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It started on the fourth
floor of Building 4 at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1973 with a
plain white sheet of paper and three letters; N-C-O. From
there begins the history of the Creed of the Noncommissioned
Officer The Creed has been around for many years in
different forms and fashions. Sergeants can recall reading
the Creed on the day they were first inducted into the NCO
Corps. Most of us have a copy hanging on our wall in our
office, our work place, or at our home. Some have special
versions etched into metal on a wooden plaque, or printed in
fine calligraphy. One Sergeant Major of the Army could pick
up and recite the Creed from any place selected. But take a
quick glance at any Creed and you will notice the absence of
the author's name at the bottom. Where the Creed originated
from has questioned many. |
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of the Noncommissioned Officer
It started on the fourth floor of Building 4 at Fort Benning, Georgia,
in 1973 with a plain white sheet of paper and three letters; N-C-O. From
there begins the history of the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer The
Creed has been around for many years in different forms and fashions.
Sergeants can recall reading the Creed on the day they were first
inducted into the NCO Corps. Most of us have a copy hanging on our wall
in our office, our work place, or at our home. Some have special
versions etched into metal on a wooden plaque, or printed in fine
calligraphy. One Sergeant Major of the Army could pick up and recite the
Creed from any place selected. But take a quick glance at any Creed and
you will notice the absence of the author's name at the bottom. Where
the Creed originated from has questioned many.
To date, there are few
historical collections relating to the noncommissioned officer. In the
foreword of one of
the premier studies of the NCO, Guardians of the Republic: a History of
the Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army, Russell F. Weigley
pointed out that "Until the publication of this book, the American
noncommissioned officers who have provided the backbone of our army have
never been appropriately studied by military historians.
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