Michael HAYES, Major United States Army, Bilateral Affairs Officer, United States Embassy in Armenia,

Brent A. ANDERS, Sergeant Major (Ret.), PhD in Education, Adjunct Lecturer, Director, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment at the American University of Armenia

The day-to-day responsibilities for U.S. Army Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Warrant Officers during combat duty is a key aspect of overall mission success. These day-to-day responsibilities can vary depending on the level of combat operation intensity as well as the NCO’s or Warrant Officer’s specific rank and job within their unit. In addition to NCOs and Warrant Officers’ specific military occupational specialty (MOS) duty, their day-to-day responsibilities can be broken down into three phases: before combat, during combat, and after combat.

The many tasks and processes expressed are difficult and require a lot of education, experience, and discipline, which is why NCOs are a vital aspect of the Army structure. Through these multiple actions that NCOs and Warrant Officers do as part of their day-to-day operations, they ensure that the necessary jobs get done and additionally serve to inspire soldiers to continually improve, maximize their efficiency, and go beyond their limits in order to ensure mission success.