Why should lower enlisted soldiers give respect to non-commissioned officers?

Question

Let me be more specific about my question. I KNOW THE ANSWER TO MY OWN QUESTION,

Let me be more specific about my question. I KNOW THE ANSWER TO MY OWN QUESTION,

But I'm doing a survey on what other military soldiers have to say when they are approached with this question. I'm in the miliyary as well, so when you respond treat the question like a survey and not like I'm military dumb. I'm just doing a report and turning it in Monday was the result I get.

Just to let you know my name is SPC Kingdom. I get pemoted to NCO as soon as I get to my next duty station in March. This goes for the people who already answered my question. To some of you, you helped my survey to the rest you, you just made this highly respectable lower enlisted feel stupid. I give all NCO's an above all respect cuz I know they will give will respect me. Besides I'm in Iraq. Without respect out here my unit an any other unit can't function. Thanks alots. I'm going to go to the talk tonight and ask my Commander can I pick another topic. You see because I have so much respect my Commander and my Battlion Commander request for me when it's time to go outside the gate and into Iraq. Outside the safety zone you have to have nothing but respect. Because of respect I work in the TOC setting up manifest and monitor radios and convoys and making sure our unit have full accountability for it's battlion. Big task for a respectable lower enlisted, don't you think.

This is my answer for my own question: Non-commissed officers are entitled to implicit obedience from the soldiers, and they should be abeyed and respected by the men and women; and when a NCO fails in obtaining this reguard and obedience from the men and women, he fails in his most essential qualification.

The confidence of the soldier in the integrity of a NCO can only be obtained by his being rigidly just and impartial to those under him, and by keeping his temper on all occassions, and discharging his duty without passion or feeling. A NCO who can not control himself will find difficulty in controlling those whom he is placed. So pretty much a NCO has to carry himself accordingly to get respect. It also go for E-4s and below.

Answer 1

In any job you will have a rank structure, so you will find that respect for their rank is earned dear. Now get down and give me 50....

Answer 2

With no rank structure, in a war what would happen.. a freaking gaggle.. Everyone shooting at everything that moves. The fact is that someone has to direct the action. The officers are taken out pretty quick if they get identified. So NCO'S end up being the director of batle in maney cases.

Its how our bullets go towards the enemy and not at our own, Its how we know when to shoot as not give our position away, Its how we know what type of fire to use, surpressing or fire for effect .People in the directors chair need experience Experienced people deserve respect cause they been there done that lived through it and can likely teach you how to come back home alive and kicking. listen to them and RESPECT THEM punk, Or you will be on kitchen duty .

Answer 3

1) practice - An NCO usually has experiances a non-com doen't He/She has seen deployments and in several cases fire fights and can teach you lessons in survival that you cant get out of a book.
2) respect - An NCO gets his/her job accomplished by respecting his/her troops and knowing they are the best trained, and lead people that the NCO corps has got. The respect flows both ways without non-coms NCO's are ussless to carry out missions and with out NCO's Non-coms are leaderless. To fight in either situatin is to loose. 3) Order and disipline - An NCO's first responcibility is to the mission that supperiors have given him/her. He/she must insure the troops are displined enough and trained enough to accomplish that mission in some very dificult and dangerous situations and to have orders followed quickly with little or no thought that they are right or wrong because an order not followed could spell disaster to a unit and death to fellow members of a unit. When failure is not an option the orders must be given and followed quickly so the troops must know that their leaders (NCO's) know their business and have their wellfare in mind as well as the mission. Those are only 3 reasons for the respect but I think the biggest is because the NCO is intrusted to lead by example. An NCO should never tell troops to do a job or mission the NCO has never done or is unwilling to accomplish themselves. I might not like a mission but I must lead by example to insure the mission is accomplished and the troops under my charge are ready and trained to the best of my ability to insure their survival.

Answer 4

Alright... I just finished a stint as an Instructor at the Warrior Leaders Course at Ft. Polk, LA...

there's a lot of opinion on this matter but here's what I explained to my students, future NCOs.

On day one of WLC, the students don't know anything about me or who I am... all they know is SSG P is standing in front of them and he's got 3 rooftops and a rocker under it... the rooftops and rocker represent a long time in the Army... they represent experience, training, knowledge and the fact that I've at least passed the course they are currently attending. My duty position as a Small Group Leader at the Course also tells them that I am entrusted by the Army with their training, coaching and mentoring helping them to become better Soldiers and Leaders of Soldiers. This is where "traditional" respect is rooted... that "You gotta respect the rank" crap that some people espouse...I don't necessarily agree with that, but you damn sure better not disrespect me either on day one. as the 30 days go by, the soldiers learn more about me as a person and a leader. By living up to the Creed of the Non Commissioned Officer and the Soldiers Creed I demonstrate that I am a respectable person. By the end of the course, they respect SSG P, as well as SSG Ps Rank... and that is True respect not just kowtowing to the rocker...

just my humble opinion...

dlp

Answer 5

The term is Junior enlisted. And there is a protocol for all aspects of behavior in the United States Military. Your question has to do with what's called the Chain of Command. To ensure respect and instill discipline insubordination is not tolerated. In order to become an NCO enlisted soldiers must be trained in leadership (leadership development courses), demonstrate competence and increase education in their occupation field (MOS), and maintain physical and health standards.

Answer 6

SGT, Master Sgt, 1st Sargent, command Sgt major, Sargent Major, Warrant Officers and sometimes Corporal are non commissioned officers. Its just like this, follow the the NCOInCharge orders and if its not a f'ed up NCO follow his/her lead you will receive a NCO badge in the future..If you are disrespectful or disobedient you can be in trouble. Don't question authority they're trying to teach you a thing or two or three or four.ETC.NCO's are the link between the 'common soldier' and the (commissioned) officer,Lt, Cpt, General, Major,etc.

Answer 7

If your in the military and you're asking this question, you need to get out and do something else. When I was in, they pushed the respect to a noncom. officer, and everyone that I knew that disrespected them either had to give drop and give them 20. Or depending on how bad it was, Article 15.
It's in the UMCJ, read it. Besides that if there was no rank structure and we're at war, everyone would probably get themselves killed. Most NCO's have more experience then officiers. And I've also noticed that my company commander looked to the NCO's for advice before doing anything.

Answer 8

Junior enlisted should respect their NCOs because they earned it. NCOs are technically and tactically proficient and when it comes down to it an NCO may end up saving that junior enlisted's a** someday.
......and S.A.M is right, I've also known several officers that won't make a move until they consult an NCO

Answer 9

In order to protect freedom , there is no other way than to live like a communist. A soldier or officer is given the ability to give orders as they gain rank because they are trained very well. One must absolutely learn to accept orders, (unless they're totally ridiculous , which is few and far between and there are ways out if so) , in order to be able to some day give orders. Most orders are given for the good of the soldier or the good of our country as a whole.

Answer 10

Because an NCO is a sgt. and [in some cases] has more experience than an officer, for instance SSgt. compared to 1st Lt.
NCO's don't get as much respect as officers, but they usually know more about their soldiers than the higher-ranking officers.

Answer 11

Why are you giving out all of your information on the Internet? Aren't you asked to keep everything hush-hush. You just gave out your name, the job you perform. Not so smart.

Everyone knows that the lower enlisted soldiers/sailors do all of the grunt work and the higher ranks get credit for it. Get used to it. Those people that out-rank you went through that too, which gives them more authority and allows them to command respect from others. That's just how it works.

Work on your grammar. No one wants to read a report from someone that can't spell or form a sentence.