The Creed of the
Non Commissioned Officer

No one is more professional than I. I am a noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers. As a noncommissioned officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone of the Army". I am proud of the Corps of noncommissioned officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the military service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.

Competence is my watchword. My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind—accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my Soldiers. I will strive to remain technically and tactically proficient. I am aware of my role as a noncommissioned officer. I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role. All Soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my Soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my Soldiers and never leave them uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment.

Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and confidence as well as that of my Soldiers. I will be loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals, noncommissioned officers, leaders!

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No one

is more professional than I.

I am

a noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers

As a

noncommissioned officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone of the Army".

I am proud

of the Corps of noncommissioned officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the military service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself.

I will not

use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.

Competence

is my watchword.

My two

basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind—accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my Soldiers.

I will strive

to remain technically and tactically proficient.

I am aware

of my role as a noncommissioned officer.

I will fulfill

my responsibilities inherent in that role.

All Soldiers

are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership.

I know

my Soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own.

I will communicate

consistently with my Soldiers and never leave them uninformed.

I will

be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment.

Officers

of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine.

I will earn

their respect and confidence as well as that of my Soldiers.

I will be

use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.

I will not

loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike.

I will exercise

initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders.

I will not

compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage.

I will not

forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals, noncommissioned officers, leaders!

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This website is an extension of The Board Questions Podcast. I created the podcast first because I was ejected from my first board. I was brand new to the Army, just sent on rotation to Germany after OSUT, and my squad leader had it in his head that every one of his soldiers would attend a soldier of them month board. I knew nothing, got chewed up and spit out, and failed. I refused to accept that as a final result.

I decided to build something that I needed. I gathered the questions, studied the regs, and used an AI voice to create The Board Questions Podcast. I used the podcast the study up, I won my battalion's Soldier of the Quarter board, and have worked hard to help as many soldiers as possible prepare.

Not everyone learns from audio, so I built this website. However, if you'd like to suppliment your studies by listening to the podcast as well, each of the topics by difficulty episodes covers the exact same questions that are covered on this site. The podcast even has explainations for each answer, some additional memorizational guides, and repetition chapters to help you go over it while your ear and mind are free, like commuting, playing video games, or doing chores.

Feel free to listen!