How would you motivate a Soldier, NCO that is just not willing to learn and just does not care??

No one joins the Army to be a failure. Leaders need to identify the crux of the soldiers situation/attitude and work to address it. Should these efforts fail, it's time to separate this person.

SFC Fernando Campos - Sad to say, but the way you and lived have long gone from this Army! We selected who we teamed up with. The rest was sent on down the road. The attitude and cahonies were there, or they were gone.

SSG Melvin Nulph - Amen, RLTW

SFC Tom Brizendine - It may be true that we are dinasours, but there is a reason we are old and have gotten thus far. The ARMY can be what it once was, it is all up to the men that are in it.

Sir thank you for the feed back greatly appreciated.

I agree with all the comments so far, and after trying to find the root cause, reemphasizing the team nature of military is central. It can be a difficult life, but every team member will have your back.

Very well put Major!

Great answer. I found that it never helps to yell, scream, or call them names. If they have problems, they will just shut down as they will think that you do not really care about them. You just care about how it makes you look as a direct supervisor. While I do agree looking good is a good thing but NEVER at the expense of your Soldiers that you lead and are responsible for . If they feel that you as a supervisor dont give a care about them, things can get worse. How would it look if that Soldier went AWOL or harmed them self or someone else? All because you cared about yourself.You have to be a a LEADER and an NCO. You have to remember it IS NOT about you.

SSG Ronald Rollins - Great answer, to see that he is asking Us, (Members of RP) lets us know that he is thinking of his soldier and not about himself. To me one of the best things to do/not do, is as you said, "Never helps to yell, scream or call names", that will only make the leader part of a bigger problem as well as unapproachable to the soldier as well as anyone in ear range. As well as Never attempt to make yourself look good at the expense of your troops, great reminder or advise. Right up there with "Knowing you do not walk on water, being smart and ask for assistance/ideas to help another overcome his/her issue (Before the Chain of Command is involved) shows wisdom needed to not only learn more but concern for his soldiers. Traits of a real NCO.

SSG Melvin Nulph - You are correct to say to ask for assistance. I have learned the hard way that if you do not know what to do get help. It was at my won expense thank goodness and not one of my soldiers. Before I retired, it seemed that the NCOs I served with were all about themselves. I heard many of them say "They are just privates or specialist. They dont have as much to lose if we get rid of them." I seen them really screw over the soldiers just because they could. One tried to get a soldier hemmed up with an Art 15 for something the NCO did. I knew then it was time to go. I spoke up and the soldier was left alone but I caught hell for not backing the NCO. It was worth it to me.

SSG Ronald Rollins- I'm sure if he or she was an NCO (Doing the right thing) you would have backed them 100%, I would have. The things you just described may have had the E-Grade of an NCO but were far from one. I retired in 2003 and seen a lot of them. Living close to Ft. Leonardwood, MO. I see much has changed in the military (A lot), and there are to many them "things" (One is to many to me). There are also some great young NCOs. Proud to report that from what I see here The NCO's outnumber the things holding the positions.
Seeing you doing the right thing and catching hell for it must have been a great relief for that soldier. I hope you inspired him/her to become an NCO such as yourself. "Great Job!" not sure if anyone ever thank you for what you did, so I'll take this opportunity & say, "Thank You, two wrongs have never made anything right that I know of". Being a soldier can be a thankless job and I am glad it's that way at times to be honest with you, I believe it prevents most of the wrong type of people out.