DUTY

1. DUTY A DUTY IS THE LEGAL OR MORAL OBLIGATION TO PERFORM A REQUIREMENT ARISING FROM THE POSITION AN INDIVIDUAL HOLDS. Vgt

2. THREE CATEGORIES OF DUTY SPECIFIED DUTIES SPECIFIED DUTIES ARE THOSE DUTIES SPECIFICALLY CHARGED TO YOU IN OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS. THESE DUTIES ARE POSITION RELATED, AND SET FORTH IN OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS SOLDIERS MANUALS, ARTEP MANUALS AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. DIRECTED DUTIES DIRECTED DUTIES ARE THOSE DUTIES ASSIGNED BY A SUPERIOR TO A SUBORDINATE. DIRECTED DUTIES CAN BE VERBAL OR IN WRITING AND ARE USUALLY ASSIGNED TO MEET A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT IMPLIED DUTIES IMPLIED DUTIES ARE NEITHER SPECIFIED OR DIRECTED. HOWEVER THEY OFTEN SUPPORT SPECIFIED OR DIRECTED DUTIES. IMPLIED DUTIES MAY OR MAY NOT BE JOB OR DUTY POSITION RELATED AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT LARGELY DEPENDS ON INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE. Vgt

3. RESPONSIBILITY BEING LEGALLY AND MORALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR SOMETHING, SOMEONE OR SOME ACTION. Vgt

4. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY • SOLDIERS AND LEADERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR • THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES • DUTIES CAN STEM FROM RESPONSIBILITIES Vgt

5. CATEGORIES OF RESPONSIBILITY INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR ONE’S OWN ACTIONS, CONDUCT, AND JOB PERFORMANCE COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY LEADERS’ ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE UNIT OR ORGANIZATION’S PERFORMANCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE MISSION Vgt

6. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES C0MMISSI0NED OFFICER • COMMANDS, ESTABLISHES POLICY AND MANAGES THE ARMY • FOCUSES ON INTEGRATION OF COLLECTIVE, LEADER AND • SOLDIER TRAINING LEADING TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT • PRIMARILY INVOLVED WITH UNITS AND UNIT OPERATIONS • CONCENTRATES ON UNIT EFFECTIVENESS AND READINESS • CONCENTRATES ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, • TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF • COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS Vgt

7. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIESWARRANT OFFICER • PROVIDES QUALITY ADVICE, COUNSEL AND SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE • COMMANDER • EXECUTES POLICY AND PROCEDURES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMANDER • COMMANDS SPECIAL UNITS AND TASK ORGANIZED OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS • FOCUSES ON COLLECTIVE LEADER AND INDIVIDUAL TRAINING LEADING TO • MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT • OPERATES, MAINTAINS, ADMINISTERS, AND MANAGES THE ARMY EQUIPMENT • SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS • CONCENTRATES ON UNIT EFFECTIVENESS AND READINESS • CONCENTRATES ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCES. TRAINING, AND • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF WARRANT OFFICERS AND • NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS Vgt

8. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER • CONDUCTS THE DAILY BUSINESS OF THE ARMY WITHIN ESTABLISHED • ORDERS, DIRECTIVES, AND POLICIES • FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUAL TRAINING WHICH LEADS TO DEVELOPMENT OF • UNIT CAPABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION • PRIMARILY INVOLVED WITH TRAINING INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS AND TEAMS • ENSURES SUBORDINATE NCOs AND SOLDIERs ARE WELL-TRAINED, • MOTIVATED, PREPARED AND READY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY • CONCENTRATES ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NCOs AND SOLDIERS Vgt

9. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CIVILIANS • CONDUCT THE DAILY BUSINESS OF THE ARMY WITHIN ESTABLISHED • POLICIES • FOCUS ON COLLECTIVE TRAINING LEADING TO MISSION • ACCOMPLISHMENT • PRIMARILY INVOLVED WITH SECTION AND TEAM OPERATIONS • CONCENTRATE ON SECTION AND TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AND READINESS • CONCENTRATE ON THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, WARRANT • OFFICER, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND OTHER CIVILIANS Vgt

10. ROLE OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS • COMMAND UNITS, ORGANIZATIONS OR ACTIVITIES • ESTABLISH POLICY, LEAD SOLDIERS, AND MANAGE THE • ARMY • AS COMMANDERS, PROVIDE PURPOSE, MOTIVATION , DIRECTION, • AND RESOURCES FOR MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT Vgt

