Commanding officer

Human Resources Sergeant Effectiveness, rather than pure efficiency, is the key to the work of a professional. The role of the Noncommissioned Officer corps continues to grow more and more developed over the years. This is especially true as we continue to fight the War on Terrorism. With that comes the need for the Human Resources Noncommissioned Officer to be more professional, ethical, loyal, and adaptive. Possessing some of the following attributes: expert knowledge, trust, leadership,…

Professionalism and the Non-Commission Officer Professionalism and Soldiering are very unique qualities that all Non-Commission Officers must possess during their military careers while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The author of The American Heritage College Dictionary defines the term professionalism as the, “Professional status, methods, character, or standards of an individual” (1997, p. 1092). Hence it is very paramount, for Soldiers who serve as leaders in the military to…

commission into the Army as a Second Lieutenant and serve as an infantry officer. Knowing this, I have set out to gain a good understanding of what is expected of me upon my arrival at my unit. One way to gain this understanding is to continuously conduct interviews with the past and current members of the infantry branch. By conducting these interviews, I have the ability to learn a lot about what is expected of me and where junior officers have failed before. Thus far, I have conducted three…

in school. I actually didn’t know what to expect or what I was getting myself into I was a clean sleight. I had no idea that AROTC was dealing with being an officer and all the roles officers played. Once enrolling I started thinking the words “Army Officer” meant nothing but paper and desk work. Later to find out that the words “Army Officer” has a much deeper passionate meaning than I thought. Over the years of training and talking to different Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, and…

I believe that the 4th ABCT climate is toxic and only getting worse. There are many instances where leaders did not work as a team. There were times where leaders used coercion, intimidation, and other unscrupulous tactics to garner compliance from Soldiers. Leaders feel as if independent thinking is discouraged. I also uncovered other tactics like hazing that break down the moral, and welfare of the Soldiers. After completing my assessment of the 4th ABCT I have discovered that significant…

Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Reports have a direct and significant impact on the NCO’s promotion selection process. These reports are more than likely the most important document in the NCO’s file when they are considered for advanced schools and promotions. The new Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Reporting system has caused a significant change to a decades old evaluation system. This evaluation reporting system has been in use since 1987. The old NCOER form became more problematic…

After analyzing the case and discussing the tensions with my team’s officer representative, we decided that protecting one’s personal honor and integrity should be what the division officer should focus on the most. Another topic that was brought up was the fact that since the sailors were in school, the blame cannot be put on them for not getting the work that needed to be done completed. Although it is essential to trust the senior enlisted in the division, in the constitutional paradigm…

What is a Sergeant and what is a Staff Sergeant? These two are both Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) a leader of Soldiers. They are both responsible for accomplishing the mission and the welfare of their Soldiers. They are competent and proficient in everything they do, technically and tactically. They must be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment. But of all the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) rank, the sergeant has the greatest impact on the lower ranking soldiers. …

When we raise our right hand to take the Oath of Office, we bind ourselves to the ethical and moral principles of always telling the truth; taking responsibility for our actions; respect for the rights of others; commitment to duty; and keeping our promise to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. As a federal civilian employee, it is vital that we uphold these principles in order to build and maintain public trust. Taxpayers rely on the federal government not only just to…

Every leadership should have its own philosophy behind it. Also every leader should follow that in order to do their job. As a noncommissioned officer my job and responsibility is coming from these two short sentences, “accomplishment of my mission and welfare of my soldiers”. As I understand, my task as a leader is taking care of my soldiers all the time by mentoring, observing and comparing their ability by individual. Whenever we talk about leadership, this thought comes to my mind which is…