![]() ![]() ![]() They also had to qualify for assignments to Restricted Areas. Candidates had to be of the rank E-4 or below and have at least 13 months or more remaining on active duty after completing Phase 1 of the program. ![]() Many of the recruits were recommended for the program by their Platoon Sergeants and Unit Commanders who saw signs of leadership while the men were going through Basic and AIT training. Locator will be able to pole everyone and have a reasonable idea of what the volunteer/drafted ratio number was). ![]() Men could volunteer for the program by notifying their Unit Leaders, but from the information we've gathered, many seem to have been drafted into the program (the numbers aren't in yet, but maybe in time, the N.C.O.C. To qualify as a Candidate, individuals had to have a minimun score of 100 on their aptitude test. Leonard Wood, Missouri for the MOS of 51H (Engineers) (1968-1972) are encouraged to contact: Jim Fishel. ** NOTE: Graduates who attended NCO School at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, for the MOS of 11D (Recon) and 11E (Tankers) (1968-1972) are encouraged to contact: Robert C. **** NOTE: Graduates who attended NCO School at Ft. Bliss, Texas (1968-1972) are encouraged to contact: John Mowatt. *** NOTE: Graduates who attended NCO School at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma (1968-1972) are encouraged to contact: Barry Holland. * NOTE: Graduates who attended NCO School at Ft. These contacts might be able to help you find a buddy or info about your Class. Information for men who Graduated from NCOC Schools at other Forts. Courses for the following M.O.S.: MOS CODEįield Artillery, Operation and Intelligence This chart lists the specialties that were involved in this plan. The plan was to set up training programs at bases nationwide, according to MOS. David Hackworth and is mention in the book about his life, "About Face". NOTE: One of the men responsible for the idea, the planning and the implementation of this program was Lt. It was a junior leaders war, limited to small AO's (areas of operation) with the brunt of the fighting falling directly on the shoulders of Junior Officers and Noncommissioned Officers. Unlike Korea and World War II, Vietnam was not a senior commanders type war, a war covering large spans of terrain. Army break with past practices that were obviously outdated. The challenges of the Vietnam War had demanded that the U.S. Soldiers in Vietnam and other military posts around the world who showed leadership ability continued to receive promotions and advanced in rank. They didn't realize that this program had no bearings, what so ever, on who got promoted in the field. Many felt that the program denied the men in the field the opportunity to move up in rank. Many senior NCO's had difficulty accepting the new idea of giving rank to a group of young men, new to the military, when it took them years of hard knocks and rough and tumble type experiences and training to acquire their rank. The idea was revolutionary, therefore, controversial from the start. 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. 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). The war in Vietnam was taking a toll on the NCO leadership and something had to be done to correct the problem. 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. In reality they were graduates from the Army's new Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course (NCOCC). 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. History of Noncommissioned Officer Candidate SchoolĪ Brief History of the: Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course ![]()
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