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As a young NCO this is something that I've struggled with.
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Leadership Development
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CSM
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We have all struggled with command presence in the beginning, the best advice I have is be knowledgeable about your job, never be afraid to admit you don't know something but learn it quickly, know your troops, seek out good leaders and learn from them as they do their jobs and create your own style. Take it slow and don't yell about everything or you will appear a caricature rather than a leader. It will come to you don't force it and one day you will not notice your effort and the troops will have a great leader.
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CPT Earl George
It never hurts to have a good NCO help you with you with command presence. I entered my BCT company messhall one morning and the PSG(E-7) of my first platoon yelled AT EASE: There were about 5or 6 Trainees slow to shutting their mouths and showing proper courtesy. Before i could say ,"CARRY ON". the Drill Sergeant asked me to go back out and come back in. He then briefly told everyone how they were to act and that if I took an hour before I said, "CARRY ON", there had better not be a peep out of anyone for an hour. I came back in and waited about a minute before speaking. You could have heard a pin drop.
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The when in charge be in charge phrase comes to mind. Hopefully you have a SL (if you aren't already one), PSG, and 1SG that mentors and develop you as a NCO. But know that you are a NCO and you work your ass off to be the best leader you can. Trust your gut, maintain your integrity, and take care of your troops. They'll differenciate you from a soldier with stripes and a leader they'd follow into hell and back
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SFC James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" thank you! I picked up on the 2nd of this month. I was surprised when I got the call, it's been hell trying to get promoted this year.
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