What Got Us Here and Why- Today's NCO

Abstract

American Non-Commissioned Officer roles and responsibilities have changed greatly since the Continental Army of 1775. Evolving doctrine and weaponry, and advances in technology throughout Americas past were primary factors that resulted in empowered NCOs we know today. Equally important American officer leadership also contributed to, and at times limited, NCO empowerment. Shifting of responsibility down the chain of command, resulted in NCO empowerment, and enabled the American Army to be successful on a continually evolving battlefield. Todays battlefield relies heavily on NCOs. Following a chronological timeline of U.S. Army history, this paper focuss on important events which effected empowerment of NCOs who fill our ranks today.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2009
Accession Number
AD1127660

Entities

People

  • J. A. Gliedman

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • American Revolution
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Battlefields
  • Casualties
  • Civil War
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • History
  • Leadership
  • Machine Guns
  • Military History
  • New York
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Political Movements
  • Revolutions
  • Spine
  • Tactical Training
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design