In any Army, NCOs serve as the focal point for setting and maintaining Soldiers' skills, fitness levels, and professionalism. Individual training and education is our bread and butter. Leading people versus leading the institution. At the tactical level of operations we are involved in direct leadership on a daily basis, yet have minimal impact on the organization as a whole. As we move into the strategic level of operations the opposite is true, we guide and lead the institution but have much less daily interaction with the troops, although our actions have a great influence on them indirectly.
NCOs serve as the principal advisor to Commanders and the Command Group on the formulation and implementation of proposed policy changes affecting personnel, with a particular focus on the well being of Soldiers, NCOs, civilian personnel, and their families. This includes providing feedback to the Commander on all matters affecting personnel including subordinated organizations and operations.
Maintenance of Standards of Performance of Soldiers and Equipment. Never pass a fault, NCOs are scanners and they check and correct constantly. As a leader, your subordinates scrutinize everything you do. As you walk through the unit lines, make no doubt that you are being observed. You are regularly a training event for the Soldiers and Officers of your unit.
Never teach a bad lesson. Discipline is the cornerstone of a professional military. Taking care of people sometimes means tough love and discipline. Be reasonable and be adaptive, standards can change but it must be done through the proper means. Always look for ways to improve the way our Soldiers fight, including their equipment and doctrine.
Use your initiative. NCOs plan and conduct all types of unit activities with and without officers. These activities could include but are not limited to ceremonial events, regimental schools, sports activities, and social events. It also includes individual training events that are conducted on a daily basis within the unit.
These events are the building blocks of collective training and it is the NCOs that are responsible to ensure that their Soldiers have these basic skills. As we move into the higher levels of command, the CSM assists the Chief of Staff, and the staff in general, in overseeing and planning command level activities.
Once again being responsible for the traditional roles of the NCO. Advise On and Implement the Commander's Policies. One of the most important roles, and where a CSM has the most influence, is in his role as advisor to the Commander, and his function as part of the Command Team. The relationship that is developed between the CSM and the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Chief of Staff is inherent to the success of the organization.
This relationship allows for direct access to these leaders and provides the opportunity of frank and open discussion on all matters relating to the Command. When formulating your advice, base it on research and experience, not emotion. It certainly should not be personal opinion. One of our great strengths as a corps is a vast NCO Network. The advice that we provide is exactly that, whether the Commander chooses to follow it or not is his decision. Remember, you are the advisor and not the decision maker.
There may be other inputs, factors, and considerations involved that you are not aware of. Once a decision is made, it must be supported and implemented as if it was your own. The NCO then monitors organizational activities, and takes corrective actions to keep the organization within the boundaries of the commander's intent, or reports situations that require the attention of the officer leadership.
Prepare your replacement; it is one of our duties. Moving up the Army ranks: SSG candidates must meet the following basic eligibility criteria to compete:. Although the Army does not make the official distinction in the rank structure, enlisted ranks of sergeant first class and above E-7 to E-9 generally are referred to as Senior NCOs, and they carry increasing levels of responsibility and demand greater levels of respect and deference. Although there are only three pay grades, the SNCO ranks actually cover six separate ranks or designations -- sergeant first class platoon sergeant , master sergeant, first sergeant, sergeant major, command sergeant major and sergeant major of the Army.
Unlike the promotion processes for private through staff sergeant, unit commanders have little to do with the promotion process to the SNCO ranks. The platoon sergeant or sergeant first class generally has 15 to 18 years or more of military experience and is expected to bring that experience to bear in quick, accurate decisions that are in the best interest of the mission and the soldier.
Platoon sergeant is a duty position, not a rank. The platoon sergeant is the primary assistant and adviser to the platoon leader, with the responsibility of training and caring for soldiers. The platoon sergeant takes charge of the platoon in the absence of the platoon leader. Platoon sergeants teach collective and individual tasks to soldiers in their squads, crews or equivalent small units.
The position title of platoon sergeant is considered key in the command structure of the Army. The platoon sergeant generally has several staff sergeants who work under his direct leadership. During the Vietnam era, the platoon sergeant was referred to affectionately as the "Plat-Daddy," and although the term has since faded, the role remains that of the "Father of the Platoon. The master sergeant is the principal NCO at the battalion level, and often higher. They are not charged with all the leadership responsibilities of a first sergeant, but are expected to dispatch leadership and other duties with the same professionalism.
When you are talking about the first sergeant, you are talking about the lifeblood of the Army. When 1SGs are exceptional, their units are exceptional, regardless of any other single personality involved. Perhaps their rank insignia should be the keystone rather than the traditional one depicted here.
It is the first sergeant at whom almost all unit operations merge. The first sergeant holds formations, instructs platoon sergeants, advises the commander and assists in training of all enlisted members. The 1SG may swagger and appear, at times, somewhat of an exhibitionist, but he is not egotistical. The first sergeant is proud of the unit and understandably wants others to be aware of his unit's success.
The title of address for this grade is not sergeant but first sergeant. There is a unique relationship of confidence and respect that exists between the first sergeant and the commander not found at another level within the Army. In the German Army, the first sergeant is referred to as the "Mother of the Company. The Mother of the Company The sergeant major i s the key enlisted member of staff elements at levels higher than battalion.
The sergeant major's experience and ability are equal to that of the command sergeant major, but the sphere of influence regarding leadership is limited generally to those directly under his charge. Enlisted soldiers who attain the distinction of being selected by the Department of the Army for participation in the command sergeants major program are the epitome of success in their chosen field.
There is no higher grade of rank, except sergeant major of the Army, for enlisted soldiers, and there is no greater honor. The command sergeant major carries out policies and standards of the performance, training, appearance and conduct of enlisted personnel. The command sergeant major advises and initiates recommendations to the commander and staff in matters pertaining to the local NCO support channel. Perhaps slightly wiser and more experienced than the first sergeant, the CSM is expected to function completely without supervision.
Like the old sage of times past, the command sergeant major's counsel is expected to be calm, settled and unequivocally accurate, but with an energy and enthusiasm that never wanes, even in the worst of times. Assignable to any billet in the Army, the CSM is all those things, and more, of each of the preceding grades of rank. The sergeant major of the Army SMA is a rank held by only one enlisted soldier at a time. The holder of this rank is the most senior enlisted member in the Army.
The SMA's primary function is to address the issues of enlisted soldiers at the Army's highest levels. The SMA is the senior enlisted adviser to the Army Chief of Staff and is selected based on their outstanding leadership, extensive experience and ability to communicate up and down the Army chain of command.
The SMA is giving the highest level of honor and respect of any other enlisted soldier. Each SMA's duties are determined by the current chief of staff.
As a rule, though, the SMA serves as the Army hierarchy's eyes and ears, keeping the chief of staff abreast on virtually any subject that affects enlisted soldiers and their families. We can put you in touch with recruiters from the different military branches. Learn about the benefits of serving your country, paying for school, military career paths, and more: sign up now and hear from a recruiter near you. Hobbies like BMX, motocross, skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding and others are now full-time sports for many young athletes.
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