11. ROLE OF WARRANT OFFICER • SINGLE TRACK OFFICER AND TECHNICIAN • SUPPORTS AND ADVISES THE COMMANDER • PROVIDES SUBJECT MATER EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC CAREER • FIELDS • COMMANDS DETACHMENTS, UNITS , ACTIVITIES, AND VESSELS • LEADS, COACHES, TRAINS, COUNSELS SUBORDINATES Vgt

12. ROLE OF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS • EXECUTE COMMAND POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES • ENFORCE STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CONDUCT, APPEARANCE, • AND PERFORMANCE • TAKE CARE OF SOLDIERS • LEAD, TRAIN, COACH, AND COUNSEL SOLDIERS Vgt

13. ROLE OF DA CIVILIANS • SUPPORT AND SERVE IN MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT • ASSURE CONTINUITY OF ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION • PERFORM HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS • PROVIDE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE THAT ARE OFTEN • NOT AVAILABLE BY MILITARY PERSONNEL Vgt

14. AUTHORITY THE LEGITIMATE RIGHT AND POWER OF LEADERS TO COMMAND, ENFORCE LAWS, EXACT OBEDIENCE, DIRECT SUBORDINATES AND TAKE ACTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY Vgt

15. TYPES OF AUTHORITY COMMAND AUTHORITY THE AUTHORITY YOU HAVE WHEN YOU ARE IN A COMMAND POSITION THAT REQUIRES YOU TO DIRECT AND CONTROL MEMBERS OF YOUR UNIT OR ORGANIZATION AS PART OF YOUR OFFICIAL DUTIES. GENERAL MILITARY AUTHORITY THE AUTHORITY EXTENDED TO ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL TO TAKE ACTION WHEN NECESSARY. Vgt

16. SOURCE OF AUTHORITY • COMMISSIONED OFFICERS • AS DIRECT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESIDENT • WARRANT OFFICERS (W/O COMMISSIONS)SECRETARY OF THE ARMY • COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICERS • AS DIRECT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESIDENT • NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS • UCMJ; ARMY REGULATIONS; CHAIN OF COMMAND • NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL • DA CIVILIANS • COMMANDER; ARMY REGULATIONS; TITLE 5 U.S.C Vgt

17. BATTALION COMMANDER COMPANY COMMANDER PLATOON LEADER PLATOON SERGEANT SQUAD LEADER CHAIN OF COMMAND (BATTALION LEVEL) Vgt

18. BRIGADE CSM BATTALION CSM FIRST SERGEANT PLATOON SERGEANT SQUAD LEADER NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL Vgt

19. HOW THE NCO SUPPORT CHANNEL SUPPORTS THE CHAIN OF COMMAND • TRANSMITTING, INSTILLING, AND ENSURING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE • PROFESSIONAL ARMY ETHOS • PLANNING AND CONDUCTION THE DAY-TO-DAY UNIT OPERATIONS • WITHIN PRESCRIBED POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES • TRAINING ENLISTED SOLDIERS IN THEIR MOS AS WELL AS IN THE • BASIC SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES OF A SOLDIER • ADMINISTERING AND MONITORING THE NCO PROFESSIONAL • DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER UNIT TRAINING PROGRAMS • TEACHING SOLDIERS THE MISSION OF THE UNIT AND DEVELOPING • INDIVIDUAL TRAINING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION • CARING FOR SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY Vgt

20. MILITARY TITLE 10, USC RANK VESTED IN THE PERSON RECRUIT TO FILL MILITARY FORCE STRUCTURE PROMOTIONS FROM WITHIN MOBILITY IS MANDATORY TRAINING FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP AND COMMON SKILLS CIVILIAN TITLE 5, USC RANK VESTED IN THE JOB DECENTRALIZED RECRUITING TO FILL POSITION VACANCIES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PROMOTIONS MOBILITY IS VOLUNTARY TRAINING FOCUSED ON JOB RELATED DUTIES / SKILLS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WORK FORCE Vgt

21. BOTH ARE BASED ON LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL IMPOSED SIZE LIMITATIONS WORKING RELATIONSHIP BASED ON SUPERIOR / SUBORDINATE CONCEPT STAFF CHAIN ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS SIMILAR DCSPER PERSCOM MACOM INSTALLATION CPO & MILPO MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS ADDRESS SIMILAR ISSUES POLICY / PLANNING / BUDGETING LEADING AND CARING FOR SUBORDINATES TEACHING / DEVELOPING / CLIMATE SETTING ARMY VALUES HONOR INTEGRITY COURAGE RESPECT DUTY LOYALTY SELFLESS SERVICE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WORK FORCE Vgt