1966
who is the only member of both your chain of command the your nco support
channel? - Answer- your first line supervisor, section, squad or team leader.
how does the chain of command support the nco support channel? - Answer- by
legally punishing those who challenge a sergeants authority.
define duty? - Answer- duty is legal or moral obligation to do what should be done
without being told to do it.
what is the role of the CSM? - Answer- senior enlisted advis or to the battalion
commander
what is the nco support channel? - Answer- its the channel of communication that
reinforces the chain of command.
what must a sergeant have in order to accomplish sergeants business? - Answer-
the skill, ability and leadership to train soldiers for combat and lead them into
combat.
is the csm in the chain of command? - Answer- no he supervises the nco support
channel.
what publication cover the chain of command? - Answer- ar 600-20, FM 7-21.3
when was the nco support channel formally recognized? - Answer- December 20,
1976
define responsibility? - Answer- being accountable for what you do.
explain chain of command? - Answer- the succession of commander superior to
subordinates through which command is excersided.
what ar covers awards and decorations? - Answer- AR 600-8-22
what is the highest peacetime award for valor? - Answer- the soldiers medal
during peacetime who is the approving authority for the soldiers medal? - Answer-
HQ Perscom
what is a DA Form 7013? - Answer- certificate of appreciation.
what is the highest award given by the army in the time of war? - Answer- the medal
of honor.
,who is the approving authority for the medal of honor? - Answer- the u.s. congress.
who is the approving authority for the good conduct medal? - Answer- the company
commander
how often can you get the good conduct medal? - Answer- every 3 years
what was the first medal awarded in the u.s. army? - Answer- the purple heart
how many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon? - Answer- not more than 1
for what is the good conduct medal given? - Answer- for exemplary behavior,
efficiency and fidelity
what three words are inscribed on the front of the good conduct medal? - Answer-
honor, efficiency, and fidelity
leaders should seek to develop and improve what three leader counseling skills? -
Answer- active listening, responding, questioning
what form is used for counseling? - Answer- DA Form 4856E
what are the three major categories of developmental counseling? - Answer- event
counseling, performance counseling, professional growth counseling.
what is counseling? - Answer- counseling is the process used by leaders to review
with a subordinate the subordinates demonstrated performance and potential.
what are the characteristics of effective counseling? - Answer- purpose, flexibility,
respect communication, support.
what is the objective of counseling? - Answer- for one person to help another.
name 4 stages of the counseling process? - Answer- identify the need for
counseling, prepare the counseling, conduct counseling, follow-up
what are four human needs? - Answer- physical needs, security needs, social needs
and higher( spiritual needs)
what are the 7 steps of problem solving? - Answer- 1) ID the problem 2) gather
information 3) develop criteria 4) generate possible solutions 5) analyze possible
solutions 6) compare possible solutions 7) make and implement the decision.
what fm covers counseling? - Answer- fm 6-22 appendix B
what are some techniques leaders may use during the directive approach to
counseling? - Answer- corrective training, commanding
, what are the three approaches to counseling? - Answer- directive, non- directive,
combined
what is purpose? - Answer- purpose gives subordinates the reason to act in order to
achieve a desired outcome.
what is direction? - Answer- providing clear direction involves communicating how to
accomplish a mission prioritizing task, assigning responsibility for completion and
ensuring subordinates understand the standard.
what is motivation? - Answer- motivation supplies the will to do what is necessary to
accomplish a mission.
what does FM 6-22 cover? - Answer- army leadership( competent, confident, agile)
what does FM 7-0 cover? - Answer- training the force
define leadership? - Answer- leadership is influencing people by providing purpose,
direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving
the organization.
name some physical barriers of communication/ - Answer- noise of battle, distance
name two barriers of communications/ - Answer- physical, psychological
what is communication? - Answer- a process of proving information.
what are the core leader competencies? - Answer- an army leader leads, develops,
achieves
what are the attributes of an army leader? - Answer- a leader of character, a leader
with presence, a leader with intellectual capacity.
what are the three levels of leadership? - Answer- direct- direct leadership is face to
face
organizational- influence several hundred to several thousands they do this indirectly
generally through more levels of subordinates than do direct leaders.
Strategic- are responsible for large organizations and influence sever thousand to
hundreds of thousands of people.
what are intended and unintended consequences? - Answer- intended- are the
anticipated results of a leaders decision and actions.
unintended- arises from unplanned events that affect the organization or
accomplishment of the mission.
what are the three principal ways that leaders can develop other through which they
provide knowledge and feedback? - Answer- counseling, coaching and mentoring.
a leader's effectiveness is dramatically enhanced by understanding and developing
what areas? - Answer- military bearing, physical fitness, confidence, resilience.