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What chapter covers the History of The NCO?
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Chapter 1
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What chapter covers Be, Know, Do?
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Chapter 2
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What chapter covers Roadmap to Effective Leadership?
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Chapter 3
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What chapter covers Training?
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Chapter 4
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What chapter covers Mission Command?
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Chapter 5
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What chapter covers The Army Profession?
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Chapter 6
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What chapter covers Officer and NCO Relationships?
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Chapter 7
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What chapter covers Army Programs?
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Chapter 8
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Who wrote The Blue Book?
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Baron Fredrick von Steuben
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What is the blue book?
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A drill manual used by Baron von Steuben to train the colonial army. It set standards and discipline for all soldiers
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When was the army established?
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June 14th, 1775
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How many and what are the NCO Core Competencies?
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6:
Readiness
Leadership
Training Management
Communication
Operations
Program management
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CCC: Readiness, give (4 examples)
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NCOs are responsible for soldier readiness and play a key role in unit readiness
1. Inspections
2. Equipment maintenance
3. Medical
4. Financial
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CCC: Leadership, give (4 examples)
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Conduct daily operations, execute complex tactical operations, and make intent-driven decisions.
1. Servant leadership
2. Counseling
3. Coaching and mentoring
4. Army values
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CCC: Training Management, give (3 examples)
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NCOs are directly responsible for training individual soldiers, crews and small teams
1. Risk management
2. Conducting individual training
3. Preparing an 8 step outline
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CCC: Communication, give (3 examples)
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Competent leaders depend on good, effective, communication.
1. Verbal
2. Written
3. Active listening
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CCC: Operations, give (3 examples)
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The armys approach to empower subordinate decision making and decentralized execution, appropriate to the situation.
1. Joint operations
2. Troop leading procedures
3. DOD strategies
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CCC: Program Management, give (3 examples)
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NCOs assist their officer counterparts in managing army programs that help soldiers and their families
1. The Army Safety Program
2. ALMS
3. ACS
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What is the NCO support channel?
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It is a channel of communication and supervision from the CSM to the 1SG and then to other NCOs and enlisted personnel of the units
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Define Leadership
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The ability influence people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation, to improve an organization or accomplish a mission.
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What are the Core Leader attributes?
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Character
Presence
Intellect
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What are the Core Leader Competencies?
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Leads
Achieves
Develops
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In Be, Know, do, of the core leadership model which attributions fall under Be?
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Character and presence
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In Be, Know, do, of the core leadership model which attributions fall under Know?
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Intellect
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In Be, Know, do, of the core leadership model which competencies fall under do?
Leads
Develops
Achieves
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Define character.
The moral and ethical qualities of a leader
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Define presence
Characteristics open to display by the leader and open to viewing by others
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Define intellect
The mental and social abilities the leader applies while leading.
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Define Develops
Develops themselves, creates a positive environment, develops subordinates
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Define Achieves.
Executes, adjusts, and gets results to accomplish tasks and missions.
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Name 3 leadership styles
1. Authoritative
2. Coaching
3. Democratic
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What are the 3 levels of leadership?
1. Direct
2. Organizational
3. Strategic
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What are the different types of duties?
1. Specified
2. Directed
3. Implied
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What are the two types of leadership?
1. Formal
2. Informal
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Name the 3 different types of counseling.
1. Event counseling
2. Performance counseling
3. Professional growth counseling
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What are the Army's principles of training?
1. Train as you fight
2. Train to standard
3. Train to sustain
4. Train to maintain
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Training occurs in which 3 domains?
1. Institutional
2. Operational
3. Self development
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What are all of the NCOPD schools?
1. BLC
2. ALC
3. SLC
4. MLC
5 SMC
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What is TC 7-22.7?
The non-commissioned officer guide
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ARC stands for...
The American Red Cross
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What is the American Red Cross do for the army?
The American Red Cross directly supports soldiers' needs such as emergency notifications through Red Cross messages.
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Army Community Service...
