Disciplined Initiative and its Importance as a Non-Commissioned Officer. Disciplined Initiative is defined in Army Doctrine Reference Publication(ADRP) 6-0 as; the intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations. So what does that mean to Non-Commissioned Officers(NCO)? Simply put, remain flexible and do not be afraid to make decisions when the time comes. This is a trait that is learned and developed along with the experience acquired over the course of one’s career. Within the next few pages, I will cover what disciplined initiative entails and how it helps shape the decisions we make as NCO’s along with how it molds the Leader we are today. Becoming a leader in today’s ever changing Army does not
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Our decisions carry a heavy burden of life or death. Brian Leakey talks about the correlation between Disciplined Initiative and the commander’s intent. He states Commanders develop their intent statement personally using Expanded Purpose, Key Tasks and the End-State. What does this mean for NCO’s? It requires us to help fill in the blanks using disciplined initiative to help achieve overall mission success by accomplishing the Commander’s intent. As NCO’s, we know the subtasks required to accomplish the mission. Even though these subtasks maybe small and may not seem like a lot, everything we do has a purpose. From getting the vehicles ready for mission to finding likely enemy avenues of approach, they all tie in to the overall mission. It is on us as NCO’s to do what is right and to show our Soldiers what right looks like. The Commander and Senior Leaders have entrusted us with the overall tasks, while it is up to us to take the initiative to ensure everything is completed to standard. This allows for more time spend planning than having to look over the Soldiers making sure medial tasks are …show more content…
As NCO’s, this is what makes us the leaders we are. How we react to different situations show the character and sound decision making process that we possess. Our Soldiers look to us to make the right decision and our superiors entrust that we will make a sound decision. We are mentors to our Soldiers and should always focus on achieving each task in front of us as a team, regardless of the circumstances surrounding each task. The moment you stop being a mentor is when you stop being a
Our decisions carry a heavy burden of life or death. Brian Leakey talks about the correlation between Disciplined Initiative and the commander’s intent. He states Commanders develop their intent statement personally using Expanded Purpose, Key Tasks and the End-State. What does this mean for NCO’s? It requires us to help fill in the blanks using disciplined initiative to help achieve overall mission success by accomplishing the Commander’s intent. As NCO’s, we know the subtasks required to accomplish the mission. Even though these subtasks maybe small and may not seem like a lot, everything we do has a purpose. From getting the vehicles ready for mission to finding likely enemy avenues of approach, they all tie in to the overall mission. It is on us as NCO’s to do what is right and to show our Soldiers what right looks like. The Commander and Senior Leaders have entrusted us with the overall tasks, while it is up to us to take the initiative to ensure everything is completed to standard. This allows for more time spend planning than having to look over the Soldiers making sure medial tasks are …show more content…
As NCO’s, this is what makes us the leaders we are. How we react to different situations show the character and sound decision making process that we possess. Our Soldiers look to us to make the right decision and our superiors entrust that we will make a sound decision. We are mentors to our Soldiers and should always focus on achieving each task in front of us as a team, regardless of the circumstances surrounding each task. The moment you stop being a mentor is when you stop being a