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The Noncommissioned Officer's Creed, shortened to NCO creed, is a tool used in the United States to educate and remind enlisted leaders of their responsibilities and authority, and serves as a Code of conduct. Each branch has their own version, and many have been altered over the years. ==Army Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer == In 1973, the United States Army was in turmoil as a result of the Vietnam War drawing to an end. One of the conceived solutions was the "Modern Volunteer Army", which included the Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course. Many Sergeants were trained only to perform one specific job, for example, squad leaders in infantry units, and were no longer uniformly regarded as the well-rounded professionals of previous generations.〔 The overhaul of the NCO Corps involved rewriting Field Manual 22–100: Leadership. One of the organizations dedicated to rebuilding the NCO Corps was the NCO Subcommittee of the Command and Leadership Committee in the Leadership Department at the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning. Besides training Soldiers at the Noncommissioned Officers Academy, these NCOs also developed instructional material to be used throughout the Army. During a brainstorming session, SFC Earle Brigham and Jimmie Jakes Sr. were credited with writing on a sheet of paper the three letters "N C O",〔 and the committee began building a creed, a "yardstick by which to measure themselves." When it was ultimately approved, The Creed of the Noncommssioned Officer was printed on the inside cover of the special texts issued to students, beginning in 1974. Though The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer was submitted higher for approval and distribution Army-wide, it was not formalized by an official army publication until 11 years later.〔 The Army dedicated 2009 as the "Year of the NCO".〔(NCO creed ) at army.mil〕 The initial letters of each paragraph are, in order, N C O. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Noncommissioned officer's creed」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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