up and become smaller in size?
1902
During what year did the AR 350-90 establish army-wide standards for NCO Academies?
1957
In 1958 the Army added two grades to the NCO Ranks, these pay grades would
“provide for a better delineation of responsibilities in the enlisted structure”. What
were the two new pay grades?
E8 and E9.
