Noncommissioned Officers of the past needed only to ensure Soldiers received the proper training to perform the sole functions of their MOS. In the 21stCentury, army transformation mandates a future NCO Corps with a culture that is capable and prepared to conduct full spectrum operations utilizing diverse skill craft techniques. The new asymmetrical battlefield, NCO education, military technology, and new promotion system, have energized a resurgence of new initiatives to teach, train, and mentor the Future NCO Corps.

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