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DUTY

A DUTY IS THE LEGAL OR MORAL OBLIGATION TO PERFORM A REQUIREMENT ARISING FROM

THE POSITION AN INDIVIDUAL HOLDS.

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THREE CATEGORIES OF DUTY

SPECIFIED DUTIESSPECIFIED DUTIES ARE THOSE DUTIES SPECIFICALLY CHARGED

TO YOU IN OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS. THESE DUTIES ARE POSITIONRELATED, AND SET FORTH IN OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS

SOLDIERS MANUALS, ARTEP MANUALS AND MILITARYOCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY.

DIRECTED DUTIES DIRECTED DUTIES ARE THOSE DUTIES ASSIGNED BY A SUPERIOR

TO A SUBORDINATE. DIRECTED DUTIES CAN BE VERBAL OR IN WRITING AND ARE USUALLY ASSIGNED TO MEET A SPECIFIC

REQUIREMENT

IMPLIED DUTIESIMPLIED DUTIES ARE NEITHER SPECIFIED OR DIRECTED. HOWEVERTHEY OFTEN SUPPORT SPECIFIED OR DIRECTED DUTIES. IMPLIED

DUTIES MAY OR MAY NOT BE JOB OR DUTY POSITION RELATED AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT LARGELY DEPENDS ON INDIVIDUAL

INITIATIVE.

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RESPONSIBILITY

BEING LEGALLY AND MORALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR SOMETHING, SOMEONE OR SOME ACTION.

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY

• SOLDIERS AND LEADERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES

• DUTIES CAN STEM FROM RESPONSIBILITIES

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CATEGORIES OF RESPONSIBILITY

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR ONE’S OWN ACTIONS, CONDUCT, AND JOB PERFORMANCE

COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY

LEADERS’ ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE UNIT ORORGANIZATION’S PERFORMANCE AND

ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE MISSION

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GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

C0MMISSI0NED OFFICER

COMMANDS, ESTABLISHES POLICY AND MANAGES THE ARMY

FOCUSES ON INTEGRATION OF COLLECTIVE, LEADER AND SOLDIER TRAINING LEADING TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT PRIMARILY INVOLVED WITH UNITS AND UNIT OPERATIONS

CONCENTRATES ON UNIT EFFECTIVENESS AND READINESS

CONCENTRATES ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS

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PROVIDES QUALITY ADVICE, COUNSEL AND SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE COMMANDER

EXECUTES POLICY AND PROCEDURES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMANDER

COMMANDS SPECIAL UNITS AND TASK ORGANIZED OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS

FOCUSES ON COLLECTIVE LEADER AND INDIVIDUAL TRAINING LEADING TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT

OPERATES, MAINTAINS, ADMINISTERS, AND MANAGES THE ARMY EQUIPMENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS CONCENTRATES ON UNIT EFFECTIVENESS AND READINESS

CONCENTRATES ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCES. TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF WARRANT OFFICERS AND NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIESWARRANT OFFICER

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GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIESNONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER

• CONDUCTS THE DAILY BUSINESS OF THE ARMY WITHIN ESTABLISHED ORDERS, DIRECTIVES, AND POLICIES

• FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUAL TRAINING WHICH LEADS TO DEVELOPMENT OF UNIT CAPABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION • PRIMARILY INVOLVED WITH TRAINING INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS AND TEAMS

• ENSURES SUBORDINATE NCOs AND SOLDIERs ARE WELL-TRAINED, MOTIVATED, PREPARED AND READY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY

• CONCENTRATES ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NCOs AND SOLDIERS

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CONDUCT THE DAILY BUSINESS OF THE ARMY WITHIN ESTABLISHED POLICIES

FOCUS ON COLLECTIVE TRAINING LEADING TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT

PRIMARILY INVOLVED WITH SECTION AND TEAM OPERATIONS

CONCENTRATE ON SECTION AND TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AND READINESS CONCENTRATE ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICER, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND OTHER CIVILIANS

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CIVILIANS

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ROLE OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

• COMMAND UNITS, ORGANIZATIONS OR ACTIVITIES

• ESTABLISH POLICY, LEAD SOLDIERS, AND MANAGE THE ARMY

• AS COMMANDERS, PROVIDE PURPOSE, MOTIVATION , DIRECTION, AND RESOURCES FOR MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT

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ROLE OF WARRANT OFFICER

• SINGLE TRACK OFFICER AND TECHNICIAN

• SUPPORTS AND ADVISES THE COMMANDER

• PROVIDES SUBJECT MATER EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC CAREER FIELDS

