THE NCO GUIDE (TC 7-22.7 Flashcards
NCO CORE COMPETENCIES
READINESS
LEADERSHIP
TRAINING MANAGEMENT
COMMUNICATION
OPERATIONS
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
CORE LEADER ATTRIBUTES
CHARACTER- THE MORAL & ETHICAL QUALITIES OF THE LEADER.
PRESENCE- CHARACTERISTICS OPEN TO DISPLAY BY THE LEADER & VIEWING BY OTHERS.
INTELLECT- THE MENTAL AND SOCIAL ABILITIES THE LEADER APPLIES WHILE LEADING.
CORE LEADER COMPETENCES
LEADS- (TAKE CHARGE) PROVIDES PURPOSE, DIRECTION, AND MOTIVATES, BUILD TRUST.
DEVELOPES- (BUILD THE TEAM) DEVELOPES THEMSELVES, CREATES A POSITIVE CLIMATE, DEVELOPE SUBORDINATES, AND STEWARDS THE PROFESSION.
ACHIEVES- (ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION) EXECUTES, ADJUSTES, AND GETS RESULTS TO ACCOMPLISH TASKS & MISSIONS ON TIME AND TO STANDARD.
BE
*PHYSICALLY FIT, ROLE MODEL
*CANDID, COMPETENT, COURAGEOUS, AND COMMITED
*TACTICALLY AND TECHNICALLY PROFICIANT
KNOW
*YOUR SOLDIER
*YOURSELF
*MISSION & UNIT CAPABILITIES
*OPERATING ENVIROMENT
DO
*WHAT IS RIGHT MORALLY & ETHICALLY
*DECISIVE
*DEVELOPE SENIORS, PEERS, & SUBORDINATES.
*LEADS FROM THE FRONT.
SPECIFIED DUTIES
THOSE RELATED TO JOBS AND POSITIONS, MAINLY MOS RELATED DUTIES.
DIRECTED DUTIES
THOSE ISSUED BY SUPERIORS ORALLY OR WRITTEN; THESE ARE NOT FOUND IN THE UNITS ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS.
IMPLIED DUTIES
OFTEN SUPPORT SPECIFIED DUTIES BUT MAY NOT BE RELATED TO MOS JOBS. THEY ARE DUTIES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE JOB AND HELP KEEP THE UNIT FUNCTIONING AT THE OPTIMIUM LEVEL.
THREE NCO DUTIES
SPECIFIED
DIRECTED
IMPLIED
LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP
STRATEGIC
ORGANIZATIONAL
DIRECT
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
INCLUDE MILITARY & CIVILIAN LEADERS AT THE MAJOR COMMAND THROUGH DoD LEVELS.
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPE CLEAR CONCEPTS FOR OPERATIONS AS WELL AS POLIES AND PROCEDURES TO CONTROL AND MONITOR EXECUTION. LEADS LEADERS & SYSTEMS.
DIRECT LEADERSHIP
FACE TO FACE OR FIRST LINE LEADERSHIP USUALLY OCCURS IN ORGANIZATIONS WHERE SUBORDINATES SEE THEIR LEADERS ALL THE TIME; TEAMS, SQUADS, SECTIONS, PLATOONS. VITAL FOR UNIT SUCCESS.
THE 4 C’S OF LEADERSHIP
CANDER
COMMITMENT
COMPETENCE
COURAGE
COUNSELING
THE PROCESS USED BY LEADERS TO GUIDE SUBORDINATES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE & DEVELOPE THEIR POTENTIAL.
THREE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTAL COUNSELINGS
EVENT
PERFORMANCE
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
EVENT COUNSELING
INVLOVES A SPECIFIC EVENT OR SITUATION I.E. RECEPTION & INTERGRATION, CRISIS, REFERRAL, PROMOTION, & SEPERATION.
PERFORMANCE COUNSELING
REVIEW OF SOLDIERS DUTY PERFORMANCE DURING A SPECIFIED PERIOD. STRENGTHS, AREAS TO IMPROVE, & POTENTIAL. I.E. NCOER SUPPORT FORM REQUIREMENTS.
WHAT ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LEADER?
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF MY MISSION & THE WELFARE OF MY SOLDIERS.
WHAT IS COMMAND AUTHORITY?
THE AUTHORITY LEADERS HAVE OVER SOLDIERS BY VIRTUE OF RANK OR ASSIGNMENT.
WHO IS CSM LITTRELL?
A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT FOR HIS ACTIONS ON APRIL 1970 AND WROTE A VERY MEANINGFUL AND INFORMATIVE INTRODUCTION FOR TC 7-22.7.
WHO IS SGT PATRICK GLASS?
THE LAST LIVING PERSON FROM THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION. WINNER OF THE FIRST ELECTION, WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, KEPT A JOURNAL OF THE L&C EXPEDITION, AND SHOWED THAT A GOOD NCO WAS INVALUABLE TO OFFICERS.
WHO IS SGT RISSLER?
HE WAS A SENIOR MEDIC THAT MANAGED TO KEEP 25 CASUALTIES ALIVE DURING A BATTLE THAT IS NOW KNOWN AS “THE 18 HR MIRACLE.”
WHEN WAS THE NCO CORP BORN?
14 JUNE 1775
THAT THREE COUNTRY TRADITIONS FORMED THE FOUNDATION OF THE NCO CORPS?
FRENCH
BRITTISH
PRUSSIAN
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BOOK THAT STANDARDIZED THE DUTIES OF THE NCO CORPS?
“REGULATIONS FOR THE ORDER AND DISCIPLINE OF THE TROOPS OF THE UNITED STATES” -BLUE BOOK.
WHAT PART OF THE BLUE BOOK IS STILL WITH US TODAY?
