Posted on Jun 10, 2016
The Army Needs To Start Taking NCO Education More Seriously Now
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Our future NCOs deserve the best education possible, and it starts with the instructor.
When I first learned I would attend the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School, I was excited. Part of the instruction would include the Army Basic Instructor Course, or ABIC, an 80-hour course that trains military instructors to deliver training and education in the Army school system. I would finally learn techniques that would make me a more effective trainer. Yet, when ABIC finally started, I was disappointed. And not only because the course was lacking in material but because the NCO leading the course, whose job was to teach me how to instruct, was not much of an instructor himself. In fact, he was only reading from a binder.
When I first learned I would attend the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School, I was excited. Part of the instruction would include the Army Basic Instructor Course, or ABIC, an 80-hour course that trains military instructors to deliver training and education in the Army school system. I would finally learn techniques that would make me a more effective trainer. Yet, when ABIC finally started, I was disappointed. And not only because the course was lacking in material but because the NCO leading the course, whose job was to teach me how to instruct, was not much of an instructor himself. In fact, he was only reading from a binder.
The Army Needs To Start Taking NCO Education More Seriously Now
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The Air Force is different. We have professional military education on each tier of enlisted. Airman Leadership School is geared towards E-4s getting ready to become E-5, SSgt. NCO Academy is the next level, geared towards E-6s (TSgt). Then there is Senior NCO Academy for those transitioning to the Senior NCO levels (E-7 and above). Air Force has been good at getting everyone their training when it's due. I just completed NCO Academy at JBSA-Lackland and it was good to learn some stuff and re-engage on other things.
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The Air Force has always had more tech savvy programs. My brother served in the AF and was in Cryptography in Guam.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT (Join to see) - Cryptographic Folks are the Best but I may be a wee bit Prejudiced.
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From my position it seems to be improving, less powerpoint slides, more hands on.
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