Importance of Ncos

My essay is on the importance of non commissioned officers and theirorders. Non commissioned officers are important to the army and soldiers cause they are the backbone of the army or as I call it the glue that hold the ranks together. NCOs also give the soldiers direction and purpose. When I say direction I mean if there is a task or mission to do the NCO will give the mission to the soldiers and tell them what needs to get done and how to do it. NCOs also give the soldiers purpose by giving them a task or mission to do. Noncommissioned officers are also important because they can take care of soldier’s issues and problems. NCOs have been in the army for years and know how to help soldiers with their issues and if they do not know how to help the soldier they have the resources to lead the soldier to someone who can help. An NCO is an enlisted member in pay grades E-4 or higher, holding a position of authority obtained by promotion from within the enlisted ranks. NCO's are recognized as leaders within their specialty. The importance of NCOs is derived directly from the NCO creed. “All soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership.” This sentence suggests that all NCOs are going to supply the outstanding leadership for the junior enlisted soldiers. Leadership is purpose, direction and motivation. NCOs must provide purpose for soldiers to ensure that a soldier always has something to strive for. Junior enlisted soldiers constantly need to be provided with a means to continue his or her growing knowledge of his or her military occupational specialty. NCOs have to supply soldiers with direction at all times. Soldiers do not have the same amount of knowledge as NCOs do and must look to them for a proper example. If a soldier lacks motivation he or she tends to lack at work. An NCO must provide a way to keep his or her soldiers motivated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Once a soldier’s motivation starts to deteriorate he or she can