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Nco Qualities

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Since I have been selected to be a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the United States Air Force, I began thinking about of my manifesto on leadership. Three questions come to mind. Questions such as; what type of leader am I, what style do I use, and what strengths do I have to become and effective NCO? First question, what type of leader am I? I see myself as a transformational leader. I always enjoy seeing others improve. Whenever I get a chance to share my job knowledge with a new airman I take it. For instance, as a Fuels Lab Technician I am in need of a second man for sample testing. This gives me the opportunity to show new airmen that there is more to Fuels than just driving a truck. With me sharing my knowledge with others, this helps them learn more and me to be a better trainer and leader. …show more content…

I see myself as a “Intellectual Stimulation” leader. I choose this because, one of the qualities I have is open-mindnes. For example, While I was on a deployment at Al Dhfara Airbase, I worked as a Fuels Bulk storage technician. My main job there was to manage and service the fuel bladders there. The shops title for this was called “yard boss”. As “yard boss”, I would lead some of the airmen to assist me in task. Some of the tasks included: transferring fuel, patching bladders, refueling trucks, and reconstituting bladders. In order to help me grow to be a better leader and help them to become more knowledgeable in their duties. I would ask their opinions and advice and see if they had better ideas than what I had in mind. Naturally, they would agree with what I wanted to do but sometimes there would be better options that I took in great

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