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NCO MANUAL
NCO MANUAL
Chapter 1
The NCO's Role
The NCO's Role
The NCO's Origin
The Non-Commissioned Officer's (NCO) origins can be traced back to the Roman Legions of Old Earth. The Romans' success in war was due to their march formations, camp preparations, and response to instructions in battle. A Roman soldier's training was long, detailed and intense. The Roman commanders had found that the tactical and administrative requirements of drilling and fielding a successful army absorbed all their time, thus necessity caused them to turn to the ranks for assistance. The upper echelons of Roman leadership picked exceptional soldiers to be leaders of 10 other soldiers, and assistants to commanders of 100 and 600 soldiers. In these roles, they were to supervise individual training, carry out their commander's plans, and perform administrative and logistical tasks. As such, they were the first "noncommissioned" officers called Principalis". In the military sense, "Non-Commissioned", then as is now, means that entry to or occupation of a position of responsibility and authority is based not on 'education and commissioning', but upon demonstrated competency and continued performance, and that personnel in that position are key or essential for the effective operation of units.
Genesis of the Modern NCO's Role
The historical NCO we would recognize most easily today, can be traced back to Terran Year 1775 on Old Earth. The early organization of the American Continental Army was patterned after the British: officers were appointed / elected from the aristocracy, and in turn, sergeants were appointed / elected from the ranks.
The Non-Commissioned Officer's (NCO) origins can be traced back to the Roman Legions of Old Earth. The Romans' success in war was due to their march formations, camp preparations, and response to instructions in battle. A Roman soldier's training was long, detailed and intense. The Roman commanders had found that the tactical and administrative requirements of drilling and fielding a successful army absorbed all their time, thus necessity caused them to turn to the ranks for assistance. The upper echelons of Roman leadership picked exceptional soldiers to be leaders of 10 other soldiers, and assistants to commanders of 100 and 600 soldiers. In these roles, they were to supervise individual training, carry out their commander's plans, and perform administrative and logistical tasks. As such, they were the first "noncommissioned" officers called Principalis". In the military sense, "Non-Commissioned", then as is now, means that entry to or occupation of a position of responsibility and authority is based not on 'education and commissioning', but upon demonstrated competency and continued performance, and that personnel in that position are key or essential for the effective operation of units.
Genesis of the Modern NCO's Role
The historical NCO we would recognize most easily today, can be traced back to Terran Year 1775 on Old Earth. The early organization of the American Continental Army was patterned after the British: officers were appointed / elected from the aristocracy, and in turn, sergeants were appointed / elected from the ranks.
