Title: Backbone of the Army comes to the United States Corps of Cadets : the tactical noncommissioned officer at the United States Military Academy

Title: Tactical Officer Education Program

Creator: DeGaray, Christopher J.

Subject: United States Military Academy -- History; United States Military Academy -- Faculty; United States Military Academy -- Curricula; United States Military Academy -- Military training;

Description: Since the beginning of its existence, the United States Army has relied on a corps of noncommissioned officers (NCOs) to execute the day-to-day business that is required in a professional army. From the battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War, to modern day operations in the Balkans, the American NCO has been a key component in the successes or failures of the United States Army. NCOs fill crucial positions and are responsible for training and developing many of the Army’s future leaders. Until recently the role of the NCO at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point was relatively limited and often unclear.

Type: Text;

Date: 1999-12-13