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As a NCO or Officer can you recommend anything non-MOS related for lower enlisted soldiers to study or read over? All topics are welcomed.
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CPL David Salazar
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Classic and stoic philosophy.
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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"We were Soldiers Once and Young" by LTG Hal Moore and Joe Galloway. Great character study and history of the first major US ground engagement of the Vietnam War.

A biography of a person you admire from any walk of life.

"Infinite Loop" by Michael Malone - Fantastic read about the founding of Apple and a great view of Silicon Valley in it's prime.

"In the Hands of Providence" - bio of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain - great historic piece about the man, the Civil War and the citizen soldier
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Capt Seid Waddell
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PFC Anthony Laymon, what sort of reading interests you?
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Sir, I enjoy military history greatly. However at the moment I'm looking for something that will directly translate into me being a better soldier and leader.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
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Try taking the Correspondence Course for your given MOS, it gives you a leg up in several areas over other books. First and foremost it will teach you somethings you may not know about your field. Second it will teach you somethings about basic soldiering, communications, and a few other things. Lastly it starts you on the path getting promotion points.
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SGT Suraj Dave
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Show up to formation on time in the right uniform. If you can get that down, you are pretty much set to get to a board. (Taking into account you don't have attitude issues and somewhat understand your job)
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SSG John Jensen
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the dictionary! become a walking dictionary for your illiterate NCO's
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LTC Robert Flynn
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I would recommend the "NCOs Guide".
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Mask of Command by John Keegan
On the German Art of War: Truppenführung
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Invisible Armies by Max Boot
CW2 Stephen Pate
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Blood of the Lambs by Kamal Saleem. That will blow your hair back!!!!
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LTC Ed Ross
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I recommend my novel "The Transplants" for two reasons. First it's good entertainment that gives them a break fron duty. Second, it contains valuable insights into the national security bureaucracy. http://ewross.com/transplants.htm
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