NCO Creed
Who "brainstormed" the NCO Creed in 1974?
SFC Earle Brigham and SFC Jimmie Jakes Sr.
How many paragraphs make up the NCO Charge?
2
Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army?
William O. Wooldridge
This NCO shares the same pay grade as a specialist, but is a junior NCO?
Corporal
This NCO is responsible for the cleanliness of their Soldiers?
Corporal
What are the four Warrior Ethos?
"I will always place the mission first, I will never accept defeat, I will never quit, and I will never leave a fallen comrade."
State the first paragraph
I will discharge carefully and diligently the duties of the grade to which I have been promoted and uphold the traditions and standards of the Army.
What is:
Train as you fight.
Train to standard.
Train to sustain.
Train to maintain.
The Army's Principles of Training.
This is a leadership quality: develop Soldier knowledge, skills, and behaviors.
This NCO is the first line of the NCO Support Channel?
Sergeant
What is the most important line in the NCO Creed?
I know my Soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own.
How many times is the word "I" used in the Charge of the NCO? and what does it mean to you?
7 times the word "I" was used
List the four values possessed by a good leader?
Courage
Candor
Committment
Competence
The 2 most important responsibilities for an NCO are mission accomplishment and the welfare of their Soldiers. In addition to the 2 basic responsibilities, NOCs must:
maintain discipline,
maintain property accountability, and
train Soldiers
You must complete this course in order to obtain the rank of CPL?
BLC (basic leader course)
Why was the NCO Creed created?
To give NCO a "yardstick by which to measure themselves"
What training circular is the NCO Guide from January 2020 (that has the Charge of the NCO and the NCO Creed)?
TC 7-22.7
This is leads (leading others, building trust, extending influence), this is develops (prepares self, creating a positive environment), this is achieves (improves performance, gives feedback, executes and adapts).
Competencies
There are 14 different references regarding Leadership, name 4:
ADP 1 (The Army), ADP 6-22 (Army Leadership), ADP 7-0 (Training Units and Developing Leaders), ADRP 1 (The Army Profession), ADRP 6-22 (Army Leadership), ADRP 7-0 (Training Units and Developing Leaders), AR 27-10 (Military Justice), AR 350-1 (Army Training and Leader Development), AR 600-9 (The Army Body Composition Program), AR 600-20 (Army Command Policy), AR 670-1 (Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia), ATP 6-22.1 (The Counseling Process), DA Pam 611-21 (Military Occupational Classification and Structure), FM 6-22 (Army Leadership; Competent, Confident, and Agile)
As an NCO, what is the definition of a Leader?
Anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.
We must always be NCOs that
Leads by example
Trains from experience
Maintains and enforces standards
Takes care of Soldiers
Adapts to a changing world
The second paragraph states: "...In so doing, I will fulfill my greatest obligation as a leader and thereby confirm my status as a noncommissioned officer."
In your own words, what does that mean in relation to the rest of the paragraph.
What are the 3 attributes of character, presence, intellect? 1 from each
Values, empathy, warrior ethos, service ethos, discipline
professional bearing, fitness, confidence, resilience
mental agility, judgment, innovation, expertise, interpersonal tac
This NCO Leads, Inspects, Trains
Sergeant
What is the NCO Support Channel?
A channel of Communications and supervision from the CSM, to 1SG and then other NCOs, and enlisted personnel in the unit.