The Standard Of Quality, Achievement, And Discipline

Outstandingly, American Non-commissioned officers have performed commendably in their discharge of their duties worldwide. Every soldier is entitled with NCO who ensures that all soldiers get good and professional training from experienced and qualified experts. NCO is also mandated to identify leaders from soldiers who can effectively perform in small-units. Hence it is very essential for the non commissioned officer to be empowered with knowledge and technique on how to carry out these duties effectively asserts that excellent leaders understand their soldiers' strength and weaknesses Basically, it is the role of non commissioned officer to employ knowledge and skills they have acquired through the many years of service in planning and decision making stages in the Army. In line with this, the US government is taking initiatives to empower the non-commissioned

For the military leader, the maintenance of good order and discipline is essential for a military force to be effective. An undisciplined military force is a losing one (Hoversten). General Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest military leaders of all time and was firm when it came to discipline. It was important to him that his soldiers understood that, in addition to efficiency, discipline guaranteed a solder’s safety; that if his forces did not prepare themselves for war when they had a chance, they would pay dearly (McBride). Discipline can be best defined as “a state of training, resulting in orderly conduct.” (McBride). This “state of training” must be achieved as well as maintained during peacetime so

Essay The purpose of this essay is to further my knowledge of the Army NCO support channel, chain of command and why we as Soldiers use them. It is also to inform the parties that may be what I feel loyalty, dedicated service and also my interpretation of Military bearing and Discipline. I am ex

The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the readers with an ethical issue with NCOERs that I came across while serving as a First Sergeant. I was appalled to learn that leaders and raters are writing inaccurate and irrelevant NCOERs and making them less effective, because NCOs are not applying themselves. NCOs expect to be evaluated fairly, objectively, and want to be receiving an NCOER that will allow them to excel for further promotion and assignments. An NCO wants to have the faith that their rater is competent enough to give them a proper rating, good or bad, on their

In the times in which we live technology, knowledge, development strategies and the environment involve a complex panorama that the U.S. Army must face. The most efficient way is through specialized training and looking for means to develop NCOs for the challenges of upcoming event. The NCO 2020 strategy changes the way we educate and train our Soldiers. The educational model used by the military in the last decade was the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES). This now going to be transformed into Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System, or NCOPDS. One of the most important goals of this new educational model is that it will provide the Soldier with a long-term career focused on the training, education and experiences acquired during his career, being these institutional, operational or self-development.

During the writing of this essay, the author interviewed four tenured, experienced master sergeants attending the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA). This group of Senior NCOs is a reflection of a population considered subject matter experts in their fields. All four sergeants served as first sergeants with distinction and attend USASMA for subsequent promotion to sergeant major (SGM), the pinnacle of a professional Army Soldier. Subsequently, three of the four sergeants perform their careers in a low-density MOS.

During the next year at CGSOC, the sub-element I most wish to improve is prepares self. I see that as the primary purpose of CGSOC. Specifically, the area that I most wish to improve within this sub-element is doctrinal knowledge that contributes to the expansion of wisdom. Throughout its entire history, but especially during the last 15 years of warfare and elevated operational tempo, the Army has had a systemic problem reading, absorbing, and applying its own doctrine. This dereliction of professional development negates the very purpose of doctrine and seriously threatens our ability to operate, collaborate, and innovate. Here is why.

Through this comprehensive state of affairs, the magnitude of the word 'discipline' reaches a new high, as it encompasses every step of a member of any military force, as if a guardian angel securing its subject from any danger. Needless to say, without timeliness this application of discipline is impossible, where it aims to build a dynamic and dedicated force.

Obey. A word we humans are coached the meaning of before we can even speak. We obey laws, authoritative figures, rules ect. We obey for the reason that we are afraid of the consequences. When you’re young if you do something that is indecent or ‘wrong’ in the eyes of your parents/guardians typically you’re punished. We learn from a young age that if you want to succeed you must submit to those of a higher rank than you, whether you want to or not. The definition of obey is “to comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of.”

The “Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States," also known as the "Blue Book." was written by a Prussian officer by the name of Baron Von Stuben. To this day that book has influenced how we train our Soldiers both past and present. Soldiers learn at different levels just like other adults. However, again we figure out what job Soldiers are going to best qualify for through a series of pre-entrance tests much like that of universities and colleges. Just like their civilian counterparts the US Army spends millions of dollars annually developing, testing, and hiring people to train our nations Soldiers to defend its freedom. Lately there has been a shift to what is known as outcome-based training for US Army Soldiers. Outcome-based training is a concept that defines the desired outcome, promotes initiative, and allows freedom to maneuver to achieve the desired end result. It is a concept that has been around for years but has recently resurfaced because of what our Soldiers have been faced with while deployed to different theaters. Soldiers often times will not have the time to ask how to do something in training or in combat. Thus, as long as the leader can

The “Standards of Competent Performance,” requires all registered nurses to be competent in performing skills such as assessing, evaluating patient’s care, by demonstrating scientific knowledge and critical thinking as well as advocate and educate patients when needed.

Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) leadership has recently announced that the Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant (AIT PSG) Program will be coming to an end. This is in response to a growing sentiment in the Operational Force that new Soldiers are increasingly undisciplined and untrained in Warrior Tasks. The AIT PSG, introduced in 2008, will be replaced in favor of the Drill Sergeant as early as Fiscal Year 2020. (“State of the NCO,” 2017) The theory behind the transition is that the Drill Sergeant is immediately recognized as disciplinarian, and new Soldiers’ will benefit from increased exposure to these individuals by becoming more disciplined. While the return of the Drill Sergeant is widely welcomed, alone they will not solve the issue of untrained and undisciplined Soldiers. Leadership must address the root cause of the lack of discipline perceived of Soldiers entering the Army, the systemic under manning of AIT cadre.

What is quality? Quality can be defined as many different meanings. In business quality is defined as a state of being free from defects and deficiencies brought by consisted adhering to variable standards to achieve output that satisfies the customer (Business dictionary, 2011). Others may define quality as a measurement of standards and excellence any feature that makes something what it is: (your dictionary.com 1996).

Throughout the United States, and the world, standards of education have come under increasing scrutiny. The standards of education include content standards and performance standards. According to Powell, author of Your Introduction to Education, content standards “define what students should know and be able to do relative to subject areas at specific grade levels”(2015, p. 105). Powell defines performance standards as the designated level of “knowledge or skill that is considered acceptable within a particular grade level”(2015, p. 105). Since the Constitution does not directly address education, ever state is responsible for its own set of standards. Therefore, differences exist from state to state in the difficulty of the standards, as well as, the assessments that go along with them. To combat this issue of inequality, there has been a push to adopt a set of common standards throughout the United States (Powell, 2015, p. 105). There are those who question the effectiveness of these standards and if they should be used to evaluate the effectiveness of an educator.

The history of quality movement can be traced back to medieval Europe (American Society for Quality , 2016) but fundamental quality processes and practices came into effect in the early 20th century. In the 1920’s statistical theory began to be applied effectively to quality control and by the 1950’s quality management practices were developing rapidly in Japan’s manufacturing market, becoming fully embedded in industry in Europe and the USA by the 1980’s (Department of Trade and Industry, n.d.). But what is quality? Although there are many re-occurring themes, quality means different things to different people and there are many variations on the academic interpretation of quality. The subject of this assignment will be to investigate the