When was the position of sergeant major of the army established? - ANS IS 4 july 1966 who is the only member of both your chain of command the your nco support channel? - ANS IS your first line supervisor, section, squad or team leader. how does the chain of command support the nco support channel? - ANS IS by legally punishing those who challenge a sergeants authority. define duty? - ANS IS duty is legal or moral obligation to do what should be done without being told to do it. what is the role of the CSM? - ANS IS senior enlisted advis or to the battalion commander what is the nco support channel? - ANS IS its the channel of communication that reinforces the chain of command. what must a sergeant have in order to accomplish sergeants business? - ANS IS the skill, ability and leadership to train soldiers for combat and lead them into combat. is the csm in the chain of command? - ANS IS no he supervises the nco support channel. what publication cover the chain of command? - ANS IS ar 600-20, FM 7-21.3 when was the nco support channel formally recognized? - ANS IS December 20, 1976 define responsibility? - ANS IS being accountable for what you do. explain chain of command? - ANS IS the succession of commander superior to subordinates through which command is excersided. what ar covers awards and decorations? - ANS IS AR 600-8-22 what is the highest peacetime award for valor? - ANS IS the soldiers medal during peacetime who is the approving authority for the soldiers medal? - ANS IS HQ Perscom what is a DA Form 7013? - ANS IS certificate of appreciation. what is the highest award given by the army in the time of war? - ANS IS the medal of honor. who is the approving authority for the medal of honor? - ANS IS the u.s. congress. who is the approving authority for the good conduct medal? - ANS IS the company commander how often can you get the good conduct medal? - ANS IS every 3 years what was the first medal awarded in the u.s. army? - ANS IS the purple heart how many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon? - ANS IS not more than 1 for what is the good conduct medal given? - ANS IS for exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity what three words are inscribed on the front of the good conduct medal? - ANS IS honor, efficiency, and fidelity leaders should seek to develop and improve what three leader counseling skills? - ANS IS active listening, responding, questioning what form is used for counseling? - ANS IS DA Form 4856E what are the three major categories of developmental counseling? - ANS IS event counseling, performance counseling, professional growth counseling. what is counseling? - ANS IS counseling is the process used by leaders to review with a subordinate the subordinates demonstrated performance and potential. what are the characteristics of effective counseling? - ANS IS purpose, flexibility, respect communication, support. what is the objective of counseling? - ANS IS for one person to help another. name 4 stages of the counseling process? - ANS IS identify the need for counseling, prepare the counseling, conduct counseling, follow-up what are four human needs? - ANS IS physical needs, security needs, social needs and higher( spiritual needs) what are the 7 steps of problem solving? - ANS IS 1) ID the problem 2) gather information 3) develop criteria 4) generate possible solutions 5) analyze possible solutions 6) compare possible solutions 7) make and implement the decision. what fm covers counseling? - ANS IS fm 6-22 appendix B what are some techniques leaders may use during the directive approach to counseling? - ANS IS corrective training, commanding what are the three approaches to counseling? - ANS IS directive, non- directive, combined what is purpose? - ANS IS purpose gives subordinates the reason to act in order to achieve a desired outcome. what is direction? - ANS IS providing clear direction involves communicating how to accomplish a mission prioritizing task, assigning responsibility for completion and ensuring subordinates understand the standard. what is motivation? - ANS IS motivation supplies the will to do what is necessary to accomplish a mission. what does FM 6-22 cover? - ANS IS army leadership( competent, confident, agile) what does FM 7-0 cover? - ANS IS training the force define leadership? - ANS IS leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization. name some physical barriers of communication/ - ANS IS noise of battle, distance name two barriers of communications/ - ANS IS physical, psychological what is communication? - ANS IS a process of proving information. what are the core leader competencies? - ANS IS an army leader leads, develops, achieves what are the attributes of an army leader? - ANS IS a leader of character, a leader with presence, a leader with intellectual capacity. what are the three levels of leadership? - ANS IS direct- direct leadership is face to face organizational- influence several hundred to several thousands they do this indirectly generally through more levels of subordinates than do direct leaders. Strategic- are responsible for large organizations and influence sever thousand to hundreds of thousands of people. what are intended and unintended consequences? - ANS IS intended- are the anticipated results of a leaders decision and actions. unintended- arises from unplanned events that affect the organization or accomplishment of the mission