Non-commissioned officer

Payment System The payment of Soldiers in the Brazilian Army presents another ethical conflict between officers and NCOs. The Payment Center of the Army is responsible for the payment of all personnel of the Brazilian Army. It uses a system where the officers receive more due their responsibilities and the other ranks follow receiving less and so on. Nonetheless, the ethical dilemma is in the mandatory assignments, in the financial assistance when the family has children under six years old,…

Since Noncommissioned Officers swear an oath of obedience to lawful orders of Commissioned Officers appointed above them. The Noncommissioned Officer is my favorite form of a leader because I fulfilled this leadership role during my military service; it was the most difficult yet rewarding role one could endure. Soldiers and leaders of all ranks consistently pursue Noncommissioned Officers due to their technical and tactical proficiencies; they are members…

my second Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal by the Commanding Officer of MWSS-372, For performing my responsibilities above and beyond the call of duty of a Sergeant ;for assuming the role of the Remaining Behind Element Supply and Maintenance Chief at Viper Camp ,Kuwait, during OIF/OEF-I.I awarded my third Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal as a Sergeant , after performing my duties as the Maintenance Management Officer for two sister…

The Army Profession and Challenges in the Civilian-Military Relations The United States Army is arguably the most powerful Army in the world. Its endurance from the Cold War era to current unconventional conflicts of the modern day has proven its resiliency. The United States Army is undoubtedly a profession, and the leaders in the United States Army have critical and important role, ADRP1 defined and described the Army Profession and the Army Ethic as “Army Profession – A unique vocation of…

Combative Level 3 is a leadership courses that only Sergeants and above can attend. The reason being that it was designed as a trained the train course to Commissioned and Noncommissioned Officers can train and certify Soldiers in Combative Level 1 (Basic Combative Course). Since I was lower enlisted personnel, I had to attain a waiver to attend the course. My First Sergeant saw that I was motivated and believed that I could…

Well it seems that there has been plenty of debate on issues within Enlisted Promotions and Reductions system and the Army is addressing some of those. “Some of the major areas of change are; Promotion point fixes, Transfer of ‘promotable’ status, Non-promotable status, Disability evaluations, required education, and Senior NCO Promotions.” (AR 600-8-19,…

Mission Success versus Rules of Engagement: The Ethical Dilemma of Lone Survivor Individuals at all echelons eventually face a situation where the solution is not entirely black and white. During day to day operations, the results of these moral gray area problems typically have no significant lasting effect. It is during wartime operations that soldiers are faced with ethical dilemmas that may lead them to give their own lives. Marcus Luttrell, along with his team of three other Navy SEALs,…

MG Natonski provide a clear Commander’s Intent by keeping his simple and nested with the higher headquarters’ intent. MG Natonski understood LTG Sattler’s mission statement and his role in achieving it. LTG Sattler’s mission to MG Natonski was: “…attack to destroy anti-Iraqi forces"4 He clearly and concisely explained what this means to 1 MAR DIV and his Joint Task Force in three elements. “1) Eliminate insurgent sanctuary, 2) Set the conditions for local control, and 3) Support MNF-I effort to…

of this study is to examine the relationship between job stress levels and the manifestation of psychological distress among Nigerian military officers. The following are the specific objectives of the study: 1. To examine the nature of the relationship between job stress levels and the manifestation of psychological distress in Nigerian military officers (participants). 2. To examine the influence of job anxiety on the psychological distress levels of the participants. 3. To determine the…

The U.S. Army had been under a magnifying glass since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a result, the Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff gave directives that the Commanding General of the Training and Doctrine Command lead a review of the Army as a profession from changes that had taken place since the beginning of the wars. The Army as a Profession of Arms is still not defined concretely. My perception of the Army as a Profession of Arms is that we are citizens,…