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1. When was the Army first established? - ANSWER 14 June 1775
2. Who wrote the Blue Book? (Regulations for the ORDER and DISCIPLINE
of the Troops of the United States) - ANSWER Prussian General Friedrich
Wilhelm von Steuben
3. What were the original NCO ranks? - ANSWER Corporal, Sergeant, First
Sergeant, Quartermaster Sergeant, and Sergeant Major
4. When was the modern rank insignia adapted? - ANSWER 1902
5. What are the three methods of instruction used to teach drill to Solders? -
ANSWER Step-by-step, talk-through, and by the numbers
6. What do military inspections provide? - ANSWER An assessment of the
capabilities of an organization and identification of any potential problems
7. What does the Army's formal leader development process involve? -
ANSWER training and education; experience; assessment; counseling and
feedback; remedial and reinforcement actions; evaluation, and selection
8. What are the three attributes of Army Leadership? - ANSWER Character,
Presence, Intellect
,9. What are the three core competencies of Army Leadership? - ANSWER
Leads, Develops, Achieves
10.What is the one requirement and expectation of the achieve competency? -
ANSWER Get results
11.What is leadership? - ANSWER The process of influencing people by
providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and
improve the organization
12.What is character? - ANSWER deciation and adherence to the Army Ethic,
including Army Values, as consistently and faithfully demonstrated in
decisions and actions
13.What is commitment? - ANSWER Resolve to contribute Honorable Service
to the Nation and accomplish the mission despite adversity, obstacles, and
challenges
14.What is the Army's primary mission? - ANSWER Organize, train, and
equip forces to conduct prompt and sustained land combat operations
15.What are Unified Land Operations? - ANSWER the concept used to
describe how the Army seizes, retains, and exploits the initiative to gain and
maintain a position of relative advantage in sustained land operations
through simultaneous offensive, defensive, and stability operations in order
to prevent or deter conflict, prevail in war, and create conditions for
favorable conflict resolution
, 16.An Army Professional is certified in three areas. Name them. - ANSWER
Competence, Commitment, and Character
17.When does an individual become a part of the Army Profession? -
ANSWER After taking the initial oath of enlistment
18.Describe our Army Civilians. - ANSWER Skilled personnel dedicated to
serving the nation as an integral part of the Army team. They provide
mission-essential capability, stability, and continuity during war and peace
to support Soldiers
19.How many campaign streamers are affixed to the Army Flag? - ANSWER
188
20.When was the NCO Manual established? - ANSWER 1917
21.What additional ranks were added in the late 1930s? - ANSWER
Technician ranks (later appeared as 'specialists' in 1955)
22.When did the first Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) open? -
ANSWER 17 October 1949 at Flint Kaserne, Bad Toelz, Germany
23.When was the NCO Education System (NCOES) established? - ANSWER
1966, by General Ralph E. Haines Jr.
24.When was the NCO Creed written? - ANSWER 1973 (published in 1986)
25.What did the NCO creed provide? - ANSWER Inspiration to lead and
implied responsibilities for conducting NCO business