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Do you believe NCOs, Warrant Officers and Commissioned Officers fully understand each other's roles, duties, and responsibilities across the Army or perhaps, your organization? If not, how can we improve collectively? Thoughts?
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SFC James Baber
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My only response to this question is that a true NCO, Officer and Warrant would know and understand the other's roles, duties, etc., if they have been taught and mentored properly coming up through the ranks.


It is also their responsibility with each new unit to learn and to teach their subordinates as well

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SFC Baber,

What happens when an NCO, Officer or Warrant doesn't know? How do we help them better understand? Will NCOPD, WOPD, OPD work? Or is this something that has to be learned over time through experience?
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Chief if you relook at my original response, I mention the mentoring phase coming up the ranks, also the self responsibility to learn the unit and be taught by the seniors within as well.
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SFC Stephen P.
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I don't know if lack of understanding is a problem, but lack of observance can be. The most pronounced example is when officers start getting into NCO business.

Since the cause is most frequently substandard leadership on the part the NCOs, the solution is for them to step up their game.
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SFC Pate,

I definitely hear that a lot about Officers (Warrants & Commissioned) getting into NCOs business. I think your solution is appropriate. Additionally, I inform my NCOs that it becomes our (leaders) business when he or she is not doing what they are supposed to be doing. I am a firm believer that NCOs are definitely in charge, Warrants are ultimately advisors and Commissioned Officers are overall responsible. Thank you for your post SFC Pate.
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SSG Richard Stevens
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I agree with that, when i was, in i told my men, the same thing. we took care of business
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