This Is Why The Best NCOs Self-Develop

This topic falls in line with the leadership, and NCO training posts. I found it very interesting. It makes me wonder if I could be a good NCO in today's military.

Self-development is the key to enduring success as an NCO, and it begins where official military training stops.
In early 2015, I was reading up on military leadership and came across an interesting article by Joe Byerly, a U.S. Army armor officer, on his personal blog, From the Green Notebook, about self-development in the military.


Self-development is the key to enduring success as an NCO, and it begins where official military training stops.
In early 2015, I was reading up on military leadership and came across an interesting article by Joe Byerly, a U.S. Army armor officer, on his personal blog, From the Green Notebook, about self-development in the military.

“Imagine if someone told you that a year from today, you would be required to take a test in which every wrong answer resulted in the loss of a human life,” Byerly wrote. “How would you approach studying for the test? Would you study for 20-30 minutes every night or would you wait until a week before the test and start cramming?”