NCO Volume 1

Wellness is essential to our profession; it is essential to our mission, it is even ethical to be well

History is our heirtage - our life. Essential to mission ethical to know our history

Able to:
*Identify beliefs and criteria concerning a profession
*defend the proposition "the profession of Arms is a profession"
*Describe professional behaviors that support the profession of arms

Differentated "profession" vs "just a job"
Military service is a profession. "no other profession expects is members to lay down their lives for their friends, families or freedoms"

A body of theory and specialized knowledge
A service orientation
A distinct subculture

Prolonged education
understanding history
professional competence

To perform in a profession that may require the ultimate in individual sacrifice as identified by the unlimited liability clause

Wellness is essential to our profession; it is essential to our mission, it is even ethical to be well

insignias, emblems, distinctive dress, history, folklore, and argot, heros and villians, stereotypes

History is our heirtage - our life. Essential to mission ethical to know our history

*public condifence in military
*Demonstrate we are professionals
*identify with who & what we are
*sense of pride

Able to:
*Identify beliefs and criteria concerning a profession
*defend the proposition "the profession of Arms is a profession"
*Describe professional behaviors that support the profession of arms

Technical expert does not mean professional
A "status quo" mentality needs motivation

Differentated "profession" vs "just a job"
Military service is a profession. "no other profession expects is members to lay down their lives for their friends, families or freedoms"

A body of theory and specialized knowledge
A service orientation
A distinct subculture

Wellness is essential to our profession; it is essential to our mission, it is even ethical to be well

Prolonged education
understanding history
professional competence

History is our heirtage - our life. Essential to mission ethical to know our history

Wellness is essential to our profession; it is essential to our mission, it is even ethical to be well

Wellness is essential to our profession; it is essential to our mission, it is even ethical to be well

To perform in a profession that may require the ultimate in individual sacrifice as identified by the unlimited liability clause

Able to:
*Identify beliefs and criteria concerning a profession
*defend the proposition "the profession of Arms is a profession"
*Describe professional behaviors that support the profession of arms

History is our heirtage - our life. Essential to mission ethical to know our history

History is our heirtage - our life. Essential to mission ethical to know our history

insignias, emblems, distinctive dress, history, folklore, and argot, heros and villians, stereotypes

Differentated "profession" vs "just a job"
Military service is a profession. "no other profession expects is members to lay down their lives for their friends, families or freedoms"

Able to:
*Identify beliefs and criteria concerning a profession
*defend the proposition "the profession of Arms is a profession"
*Describe professional behaviors that support the profession of arms

Able to:
*Identify beliefs and criteria concerning a profession
*defend the proposition "the profession of Arms is a profession"
*Describe professional behaviors that support the profession of arms

*public condifence in military
*Demonstrate we are professionals
*identify with who & what we are
*sense of pride

A body of theory and specialized knowledge
A service orientation
A distinct subculture

Differentated "profession" vs "just a job"
Military service is a profession. "no other profession expects is members to lay down their lives for their friends, families or freedoms"

Differentated "profession" vs "just a job"
Military service is a profession. "no other profession expects is members to lay down their lives for their friends, families or freedoms"

A body of theory and specialized knowledge
A service orientation
A distinct subculture

Prolonged education
understanding history
professional competence

A body of theory and specialized knowledge
A service orientation
A distinct subculture

Technical expert does not mean professional
A "status quo" mentality needs motivation

Prolonged education
understanding history
professional competence

Prolonged education
understanding history
professional competence

To perform in a profession that may require the ultimate in individual sacrifice as identified by the unlimited liability clause

To perform in a profession that may require the ultimate in individual sacrifice as identified by the unlimited liability clause

To perform in a profession that may require the ultimate in individual sacrifice as identified by the unlimited liability clause

insignias, emblems, distinctive dress, history, folklore, and argot, heros and villians, stereotypes

insignias, emblems, distinctive dress, history, folklore, and argot, heros and villians, stereotypes

*public condifence in military
*Demonstrate we are professionals
*identify with who & what we are
*sense of pride

insignias, emblems, distinctive dress, history, folklore, and argot, heros and villians, stereotypes

*public condifence in military
*Demonstrate we are professionals
*identify with who & what we are
*sense of pride

Technical expert does not mean professional
A "status quo" mentality needs motivation

Technical expert does not mean professional
A "status quo" mentality needs motivation

*public condifence in military
*Demonstrate we are professionals
*identify with who & what we are
*sense of pride

Technical expert does not mean professional
A "status quo" mentality needs motivation

Coasting throough a career; considering oneself only a techincal expert; discrimination; ignoring direction from superiors, inflating EPR; lack of self development; neglecting weak skill areas, personal bias, weak EPRs; whining

Seriousness about the commitment and obligation sworn to the oath of enlistment; association with those with very high standards; a sense of urgency; have worked under the leadership of several good supervisors; patritoc undertones; a cause higher than self;

Degraded mission effectiveness; decrease in organization efficiency; lack of subordinate growth; no mentorship; "just a job" attitude

A weak link here and a weak link there will cause the entire organization to lose status. Move toward professionalism help increase public trust of the military

Enlisted members are assuming responsibilities once exclusively reserved for members of the officer corps.

Builds an appreciation of our membership in the POA. Provides information about events and issues that dictate military missions. Teaches and reminds us about our history and culture. Foundation for NCO mentorship

CMSAF Professional reading List; AFM 10-100, Airmans manual; PFE, AFI, AF web site, Air university library

1. Enhance our own security
2. Promoting Democracy abroad
3. Bolstering America's enomic prosperity

National security Strategy primarily focuses on the myriad of military threats that the nation must confront

According to Major Richard J. Hazdra, USAF, in the book, Air Mobility - the key to the US National security strategy, airlift was first used as a tool of National Security through the Berlin Airlift

Air Mobility Command

National Security Strategy is an extension of National Security, National security is utilizing Air Mobility resources effectively by adhering to the National Secuerity Stragegy. This encourages prevention and limitations of terrorist activity.

In the book, Making Strategy - An introduction to National Security Processes and problems. Donald Nuechterlein provides a useful way of distinguishing between various interests. They are *How crucial is an interest to the United States * How Vital is an interest to the United States, and * Which baskic interest is at stake

Strategist must weigh heavily the nations needs and interests. The process entails determing what interests and what national instruments of power are available and applicable

Survival - nuclear
Vital - serious harm
Major- armed forces not required
Perpheral- does not affect nation

The process by which the nations basic goals are recognized in a world of conflicting goals and values

Political, Economic and military

1.The instruments are highly interrelated and cannot be viewed in solitude or isolation
2. Military spending, and nation requires diplomatic skill in favorable trade with foreign governments.

Military instruments is the extent to which a nation's armed forces can be employed to achieve national ends. The potential use of military instrument, always lurks in teh background.

The degree to which the US gov't can minipulate economic assistance is limited by the comparatively small and static size of its assistance budget. Foreign aid has been described as a budgetary element with no real domestic constituency and it has not grown with inflation