Facilitates the Commander's ability to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and responsive services that support Readiness of soldiers, civilian employees and their families
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ACES is...
The Army continuing education system
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ACES...
Provides programs and services to promote lifelong learning opportunities for service members of the army.
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AFAP is...
The Army Family action plan. AFAP creates an information Loop between the global Army family and Leadership helping to identify and alleviate the most significant quality-of-life issues affecting soldiers all components.
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The Army Family Advocacy Program...
It is dedicated to the prevention, education, prompt reporting, investigation, intervention, and treatment of spouse and child abuse.
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AFRG is...
The Army Family Readiness group. AFRG provides all the functionality of a traditional FRG, but in an online setting in order to meet the needs of geographically dispersed units and families across all components of the army.
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AER is...
Is the Army emergency relief program. AER functions as an emergency financial assistance organization and helps provide commanders with a valuable asset in accomplishing their basic command responsibility for the welfare of their soldiers.
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SHARP is...
Is the Army sexual harassment assault response and prevention initiative. SHARP focuses on prevention of sexual harassment and violence to Education and Training. This initiative seeks to provide advocacy for victims of sexual assault or violence.
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What do the colors on the Army flag represent?
Red: hardiness valor;
White: purity and innocence;
Blue: perseverance and justice
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What are the five essential characteristics of the Army Profession?
Military Expertise;
Honorable Service;
Trust;
Espirit de Corps;
Stewardship of the Professional
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What does the NCO creed identify?
What an NCO must "Be, Know, and Do"
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When was the NCO Creed written?
1973
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When did the first Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) open?
1949 at Flint Kaserne, Bad Toelz, Germany
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What were the original NCO ranks?
Corporal,
Sergeant,
First Sergeant,
Quartermaster Sergeant
Sergeant Major
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What publication became the Army’s first standard work on doctrine, training, and organization?
Baron Von Steuben’s Blue Book
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What is the 8 Step Training Model?
The 8 Step Training Model is the process used by Army leaders to conduct effective training.
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What is step one?
Plan the Training
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What is step 2?
Train the Trainers
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What is step three?
Recon the Training Site
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What is step four?
Issue the Order
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What is step five?
Rehearse the Plan
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What is step six?
Execute the Plan
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What is step seven?
Evaluate the Training
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What is step eight?
Retrain
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When was the 615th Aviation Support Battalion activated?
September 17th 1996
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Spirit of the Cav
We are the Cav, We are the First Team, our sabers shining in the sun, We are the Cav, we are the first team, fathers rode in twenty one, We have a heritage that will never die,'cause we ride to charge with sabers high, We are the Cav, we are the First Team, We're Garry Owen sound the charge!
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The Army Song
March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free.
Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory.
We're the Army and proud of our name!
We're the Army and proudly proclaim:
First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation's might,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle's won,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Then it's hi! hi! hey!
The Army's on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where'er we go,
You will always know
That the Army goes rolling along.
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NCO Creed 1st Paragraph
No one is more professional than I. I am a noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers. As a noncommissioned officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone of the Army". I am proud of the Corps of noncommissioned officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the military service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.
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NCO Creed 2nd Paragraph
Competence is my watchword. My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind—accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my Soldiers. I will strive to remain technically and tactically proficient. I am aware of my role as a noncommissioned officer. I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role. All Soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my Soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my Soldiers and never leave them uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment
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NCO Creed 3rd Paragraph
Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and confidence as well as that of my Soldiers. I will be loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals, noncommissioned officers, leaders!
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Soldiers Creed
I am an American Soldier.
I am a warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
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CSA Priorities
Readiness
Future of the army
Welfare of soldiers
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Who is the current SMA and Army Chief of Staff?
SMA Michael R. Weimer
CSA General Randy George
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What are the CSA's main priorities?
Based on a recent keynote: Focus on what makes you more lethal and cohesive EFFICIENCY in the training schedule if there are things that don't accomplish that, take them off the schedule. NCOs are responsible for soldiers and their families, take that ownership
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What are the CSA and SMA's four focus areas?
