Being a Noncommissioned Officer in the Army

Running Head : Non-Commissioned Officer in the US Army

Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Army

and the Seven Army Core Values

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a ) What does it mean to be a Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Army

The desire to serve the nation and protect the people as well as defend the Constitution is the primary duty of a soldier . The soldiers 'job is a tough one and a big responsibility which consequently brings them to risk their lives , wealth and family

for the sake of the nation . In the US Army , serving the Americans are delivered in different nature , there are varied forms of duties and roles of the soldiers that they portray Some are tasked to perform in combat and some are assigned for logistic support or maybe as non-combatants who are commonly called non-commissioned officers

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defined non-commissioned officer as a subordinate officer (as a sergeant ) in the army , air force , or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnel (MW , 2007

A non-commissioned officer or also known as an NCO or Noncom , is a member of the military HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Armed_force " \o "Armed force " force from enlisted rank who has not attended officer training program but performs as a lower- HYPERLINK "http /memory-alpha .org /en /wiki /Rank \o "Rank " ranking support crew who also has authority over the other enlisted members

The NCOs are tasked to provide logistical support that is mostly administrative or even technical in nature . Most of their duties are in training programs including capability building for personnel or advisory to the officer corps

The NCOs are usually ranging from the lower level positions of a HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Sergeant " \o "Sergeant sergeant for the US army , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Corporal " \o "Corporal " corporals for the US marine and warrant officers while for the navies NCOs are mostly belonging as petty officers . Most military units regard NCOs as the support system or the "backbone " of their services

Their services are crucial in the development and well-being of the military officers esp . regarding performance of their duties as officers . The primary responsibilities are along administration and office management

There are also senior NCOs or whom they call Petty Chief Officers who mostly perform leadership concerns such as leading larger groups of members , mentoring of junior soldiers , and counselling senior members relative to their duties and responsibilities

Some NCOs perform the highest levels of service such as advisory in all concerns regarding the welfare or well-being and utilization of the enlisted members

As a Noncommissioned Officer , there is a difference in the way other people relate with greater expectations having to assume more responsibilities . Such change in the way people treat an NCO is brought about by the fact that an NCO is a member of a Noncommissioned Officer Corps known as the "backbone of the Army (Pukansky , 1999

NCOs live by codes of honor as...