The Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course
Abstract
During the mid-1960s the United States was fighting a war in Vietnam. By 1966 the war in Vietnam was depleting the United States Armys noncommissioned officer corps. The attrition of combat, the 12-month tour limit in Vietnam, administrative separations of senior noncommissioned officers and the 25-month stateside stabilization policy began to take its toll. Without a call up of the reserve forces, Vietnam was becoming the regular Armys war. The United States Army was faced with a serious dilemma: should experienced NCOs be sent back into combat sooner or should they be replaced in the field with senior PFCs and specialists? The Army was running out of noncommissioned officers fast and demand was exceeding the supply, most noticeably in the combat specialties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 2005
- Accession Number
- AD1117986
Entities
People
- Israr Choudhri
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy