Ncoes

Professional Military Leadership Schools:

Non-Commissioned Officer Education System

RICHARD MCBEE

University of Phoenix: GEN/200

Instructor: Kelly Sanderson

Thesis Statement

Professional Military Education (PME) with regard to the Non-Commissioned Offer Education System is a formal learning environment dedicated to introducing and instructing the Common Corps through the advanced aspects of leadership. As we grow in our development as Leaders we reflect on our journey and how we have sacrificed our time and efforts to improve upon the skills needed to attain a greater understanding on what it is to become better men and more effective leaders.

Introduction:

The head’s of each branch of the military realize that leaders are developed and that developing leadership skills involves a life-long commitment to a personal course of study. In the following you become familiar with aspects of

In late 1967, it was called the "Instant NCO Course" and the men who completed the course were referred to as, "Shake n' Bakes", "Instant NCO's", and "Whip n' Chills" because of the speed in which they made rank. In reality they were graduates from the Army's new Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course (NCOCC). This new program was set up to train young recruits, to replace career NCO's who were now retiring from the Army or were hostile action casualties in Vietnam. The war in Vietnam was taking a toll on the NCO leadership and something had to be done to correct the problem. As part of Phase I (OJT) of the program, graduates were assigned to serve as Platoon Sergeants and Squad Leaders at military posts here in the States, overseeing the training of troops with the same MOS (Military Occupational Speciality). Phase II of the program took place in Vietnam and Korea, where these men continued their responsibilities as Platoon Sergeants, Squad Leaders and in some cases Platoon Leaders due to the loss of Officers from combat actions.

The idea was...