As a young NCO in the Field Artillery world, I was in charge of 4-6 soldiers in our section. I had the benefit of having good leadership above me to develop me along the way. There were many lessons I learned along the way, none more Important than mentorship. I had to learn that I could …show more content…
So this answered the age old question: “why do officers get paid so much more when the enlisted do all the work?” I took this to heart as I went to my first aviation unit, but my leadership style and methods never changed. I no longer had soldiers that worked directly for me, but I did have soldiers in the company and some of them worked for me indirectly, such as the arms room and during UMO duties. I would teach them the primary duties of my job so they could fill in if I was not available. Once again, teaching your replacement. Other tasks that I helped the soldiers out with were simple things such as how to write a memorandum for record, or they would ask for my advice on a certain matter. There were also the informal sessions I had with certain NCOs about career development or how their approach could be refined to get the results they