WarfightingDelivering ready combat formations Evolving lessons observed into lessons learned. Continuous Transformation Reduce complexity, lean mobile formations Strengthening the profession Discipline and standards In order to accomplish these focus areas, Gen George pulls from the four pillars of TIMS.
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What is CSA mission for soldiers?
Predictability for soldiers and their families.There are times that we have to respond to unforseen circumstances, but a lot of times the unforseen circumstances can be managed. Defining culture in the organization... It's an agreement that permeates through a formation and the team.... equipment breaks down, but the intangibles stay around.
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SMA leadership philosophy.
Direct leader engagement While culture is hard to define and the intangibles do matter... find atomic indicators of culture in your organization (e.g., climate surveys, retention of soldiers, levels of unit bonding activities...) How to measure the intangibles BUT this is different with Cyber Operations (possible ways to measure are competitions like CTFs, chess clubs, gaming, etc.)
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examples of SH
sexual jokes, threats, cadences, whistling, terms of endearment
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what are the different categories of SH
verbal nonverbal and physical contact
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what is the army slogan?
I am strong
intervene, act, motivate
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what are the goals of the sharp program?
1. Create a climate that minimizes sexual assault incidents and ensure that victims and subjects are treated according to Army policy
2. Create a climate that encourages victims to report incidents
3. Establish sexual assault prevention training and awareness programs to educate Soldiers
4. Ensure sensitive and comprehensive treatment to restore victims' health and well-being
5. Ensure leaders understand their roles and responsibilities regarding response to sexual assault victims, thoroughly investigate allegations of sexual assault, and take appropriate administrative and disciplinary action
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what are examples of non-verbal SH
staring, winking, blowing kisses, explicit unwarranted pictures, notes
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what happens when a hostile environment occurs
Soldiers or civilians are subjected to offensive, unwanted and unsolicited comments, or behaviors of a sexual nature
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5 techniques of dealing w SH
direct, indirect, formal, chain of command, informal
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you're conducting an initial counseling session, how do you explain the army's SHARP program?
1SG, when conducting an initial counseling, i would explain SHARP by introducing I.AM. strong, the types of SH and what to do/who to contact, the victim advocates, etc. i would document the initial counseling.
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What should you do if you have been Sexually Assaulted or believe that you have?
A: 1. Go to a safe location away from the attacker
2. Contact your local Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC), Victim Advocate (VA) or healthcare provider. You may also contact your chain of command or law enforcement (military or civilian), however if you do, an investigation will occur and you will not have the option of making a Restricted Report
3. eek medical care as soon as possible. Even if you do not have any visible physical injuries, you may be at risk of becoming pregnant or acquiring a sexually transmitted disease. Ask the healthcare provider to conduct a sexual assault forensic examination (SAFE) to preserve forensic evidence. If you suspect you had been drugged, request that a urine sample be collected
4. Preserve all evidence of the assault. Do not bathe, wash your hands, eat or drink or brush your teeth. Do not clean or straighten up the crime scene
5. Write down, tape or record by any other means all the details you can recall about the assault and your assailan
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What are the Types of Sexual Harassment?
A: 1. Quid pro quo 2. Hostile environment
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What are the different categories of Sexual Harassment?
A: 1. Verbal 2. Non-Verbal 3. Physical Contact
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What are the two types of reporting of Sexual Assault?
A: 1. Restricted and Unrestricted
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What is Restricted reporting?
A: Restricted reporting allows a Soldier who is a sexual assault victim, on a confidential basis, to disclose the details of his/her assault to specifically identified individuals and receive medical treatment and counseling, without triggering the official investigative process
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What is Unrestricted reporting?
A: Unrestricted reporting allows a Soldier who is sexually assaulted and desires medical treatment, counseling, and an official investigation of his/her allegation to use current reporting channels (for example, the chain of command or law enforcement), or he/she may report the incident to the SARC or the on-call VA
