The Noncommissioned Officer and Petty Officer: Backbone of the Armed Forces - Hardcover

Battaglia, Bryan B; National Defense University Press

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 178266565X ISBN 13: 9781782665656

Publisher: Military Bookshop, 2013

Synopsis

Full color publication with photographs. A first of its kind, this book-of, by, and for the noncommissioned officer and petty officer-is a comprehensive explanation of the enlisted leader across the U.S. Armed Services. It complements The Armed Forces Officer, the latest edition of which was published by NDU Press in 2007, as well as the Services' NCO/PO manuals and handbooks. Written by a team of Active, Reserve, and retired senior enlisted leaders from all Service branches, this book defines and describes how NCOs/POs fit into an organization, centers them in the Profession of Arms, explains their dual roles of complementing the officer and enabling the force, and exposes their international engagement. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey writes in his foreword to the book, "We know noncommissioned officers and petty officers to have exceptional competence, professional character, and soldierly grit-they are exemplars of our Profession of Arms." Aspirational and fulfilling, this book helps prepare young men and women who strive to become NCOs/POs, re-inspires serving enlisted leaders, and stimulates reflection by those who have retired from or left active service. It also gives those who have never worn the uniform a better understanding of who these exceptional men and women are, and why they are properly known as the "Backbone of the Armed Forces."

Edition details

• Publisher: Military Bookshop
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 178266565X
• ISBN 13: 9781782665656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 176