Heroes & History
Who is CSM Gary Litrell?
→ MOH recipient (Apr 1970), wrote intro to FM 7-22.7
First integrated war?
→ Korean War.
Keystone of NCO development?
→ NCOEs; Noncommissioned Officer Education System
Two types of authority?
→ Command, General military
When was the NCO channel recognized?
→ Dec 1976 (AR 600-20).
Who is SGT Patrick Glass?
→ Last survivor of Lewis & Clark expedition, 1st election west of Mississippi, invaluable to officers
First SMA?
→ William Wooldridge, 1966.
Professional Development Model (PDM)?
→ Career/education roadmap for NCOs (DA PAM 600-25).
Command authority?
→ Leaders’ authority by rank/assignment.
Four fundamental tasks in supervising?
→ Assign task, set standards, inspect progress, assess results.
Who is SGT Rissler?
→ Senior Medic, kept 25 casualties alive (“18 hr Miracle”).
Who were MSG Gordon & SFC Shughart?
→ Snipers, Mogadishu 1993, protected crash site, posthumous MOH. (Black Hawk Down)
Define duty.
→ Legal/moral obligation tied to position.
Manual for legal aspects of NCO authority?
→ Manual for Courts-Martial.
Five types of power?
→ Legal, Reward, Coercive, Referent, Expert.
Three NCOs recognized for heroism in Revolution?
Sgts. Elijah Churchill, William Brown, Daniel Bissell → Badge of Military Merit.
Cornerstone of operational success?
→ Effective training.
Three types of duties?
→ Specified, directed, implied.
Two categories of inspections?
→ In-ranks, in-quarters.
Legal power?
→ Derived from law/regulation.
What did Badge of Military Merit precede?
→ Medal of Honor.
Why stand by honest mistakes?
→ Soldiers learn from them.
Specified duties?
→ Written in regs, UCMJ, manuals.
In-quarters inspection?
→ Appearance, weapons, equipment, maintenance, sanitation.
Reward power?
→ Power to give rewards.
Year Purple Heart was reinstated
1932
What must Soldiers understand about missions?
→ The mission, how to do it, why it matters, their role.
Implied duties?
→ Not written, but improve unit.
In-ranks inspection?
→ Inspect personnel/equipment in formation.
Coercive power?
→ Power to punish or withhold.
Who established company court martial?
→ 1SG Percival Lowe.
What do when no one is watching?
→ Do the right thing.
Directed duties?
→ CQ, staff duty, training NCO.
On-the-spot correction?
→ Immediate correction of standards.
Referent power?
→ Based on personality & respect.
First African American MOH recipient?
→ Sgt. William H. Carney.
What comes before self?
→ Mission and Nation’s welfare.
General military authority?
→ Authority of all Soldiers to act when leader absent.
PCC/PCI?
→ Precombat Checks / Precombat Inspections.
Expert power?
→ Based on knowledge/skills.
When chevrons changed direction?
→ 1902, began pointing up
What to do if mistake made?
→ Acknowledge, learn, move on.
Define responsibility.
→ Accountable for actions/inactions.
Unique about squad/team leader?
→ First link in both chain of command and NCO support channel.
Recite Soldiers Creed
Recite Soldiers Creed
Black Book?
→ Carried by 1SG, admin record of all Soldiers.
Three pillars of leader development?
→ Institutional training, operational assignments, self-development.
Define authority.
→ Legitimate power of leaders.
Subordinate to & supportive of Chain of Command?
→ NCO Support Channel.
Recite NCO Creed