TC 3-21.5 DRILL AND CEREMONIES
WHAT WAS THE BLACK BOOK, WHO CARRIED IT, AND WHAT WAS IN IT?
A BOOK THE 1SG CARRIED AND CONTAINED ADMIN FILES, NAMES OF EVERYONE IN THE COMPANY, & THEIR PROFESSIONAL HISTORY. (AWOLS, WORK HABITS, PROMOTIONS, ETC.)
WHEN DID THE ARMY FORMALLY ADD WOMEN TO ITS RANKS?
1942
WHAT SHOULD AN NCO ENSURE THEIR SOLDIERS UNDERSTAND ABOUT THEIR MISSION?
THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR MISSION, KNOW HOW TO ACCOMPLISH IT, AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT. THEY ARE APART OF A BIGGER PICTURE AND EVERY SOLDIER HAS A TASK THAT SUPPORTS THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE?
ACKNOWLEDGE IT, LEARN FROM IT, AND MOVE ON.
WHAT ARE THE THREE PILLARS OF LEADER DEVELOPEMENT?
INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING
OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENT
SELF- DEVELOPMENT
WHAT IS THE KEYSTONE FOR NCO DEVELOPMENT?
NONCOMMISIONED OFFICER EDUCATION SYSTEM (NCOES)
WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT MODEL?
PROVIDES CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL ROAD MAPS FOR NCOS TO ASSIST IN SELF DEVELOPMENT LOCATED IN DA PAM 600-25.
WHAT IS AUTHORITY?
LEGITIMATE POWER OF LEADERS TO DIRECT SOLDIERS OR TAKE ACTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR POSITION.
WHAT IS RESPONSIBILITY?
BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU DO OR DO NOT DO.
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF AUTHORITY?
COMMAND
GENERAL
WHAT IS COMMAND AUTHORITY?
THE AUTHORITY LEADERS HAVE OVER SOLDIERS BY VIRTUE OF RANK OR ASSIGNMENT.
WHAT DOES PCC/PCI STAND FOR?
PRE COMBAT CHECKS
PRE COMBAT INSPECTIONS
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT A SQUAD OR TEAM LEADER?
THIS NCO IS THE FIRST LINK IN BOTH THE NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL AND CHAIN OF COMMAND. TAKES ORDERS FROM BOTH THE PLATOON SERGEANT AND PLATOON LEADER.
WHAT ARE THE 4 FUNDAMENTAL TASKS IN SUPERVISING SUBORDINATES?
ASSIGN THE TASKS
SET STANDARDS
INSPECT PROGRESS
DETERMINE IF STANSARDS HAVE BEEN MET.
WHAT ARE THE 5 TYPES OF POWER?
LEGAL
REWARD
COERCIVE
REFERANT
EXPERT
WHAT IS LEGAL POWER?
POWER DRIVED FROM LAW AND REGULATION (MCM)
WHAT IS REWARD POWER?
POWER DRIVED FROM CAPACITY OF LEADER TO PROVIDE REWARDS FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE.
WHAT IS COERCIVE POWER?
POWER WHICH INFLUENCES A PERSON TO BEHAVE IN A MANNER CONTRARY TO HOW THEY WISH TO BEHAVE AT THAT TIME.
WHAT IS REFERENT POWER?
POWER DERIVED FROM A LEADER’S PERSONALITY AND IS EFFECTIVE TO THE EXTENT THE LEADER IS RESPECTED AND ADMIRED.
WHAT IS EXPERT POWER?
POWER DERIVED FROM LEADER’S KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CAPABILITIES.
WHEN WAS THE NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL FORMALLY RECOGNIZED?
DEC 1976 IN AR 600-20.
WHAT IS COUNSELING?
CENTRAL TO LEADER DEVELOPEMENT & IT IS THE PROCESS USED BY LEADERS TO GUIDE SUBORDINATES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPE THEIR POTENTIAL.
WHAT IS COACHING?
RELY’S ON TEACHING AND GUIDING TO BRING OUT & ENHANCE CAPABILITIES.
WHAT IS MENTORING?
IS THE VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN A PERSON OF MORE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE AND A PERSON OF LESSER EXPERIENCE THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY MUTUAL TRUST AND RESPECT.
COACHING, COUNSELING, & MENTORSHIP WILL INTERWINE WITH TECHNIQUES THAT CAN LEAD TO?
- MORE FOCUSED GOALS
- GREATER LEADER’S SELF-AWARENESS.
- UNCOVER POTENTIAL
- ELIMINATE DEVELOPMENTAL BARRIERS.
- DEVELOPE PLANS OF ACTIONS.
WHAT IS ITD?
INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING DOMAIN
I.E. ARMY SCHOOLS- HELPS INSTILL THE ARMY PROFESSION, ARMY ETHIC, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPEMENT OF ARMY PROFESSIONALS.
WHAT IS NCOPDS?
NCO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT SYSTEM
WHAT IS MET?
MISSION ESSENTIAL TASKS
*ONLY GO DOWN TO COMPANY LEVEL. BELOW THAT IS BATTLE TASKS.
WHAT ARE BATTLE TASKS?
A COLLECTIVE TASK ON WHICH A LOWER ECHELON TRAINS THAT SUPPORTS A COMPANY MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK. BATTLE TASKS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY COMPANY COMMANDERS *NOT REPORTABLE FOR UNIT READINESS REPORTING.
WHAT IS LANE TRAINING?
COMPANY AND BELOW
*LANES ARE DESIGNED TO PRACTICE, OBSERVE, AND EVALUATE INDIVIDUAL TASKS, COLLECTIVE, OR BATTLE DRILLS. IN A SMALL, CONTROLLED TRAINING AREA OR FACILITY.
