What is going to set me up to be a great Sergeant?

There are many things that can be done to enhance your leadership skills.

Know the NCO Creed, seek regulations and policies that support the tenants of the creed. Seek a mentor, an NCO who is the epitome of what you want to be, at least one grade up, an SFC would even be better if available. Ensure that you know command policy through and through. Take courses on coaching and counseling. Know what resources are available that can assist your Soldiers and their Families. Whether they be MWR, Medical, Marital counseling, child care, etc. Be physically fit, seek to take train the trainer programs end hanging your delivery skills. Work on writing skills so that what you provide to your Soldiers makes sense.

Ensure you are not just sending your Soldiers off to a task, leed from the front, partake by the Be, know and do concept. It is important that Soldiers know you aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty, but remeber to pull back enough so that you can see the progress of the task at hand while continuing to guide the Soldiers to a successful end stay.

Be that NCO that you wish you had. When you hit a wall ask that mentor how to get over, under, around or through.

You already have the desire, that is more than half the battle.

SGT (Join to see) Simply asking this question indicates the advice I'm about to give is already present, and it also indicates you care about your job.

One of the biggest things you can do to be a great NCO is to care about your soldiers. Too many people see it as the stepping stone to something else they're working after and not as the responsibility that it is for soldiers.

CSM Darieus ZaGara Gave a good long list of things to study and references to be aware of, you don't need to memorize everything, just know how to get the answer.

Soldiers will know if you care about them or not.

SGT (Join to see) You will make mistakes as an NCO and in life. Learn from your mistakes and do not make the same mistake twice. Good luck Sergeant.