CADET ACCOUNTABILITYCadet NCO Duties
Purpose
The purpose of this block of instruction is to provide guidance
concerning the NCO’s responsibility to develop personnel and how
this relates to mission accomplishment.
DUTY – a call to serve others before self!
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Performance Objectives
At the end of this period of instruction cadets should be able
to:
Identify who they are responsible for developing.
Understand the difference between teaching and training.
3. Understand the importance of feedback
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Personnel Development
Your primary task as an NCO is MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
For your unit to accomplish the mission, you must develop the
personnel within your unit.
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Personnel Development
Mission accomplishment (primary responsibility) is dependent upon
whether or not personnel are well developed.
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Personnel Development
You have two groups of cadets that you are now responsible
for.
The Corporals in your unit
The privates in your unit
Both must be given equal attention
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Personnel Development
Personnel Development
As you train and develop your Corporals, your Corporals will help
you train and develop your Privates.
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The NCO Forum
The following was taken from an online Army NCO Forum:
Hello, I recently was waived to SPC after being in for 18 months. I
am preparing to become a CPL or a SGT, and I was wondering if there
are any tips you could give to someone like me. Any links,
resources etc would be highly appreciated. Which Army Regs would
you consider most important for me? How do you effectively build
your powerbase?
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The NCO Forum
Always take care of your personnel
Remember, you are here for them, they are not here for you.
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The NCO Forum
(Developing Personnel)
Response #2
Think of all the ways that your NCO's in the past have done you
wrong and make sure you never do those things to your soldiers.
Even the smaller things like getting your new soldier all the
patches and crests from supply after they arrive so they don't have
to spend money at clothing and sales, don't skip out on their
monthly counselings. Don't make friends with your soldier, but
always treat them with respect. Don't drop soldiers for amusement
like some NCO's do. Instill trust in each other.
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Take Aways
Your personnel are not here for your amusement. This is especially
true concerning the Knobs you will be responsible for.
Using Knobs or Corporals for amusement is not only unprofessional,
it does nothing to develop them as leaders.
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Developing Corporals
Utilize your corporals within the boundaries that they have been
given.
No Corporal is to work with a Knob without your direct
supervision.
Do not place them in a position that could get them in
trouble.
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Developing Corporals
Why do you think Corporals are not allowed to work with Knobs
without supervision?
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Developing Corporals
1) This is the Corporal’s first official leadership position. They
need guidance.
2) Corporals need feedback so they can improve their skills.
You cannot give appropriate feedback if you do not supervise your
Corporals.
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Developing Corporals
Training a Corporal is just as important as training a Knob.
Remember, you are training the future sergeants of your
company.
You are also training your assistant
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Teaching and Training
Teaching and training are the first steps in developing a
person.
What is the difference between teaching and training?
Have cadets Read Pages 18-22 of the CTM
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Teaching
Teaching is the process of giving the desired information to a
learner in an understandable manner.
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Training
It is perfecting performance
Note: Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes
perfect.
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Training
-What does this mean?
Training
What are some examples of how we don’t train as we fight that we
can fix?
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Feedback
Feedback occurs during and after the training process.
Feedback is ALWAYS about developing people.
Have cadets read pages 23-29 of the CTM
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Feedback
Positive Feedback: Encourages subordinates to continue with how
they are accomplishing assigned tasks.
-It builds their confidence
-It models that noticing good work is something that leaders
do.
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Feedback
Corrective or negative feedback is also focused on developing
people.
Corrective feedback provides people with the information that they
need to succeed and develop.
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A Note About Negative Feedback
Your job is to train educate and motivate.
Name calling, sarcasm, and profanity is not acceptable when
providing negative feedback.
Negative feedback means that the Cadet’s performance did not meet
the standard. It does not mean you approach the cadet with a
negative attitude.
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Demonstrate
A corporal in your squad has done a good job demonstrating to your
Knobs how to arrange and clean a room for SMI.
Demonstrate how you would give this corporal appropriate
feedback.
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Demonstrate
A corporal in your squad has not a good job demonstrating to your
Knobs how to arrange and clean a room for SMI. This has led to poor
Knob performance during the SMI
Demonstrate how you would give this corporal appropriate
feedback.
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Developing Knobs
Knobs are developed the same way a corporal is developed
using:
-Teaching
-Training
-Feedback
Developing Knobs
Most Cadet Recruits will not know how to shine shoes, drill and
most will not know Knob Knowledge.
-If Cadet Recruits already know this; there is no need for a
cadre.
- Just because a Cadet Recruit “doesn’t get it” does not mean that
they don’t have the potential to be a good Cadet.
Bottom Line: DO NOT FORM PREJUDICES BASED UPON FIRST
IMPRESSIONS
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Developing Knobs
- Five feet Tall
What would you do with this Knob?
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Developing Knobs
The Knob just described was General Francis Marion the “Swamp
Fox”
The forefather of the U.S. Army Rangers and Special Forces.
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Developing Knobs
What are you going to do to provide the opportunity for success for
EVERY Cadet Recruit/Knob in your squad?
Why do you think helping someone achieve or personally achieving
success is not a linear activity?
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Developing Knobs
9 Months
Developing Knobs
What is the amount of time that a Knob has to be developed into a
successful cadet?
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Demonstrate
A knob has shined his shoes properly for an inspection.
Demonstrate how you would give this knob appropriate
feedback.
Is this really the way that you would provide this feedback?
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Demonstrate
A Knob has not shined his shoes properly for an inspection. You
have demonstrated to the Knob how to shine his shoes.
Demonstrate how you would give this Knob appropriate feedback
Is this really the way that you would provide this feedback?
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Personnel Development