육군부사관의 역사와 발전방향 연구

Abstract

Non-commissioned officer can be defined as "The backbone of military combat power". It is due to the fact that non-commissioned officers focus on displaying and performing the combat power, while commissioned officers manage the combat power. Most of the combats occur at the company level or lower echelon, confronting the enemy directly. Therefore, commissioned officers mostly establish the plans and non-commissioned officers show the combat power as leaders of small units by leading the soldiers at the field. As Currently, Republic of Korea at an armistice with North Korea, there is always the possibility of war on the Korean Peninsula. Also, non-commissioned officers have to perform their roles as small unit combat leaders in various combat situations with not only North Korea, but also other countries. However, there are many insufficient factors, considering the reality of non-commissioned officers. For example, the recognition and treatment of non-commissioned officers are worse than the commissioned officers and the level of education is also deficient. Thus, the history and reality of a non-commissioned officer had to be investigated and the direction of improvement had to be provided to development direction.