NCO Board Study Guide: President and Board Member Booklet

Vocabulary flashcards covering the 1-501st unit history, mission command, army regulations, programs, USARAK standards, and NCO leadership protocols.

Santiago J Erevia

Medal of honor Recipient for $1-501st$ PIR who cleared four insurgent bunkers by himself during the Vietnam war.

Geronimo

The unit motto of the $1-501st$, which originated in $1940$.

Unit Crest

Composed of a native American thunderbird with red and blue outlines and a scroll with the words Geronimo inscribed.

The Backbone of the Army

A term for the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) as described in the NCO creed.

NCO Creed Responsibilities

Accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my Soldiers.

Mission Command

The Army’s approach to command and control that enables unified land operations as defined in ADP $6-0$.

Principles of Mission Command

($1$) Competence, ($2$) Mutual trust, ($3$) Shared understanding, ($4$) Commanders' intent, ($5$) Discipline initiative, ($6$) Risk acceptance.

Command

The lawful authority a Commander has over his/her subordinates.

AR $600-20$

The regulation covering Army command policies, including SHARP and EO.

Open-door policy

Allows members of the command to present facts, concerns, and problems of a personal or professional nature that the Soldier has been unable to resolve.

NCO Support channel

A channel of communication and supervision from the CSM to the $1SG$, and then to other NCOs and enlisted personnel of the unit.

ACS

Army community services, covered by AR $608-1$, offering services like a lending closet, food items, and marriage counseling.

DEERS

Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System; the program used to obtain dependent ID cards for eligible spouses and children.

AER

Army emergency relief; a non-profit organization governed by AR $930-4$ to help Army personnel and family members.

SHARP

Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention.

USARAK Mission Statement

Provides trained and ready forces in support of worldwide unified land operations and supports theater engagement in the Pacific and military operations in the AK-JOA.

Arctic Tough

The motto of USARAK, which was established in Alaska in $1867$.

Brigadier General Wilds P. Richardson

The military pioneer explorer and West Point graduate for whom Fort Richardson was named.

UCMJ

Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Article $15$ Types

($1$) Summarized, ($2$) Company grade, ($3$) Field grade.

MCM

Manual for Courts Martial.

Baron Frederick Von Steuben

The creator of the Blue Book.

Warrior Ethos

I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade.

TC $3-21.5$

The publication for Drill and Ceremonies, derived from the original Blue Book.

NCO Duties

Specified, directed, and implied.

M4 Rifle

A magazine fed, gas operated, air cooled, shoulder-fired $5.56$ millimeter rifle weighing $7.5$ pounds with a maximum effective range of $500$ meters.

Remedial action

The continuing effort to determine the cause of a stoppage once identified.

Snow blindness

A condition caused by UV rays magnified by snow that can occur in less than an hour of exposure.

Hypothermia

Occurs when body temperature falls below $95$ degrees Fahrenheit.

Space Heater Arctic (SHA) Fuels

JP8, JP5-JP7, or wood.

AR $600-25$

Publication covering Military Customs and Courtesies.

Hand Salute Distance

Rendered to an Officer at approximately $6$ paces.

ADP $7-0$

Covering Training Units and Developing Leaders, stating unit training and leader development are the Army's life-blood.

Operations Process

The process Commanders apply to training: Plan, prepare, execute, and assess.

AR $600-8-10$

The publication covering Leaves and Passes.

Leave Accrual

Soldiers on active duty earn $30$ days of leave a year at the rate of $2\,\frac{1}{2}$ days a month.

AR $670-1$

The regulation covering the Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia.

ECWCS

Extended Cold Weather Clothing System.

FM $7-22$

The manual for the Army’s Physical Readiness Training Program.

ACFT Events

Deadlift, sprint drag carry, plank, $2$ mile run, and over-head ball throw.

AR $600-9$

The regulation governing the Army Body Composition Program (ABCP).

DA Form $5501$

Body Fat Assessment Worksheet – Female.

ATP $6-22.1$

The Army doctrine covering The Counseling Process.

DA Form $4856$

Developmental Counseling Form.

TCCC Phases

($1$) Care Under Fire, ($2$) Tactical Field Care, ($3$) Combat Casualty Evacuation Care.

CASEVAC

Casualty Evacuation in Non-Medical Vehicle or Aircraft.

TC $7-22.7$

The Army NCO Guide.

ATRRS

Army Training Requirements and Resources System.