Becoming A Successful NCO

The Marine Corps. Demand alertness at all times. Building the Marine’s confidence and teaching them the attitudes of group loyalty and

The evening news is filled with stories about war and conflict, that’s happening throughout the world. The U.S Marine Corps is involved in those conflicts and are supporting America’s global interests. My father is a colonel with of 50 years of serve in the Marine Corps. He works every day to ensure the Marine Corps is prepared to carry out the missions that his units are assigned. This paper will discuss and explain Col Garcia’s roles and responsibilities as a Col in our nation’s most reveled military service.

The Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Corps needs help in the promotion process or the future of the NCO Corps will be in danger of having well educated NCO’s without job-related experience. It has automatic promotions for lower enlisted soldiers, letting them get promoted without knowing military or job-related items. NCOs’ can get promoted in the current process without even doing their job as long as they know how to get by a promotion board. NCO’s only had to memorize some regulations, field manuals, and a few Creeds to pass a promotion board. The promotion boards do not even ask job-related questions to see if the NCO knows anything about his current position. The current promotion process uses a points system and holds soldiers back from getting promoted. The point system is broken down but puts too much emphasis on certain areas which have nothing to do with their current position. This current promotion system has to change just like the way the military is asking NCO’s to change and become more civilian-educated.

SSgt Diaz, words cannot describe how much I agree with you on this post.  I believe one of the biggest issue in the Marine Corps is the ability to be humble.  From all levels, there are Marines who believe their way is right even if an idea that presented in front of them could ease a process or that is much safer. There has been countless times to where I have run into Marines who have this type of mentality and seeing the Marines they lead that are miserable and they want to get out of the Corps because of this.  We are all taught to have a sense of pride in what we do, but sometimes we must step back and see the big picture in order to fulfill the mission.  In order to do this, we must be humble and be willing to take the good, bad, and

The United States Marine Corps holds its Non commissioned Officers, or NCOs, to a higher standard than any other service. In the Marine Corps an E-4 in the Marine Corps can be a collateral duty Inspector. Corporals in the Marine Corps can be trusted to verify that a part is ready for issue to be installed in multimillion dollar war assets, such as the F-18 or EV-8B where the safety of the pilots and those on the ground are in the hands of the Corporal collateral duty inspector. We Marines see the title of NCO as a sacred title. The amount of responsibility that is given to the rank of Corporal can be underestimated if you do not keep a smart leadership mindset. Corporals are expected to be beyond reproach, in their actions both on and off duty.

The Marine Corps does two things: make marines and win our nation’s battles. Winning battles depend on how well we make marines. Those who have earned the title have been polished and honed by attentive mentoring. We have to remember that to sustain the transformation

NonCommissioned Officers are the backbone of the Marine Corps.   Each leader is very different from the other.   Some Marines enjoy being a corporal only because of the increase in rank and pay.   A few become the tactless leaders junior Marines try to avoid.   Fortunately, many others strive to become the leader that other Marines wish to emulate.   They know what it means to be a good leader.   Those Marines have the traits of a leader and they get to know their Marines

When you first see an individual you can tell how they are by posture, speech, and demeanor. An ideal marine has confidence in their posture; they know that everywhere they go they must confidently take pride of the uniform he or she represents. Even out of uniform you should be able to tell a Marine apart from everyone else. Intellectual speech, a Marine can positively influence others by their intellect and assertiveness. He or she should be able to persuade others to do better and be better. The Marines demeanor is one that can threaten the enemy but inspire a young child. We are an unstoppable strong force that will bulldoze anything in our way. Motivating, unselfish, confident pieces of hard work is what we are. We take positive risks for things that are better for the greater good. Someone who people can instantly tell that they can achieve anything is what a Marine is. As a junior Marine I look at higher ranked individuals that have those characteristics and learn from them. I am a motivator and have a lot of determination to be that ideal marine. I feel that I am already halfway there but there is always room for improvement. As long as I strive towards that image I feel that I will completely fit that mold of an ideal U.S

While in a Marine Infantry unit you will have a multitude of personnel assigned to your command and with you. These Marines come from every walk of life, all fifty states, and even different countries. This means you will have different religions and differences in culture mixed in. In a combat situation, there is no place for indifference. Through leadership you must teach them that there is no difference between the religion or culture, all Marines are green despite color or creed. It is through rigorous training and exercises that comradery and unit cohesion is built. One such example my unit went through was Advanced Urban Combat Course short version is called (AUC). This course is three weeks long of shooting and communication

Set the example. Know your Marines and look out for their welfare. Keep your Marines informed. These are a few leadership principles we must follow as Marines. My units fault in sustaining the transformation, and my strive to maintain it will consist of trying to fix these aspects that we have ventured from, a negative environment, overworked, and prolonged unnecessary field ops are some of the key factors I will address.

Civilian jobs are much different than a military career. And before I joined the army two years ago, the civilian world was what I knew best. They way civilians treat or talk to their employers is nothing like the way soldiers talk to their chain of command. By joining the army, I have learned so much about respect and discipline and how important it is within the work place. Not only does it make the work place more professional but also more organized. Sometimes I allow myself to create an environment that forces my NCO to maintain order and discipline for which I should be capable of doing myself. For what I have found out is that a leader is only as great as his/her weakest link. I personally want to be the reason my NCO shines by showing respect and composure and helping other soldiers to do the same, for that is the only way to accomplish the mission.

An NCO in my eyes is first most a leader, someone that has his soldiers back, there to protect and defend them, mentor them, and guide them into being NCO's themselves one day. As an NCO you need to be able to share your knowledge with younger soldiers, teach them the ways of the Army, let them not only learn from their mistakes, but from the ones we have made along the way as well. An NCO needs to be able to trust in his soldiers, but more importantly, soldiers need to be able to trust their NCO's. How can a soldier follow us into battle if they cannot trust us with the smaller things? How can a soldier turn to you in confidence with an issue that they have if they can’t even trust you, as an NCO, to have their back about something small

In that aspect I believe that if someone is an NCO they should work and live by the NCO creed. The NCO is a soldier that is a well-rounded professional that has the experience and qualifications to lead other soldiers. They must learn the NCO Creed. The NCO creed

In conclusion, the Marine NCO is to provide guidance, display courage, and influence Marines, young and old. As a Sergeant of Marines I am the liaison between junior Marines and my SNCOs, the Sergeants task is greater than that of any in shaping young Marines. Not only does a Sergeant have to hold himself to the highest standard possible, he must also hold his Marines responsible, because after all he is charged with guiding those Marines not only professionally but also through day to day life. If there is anyone in the Corps you can turn to for advice, guidance, or hard work and determination, it should be the Marine

As I begin my journey as a RRNCO (Recruiting and Retention Non-Commissioned Officer) there will be many obstacles that I will have to overcome to be the best recruiter I can be. I want to be able to give others the same opportunities the National Guard offered to me. I was not always supportive of the military, but in the end I owe all my success to the time I spent in the Army National Guard. Throughout this paper I will be showing different statistics or demographics of the high school I feel is the most important school I need to focus on. When I start to look at the school year, I have to devote certain time and effort, so I need to develop a school program that will help generate leads and referrals. By conducting presentations about the ARNG (Army National Guard) on such topics as the role of the ARNG, state/federal missions, features and benefits, employment opportunities and ARNG history.(NGR 601-1 2-18(f)) My yearly plan will be broken down month by month. This school plan will help me build and sustain relationships throughout the FY (Fiscal Year). The soldiers I enlist will be joining the Ohio Army National Guard.