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What are the three types of duties an NCO performs?

Specified duties, which come from regulations, directives, and job descriptions; directed duties, which a leader assigns; and implied duties, which are not written down but must be done to support the mission and take care of Soldiers.

Army Information Security Program

AR 380-5 governs how the Army classifies, marks, stores, transmits, and destroys classified information. It is the regulation behind end-of-day checks, safe custodian duties, and security incident reporting. Anyone holding a clearance or running a security container is accountable to it.

Commander and Staff Organization and Operations

FM 6-0 is how a staff is organized and how it actually runs: staff sections and their duties, running estimates, briefings, rehearsals, and command post operations. When the 2022 edition was published, the planning material moved out to FM 5-0. Use the two together.

The Noncommissioned Officer Guide

TC 7-22.7 is the NCO guide: the duties, responsibilities, and authority of noncommissioned officers, the NCO support channel, and the expectations at each grade. The August 2025 edition supersedes the January 2020 guide. It is required reading for anyone going before a promotion board.

Officer Evaluation Report Support Form

Records the rated officer's duty description, significant duties, and objectives, and documents the required face-to-face counseling with the rater.

The duty appointment memorandum

What an appointment memorandum has to contain, which duties require one, and why the memo alone does not give a Soldier signature authority for property.

How do the second and third paragraphs of the NCO Creed begin?

The second begins: Competence is my watchword. The third begins: Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine.

Name the courses of the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System in order.

The Basic Leader Course, the Advanced Leader Course, the Senior Leader Course, the Master Leader Course, and the Sergeants Major Course.

Recite the Soldier's 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.

What are the three general orders?

One. I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved. Two. I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner. Three. I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief.

What is the Blue Book and why does it matter to noncommissioned officers?

It is Baron Friedrich von Steuben's Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, published in 1779 after he drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge. It was the Army's first standard manual and the first document to spell out the duties of noncommissioned officers.

What is the chain of command?

The succession of commanders from a superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised. It is the leader's primary channel for issuing orders and passing information.

What is the first sentence of the NCO Creed?

No one is more professional than I.

What is the NCO support channel and how does it relate to the chain of command?

It is the leadership channel that parallels and reinforces the chain of command. It runs from the command sergeant major to the first sergeant to the platoon sergeant to the squad, section, or team leader. It is used to transmit and enforce standards, carry out the commander's orders, and supervise Soldiers' daily duties. It does not replace the chain of command and it is not a separate chain.

When was the noncommissioned officer corps born?

In 1775, with the birth of the Continental Army. The Army has had noncommissioned officers from its first day.

When was the position of Sergeant Major of the Army established, and who was the first to hold it?

The position was established in 1966. Sergeant Major of the Army William O. Wooldridge was the first, sworn in that July.

Who wrote the NCO Creed, and when?

It was drafted in 1973 by the NCO Subcommittee of the Command and Leadership Committee at the U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. Sergeant First Class Earle Brigham is credited with starting it. It was first printed in Infantry School texts in 1974.