Presiding Officer

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…

from the front. At the end of the exercise, my peers and higher-ranking individuals saw that they would be able to grant me more responsibilities and trust in doing what is required to do in any situation. I was awarded again, from my Commanding Officer, with a Certificate of…

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…

the modern US ARMY of the 21st century is the most technologically proficent and organized fighting force the world has ever seen. in terms of capabilitys the US ARMY has had to make many changes in the last 240 or so years in order to adapt to a world with increasing complexities. equipment has greatly advanced, soldiers have changed following different generations of socialization and terms and conditions of war have modernized to fit ideals of morality and culpability. although many things…

The military language consists of the use of acronyms and jargon. This is the use of slang unknown to people that are not a part of a specific group who speak a specific language or "code". Although, military language has made an impact on the English language. "Informal military language reinforces a service member's primary identity as part of a group" (Chambers). Members can be grouped depending on what job they have or what area they work in. Each member is responsible for being familiar…

Ethics, 2011). Also, the code of ethics provides guidance for making ethical decision in order to conduct a work in a professional environment. Noncommissioned Officers Ethics All Noncommissioned Officers took the same Oath of Office and swear their allegiance to the United States of America as Enlisted Soldier. Noncommissioned Officers are in a high-level position of command. These men and women of the corps are expected from their subordinates as well as their peers to be not at all less…