NCOs in the American Army, 1945 - Present

Abstract

The Noncommissioned Officer (NCO), also known as a NCO or Noncom, is credited in many cases as being the backbone of the army (FM 7-22.7, 2002). They serve as administrative or training personnel and as advisors to the officer corps. The NCOs most valuable role is a link between the common Soldier and the commissioned officer (Wikipedia Encyclopedia, 22 Aug 07). The NCO helps mentor the inexperienced officer that may have a position of authority but lacks practical experience (Wikipedia Encyclopedia, 22 Aug 07). We will touch on the changes and significant contributions in the NCO corps throughout this essay. We will focus on duties, training, weapons and heroes of the NCO corps in the American Army from post WWII to present.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2007
Accession Number
AD1142563

Entities

People

  • Dannie L. Meek

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Air Strikes
  • Army
  • Army Training
  • Battles
  • Education
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Guns
  • Korean War
  • Launchers
  • Machine Guns
  • Machines
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Training
  • War
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

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