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FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARRIOR, Iraq — One of the reasons the U.S. Army is so successful is because they view their non-commissioned officers as the "backbone." Senior advisors of the Kirkuk Training Center (K1), Iraq, are in the process of getting the 12th and 4th Divisions of the Iraqi army to view their non-commissioned officers in the same light.
To do this, the advisors at K1 have expanded their focus from the training of IA soldiers to training and enabling Iraqi non-commissioned officers to be leaders.
Wherever you go on K1, NCOs are already in the lead by training their soldiers in combat lifesaving, basic combat training, mortar platoon training and more, under the observation of U.S. forces; however, they are not being used to their full potential as NCOs, according to Master Sgt. Eric Fies, military transition team, senior enlisted advisor at K1.
In order to fully enable junior Iraqi NCOs, senior NCOs and officers at K1 are holding various platoon sergeant courses and allowing junior NCOs to lead various classes.
This curriculum closely resembles the Warrior Leader Course the U.S. Army offers their NCOs in conducting physical training, refreshing basic soldier skills and building their confidence as a leaders.
To add to that confidence, senior NCOs are having the junior NCOs teach each other and their soldiers.
By building their confidence as leaders, they will reach their full potential and be able to train and manage their soldiers more efficiently, according to Fies.
"It is a long road, completely empowering the Iraqi NCO's, but so far we have a good start to getting to the end of it," Fies said.
| Date Taken: | 01.28.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 01.28.2010 00:36 |
| Story ID: | 44537 |
| Location: | KIRKUK, IQ |
| Web Views: | 509 |
| Downloads: | 437 |
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