The noncommissioned officer and petty officer
Subtitle: backbone of the armed forces
Contributors: National Defense University Press
Publisher: National Defense University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Armed Forces; Non-commissioned officers; History; Petty officers; United States. Navy; United States; United States. Coast Guard
Notes: "Through the direction of the Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this book was written by a team of enlisted leaders representing the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard with the participation and support of the National Defense University."
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the backbone of the armed forces; title: Noncommissioned officers/petty officers: who they are, what they do; title: The profession of arms: an ancient and honorable tradition; title: Steward of the institution; title: Complementing the officer; title: Enabling the force; title: Service identity and joint warfighting; title: International roles; title: Afterword: the service continues.