Posted on Jan 12, 2020
What regulations would you suggest a NCO to really dive into and learn, upon taking his/her first role as a leader with soldiers below them?
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I recently had a conversation with a colleague and we discussed at length this very question. It is obvious that everyone has their own opinion, but I am wondering what others think. If you knew you had a new NCO coming to your ranks with zero leadership time and you knew they were going to be a squad leader, where would you tell them to focus their attention? In regards to regulations and things they can learn/study on their personal time.
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Study the laws and guidelines associated with, first your authority, and then how to apply that authority in a positive manner which empowers you by earning respect and enhances your ability to take care of your Soldiers.
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Look- a good NCO prints out out/ copies to disk the latest UCMJ manual. I always had one on my desk and let my troops read it after hours. You won't find leadership in regs, but there are a ton of manuals on it and suggestions on how to learn it. It is part training, part mind set and part work. THey are or were actual TM/FM on leadership in my day.
First and foremost: FM 7-22.7, ADP 6-22, and ADRP 6-22. ADP/ADRP 5-0. If already an NCO, they should be familiar enough with the basics like 670-1 and FM 7-22. They need to read to understand their role as a leader: Counseling, Troop Leading Procedures, MDMP, strategies to influence and motivate Soldiers, etc.
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And yes, definitely 600-20.
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MSG (Join to see) I agree with all but for your SA, ADRPs are now gone...only ADPs, FMs, ATPs, TCs.
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CSM Eric Olsen I stand corrected, thank you.
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I agree completely, you would think that they have a baseline knowledge on those regulations that you stated. If not, they would for sure have to dig into those before jumping into others. But yes, ADP 6-22 is a MUST!
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