Military Review English Edition September-October 2014 | Page 4

F E AT U R E S

5 Noncommissioned Officers
and Mission Command

24 Building Partnership
Capacity 101
The New Jordan Armed Forces
Noncommissioned Officer Corps

Sgt. Maj. Dennis Eger, U.S. Army
The senior enlisted advisor for the Mission Command
Center of Excellence highlights the need for
noncommissioned officers at every level to understand
the doctrinal concepts of mission command because
they have a primary role in its success.

12 U.S. Army Physical
Readiness Training
Protocols

Col. Joseph Rank, U.S. Army, and Lt. Col.
Bill Saba, U.S. Army
The authors outline the steps used to stand up a
noncommissioned officer corps in Jordan and the
thought process behind each decision.

36 NCO 2020

Capt. Nathan Showman, U.S. Army, and
Phillip Henson, Ph.D.
Two fitness experts discuss the Army’s physical fitness
training and identify ways to improve physical training
programs to better prepare soldiers for combat
activities and lower their incidence of injuries.

A Concept for Self-Paced Learning
in the Noncommissioned Officer
Education System
Liston W. Bailey, Ph.D., and
Ms. Tammy Bankus
Two experts in education discuss the merits of including
self-paced learning in the Army’s Noncommissioned
Officer Education System to cut costs, enhance
the quality of NCO educational experiences, and
incorporate learning principles associated with the
Army Learning Concept 2015.

About the Cover

Spc. Adam Christensen (left), the 2013 U.S. Army Soldier of the Year, stands with Sgt. 1st
Class Jason Manella, the 2013 U.S. Army NCO of the Year, in front of the post flagpole, 23
November 2013, at Fort Lee, Va., where the 2013 Army Best Warrior Competition was held.
(Photo by Meghan Portillo, NCO Journal)

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