• COMMANDS DETACHMENTS, UNITS , ACTIVITIES, AND VESSELS

• LEADS, COACHES, TRAINS, COUNSELS SUBORDINATES

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ROLE OF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS

• EXECUTE COMMAND POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES

• ENFORCE STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CONDUCT, APPEARANCE, AND PERFORMANCE

• TAKE CARE OF SOLDIERS

• LEAD, TRAIN, COACH, AND COUNSEL SOLDIERS

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ROLE OF DA CIVILIANS

• SUPPORT AND SERVE IN MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT

• ASSURE CONTINUITY OF ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION

• PERFORM HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS

• PROVIDE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE THAT ARE OFTEN NOT AVAILABLE BY MILITARY PERSONNEL

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AUTHORITY

THE LEGITIMATE RIGHT AND POWER OF LEADERS TO

COMMAND, ENFORCE LAWS, EXACT OBEDIENCE, DIRECT

SUBORDINATES AND TAKE ACTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF

THEIR RESPONSIBILITY

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TYPES OF AUTHORITY

COMMAND AUTHORITY

THE AUTHORITY YOU HAVE WHEN YOU ARE IN A COMMANDPOSITION THAT REQUIRES YOU TO DIRECT AND CONTROLMEMBERS OF YOUR UNIT OR ORGANIZATION AS PART OF YOUROFFICIAL DUTIES.

GENERAL MILITARY AUTHORITY

THE AUTHORITY EXTENDED TO ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL TOTAKE ACTION WHEN NECESSARY.

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SOURCE OF AUTHORITY

• COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AS DIRECT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESIDENT • WARRANT OFFICERS (W/O COMMISSIONS) SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

• COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICERS AS DIRECT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESIDENT

• NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS UCMJ; ARMY REGULATIONS; CHAIN OF COMMAND NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL

• DA CIVILIANS COMMANDER; ARMY REGULATIONS; TITLE 5 U.S.C

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CHAIN OF COMMAND (BATTALION LEVEL)

BATTALIONCOMMANDER

COMPANYCOMMANDER

PLATOONLEADER

PLATOON SERGEANT

SQUADLEADER

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NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL

BRIGADE CSM

BATTALION CSM

FIRSTSERGEANT

PLATOONSERGEANT

SQUADLEADER

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HOW THE NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL SUPPORTSTHE CHAIN OF COMMAND

• TRANSMITTING, INSTILLING, AND ENSURING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PROFESSIONAL ARMY ETHOS

• PLANNING AND CONDUCTION THE DAY-TO-DAY UNIT OPERATIONS WITHIN PRESCRIBED POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES

• TRAINING ENLISTED SOLDIERS IN THEIR MOS AS WELL AS IN THE BASIC SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES OF A SOLDIER

• ADMINISTERING AND MONITORING THE NCO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER UNIT TRAINING PROGRAMS

• TEACHING SOLDIERS THE MISSION OF THE UNIT AND DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL TRAINING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION

• CARING FOR SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WORK FORCE

MILITARY

• TITLE 10, USC

• RANK VESTED IN THE PERSON

• RECRUIT TO FILL MILITARY FORCE STRUCTURE

• PROMOTIONS FROM WITHIN

• MOBILITY IS MANDATORY

• TRAINING FOCUSED ON

LEADERSHIP AND COMMON SKILLS

CIVILIAN

• TITLE 5, USC

• RANK VESTED IN THE JOB

• DECENTRALIZED RECRUITING

TO FILL POSITION VACANCIES

• INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PROMOTIONS

• MOBILITY IS VOLUNTARY

• TRAINING FOCUSED ON JOB RELATED DUTIES / SKILLS

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SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WORK FORCE

• BOTH ARE BASED ON LEGISLATIVE

AND CONGRESSIONAL IMPOSED

SIZE LIMITATIONS

• WORKING RELATIONSHIP BASED ON SUPERIOR / SUBORDINATE CONCEPT

• STAFF CHAIN ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS SIMILAR

– DCSPER

– PERSCOM

– MACOM

– INSTALLATION CPO & MILPO

• MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS ADDRESS SIMILAR ISSUES

– POLICY / PLANNING / BUDGETING

• LEADING AND CARING FOR SUBORDINATES

– TEACHING / DEVELOPING /

CLIMATE SETTING

• ARMY VALUES

– HONOR

– INTEGRITY

– COURAGE

– RESPECT

– DUTY

– LOYALTY

– SELFLESS SERVICE