Army NCO Tools & Guide5.30 - App Store

Born in the field, battle-tested for over a decade, and continuously refined through 50+ updates. No accounts, no ads, no data collection, no fluff, just straight gas for the NCO tool kit. This ain't your daddy's blue book - it's a full-blown command and control suite. Whether you're garrison or deployed, this toolset crushes your daily duties. Simply said we have a ton of tools ~ you do the NCO Business, track it all on the app, share by text and email.

CORE NCO TOOLS:
Alpha Roster Management - Full personnel tracking system at your fingertips. Build, modify, and maintain multiple rosters. Perfect for managing PT groups, duty rosters, or training teams. Duplicate rosters for recurring events or special details.

Blue Force Taskr - Track your team's mission-essential tasks with military precision. Create, assign, and monitor tasks with clear suspense dates. No more lost sticky notes or forgotten details.

Time Hackr - Create time hacks and backwards plan. Share your plan by text and email.

Troop to Task Matrix - A 2D grid to assign troops to tasks. It's a sync matrix in your pocket. Create tasks (or use previously created tasks), add soldiers. Tap Tap and share with others. Too easy.

Troop Leading Procedures - 8 Step TLPs for small unit and team management. Detailed reference, notes and check list for each step. Create your TLP project and share plans with your team.

After Action Review (AAR) Tool - Because if we ain't learning, we ain't leading. Capture lessons learned while they're fresh. Document what was supposed to happen, what actually happened, and crucial sustains/improves.

Safety Briefs - Create, store and share safety briefs with risks, mitigations and advisory statements.

Tool Maker - We can't think of every tool you need so we made a tool maker. Make a tool, use the tool, share outputs from your tool.

GARRISON TOOLS
Barracks Inspections - track inspections by room, by common area, record faults and schedule follow up inspections. Good for busting slobs and showing Top trends over time with that pesky black mold.

FIELD TOOLS
Packing List - Create and distribute packing lists, use inspection mode to turn the packing list into a check list.

PCC/PCI Inspection Tool - Digital checklists for PCC/PCIs. Create templates, track deficiencies, and maintain readiness standards.

Sensitive Items - Create an inventory, add soldiers, add items, check them off then text full reports to your higher.

Slant Report - Track your unit's equipment status in the field with a classic Slant Report, add/modify/delete equipment status.

SPOT Reports - When stuff hits the fan, you need quick, accurate reporting. Document incidents in real-time using the standard SALUTE format. Ideal for recording disciplinary issues, safety concerns, or equipment failures. Share reports with your chain of command.

Range Finder - Key lesson learned from Afghan, troops didn't know what 500 meters meant in real life. Our range finder is both a tool and a training device so you can hone your skill on common range estimates.

Julian Date - Convert calendar dates to Julian format (YDDD). Perfect for supply, logistics, and administrative tasks that require Julian date calculations.

READINESS & RECORDS:
VA Disability Tracker - track and record your career injuries for easier VA claims when you get out. Export your records by PDF. Guides and tips on how to improve your VA disability rating.

Important Links - APD, ATN, HRC, IgnitED, ACT, ATRRS, OneSource, Tricare, MyPay, Army Times, Army.mil News

FEATURES THAT MATTER:
- Works offline - because the field rarely has Wi-Fi
- Zero cloud dependency - your data stays on your device
- No account required - download and drive on
- Built-in sharing for all reports and assessments

FOR THE BACKBONE OF THE ARMY: Get back to leading troops instead of wrestling with notebooks and spreadsheets. Download NCO Tools and take command of your daily mission.

Mission First, People Always - Now with better tools for both.

Version History Updated links, see our refurbished ROTC app and the newly updated (free) ACFT Calculator. Yea we heard ACFT is changing watch for updates as we ge the new standards in. 5.30 04/28/2025 Sensitive Items inventory feature! Create a sensitive items inventory, add soldiers, add items, check them off text full reports to your higher. Duplicate inventories or reset checks with one button so you don't have to re-enter all the data. This is a good one, check it out! Also we've updated our links. We've got 34 Army Apps now, check out our latest apps New School Boxing, Edible and Poisonous Plant ID, and Air Assault School. 5.29 04/16/2025 Updates Links! Checkout new Free App 'Faith & Firepower', Free App 'New School Patriot' and rehabilitated 'Army Publications'. 2025 has been busy ~ we will keep up the pace all year so check back often! 5.28 03/16/2025 Safety Briefs, Make them, store them, share them by text and email. This is more like your Friday don't go drink and drive type Safety Brief and not the DRAW. 5.27 03/11/2025 New SOP Maker! Create and export your SOPs as PDFs. 5.26 03/02/2025 A tool to make your own tools. 5.25 02/25/2025 Create packing lists! now a Field & Operations Tool. Create and distribute packing lists, use inspection mode for check lists when you are inspecting yourself and troops. 5.24 02/23/2025 Time Hackr, create time hacks and backwards plan. Share your plan by text and email. 5.23 02/21/2025 Barracks Inspection tool, track inspections by room, by common area, record faults with criticality and schedule follow up inspections. Good for busting slobs and showing the brass trends over time with that pesky black mold. 5.22 02/16/2025 VA Disability Tracker and guide to understanding how disabilities are rated with tips to get the most from your entitlements. 5.20 02/12/2025 Keep in things fresh FEB 2025 minor updates, more features coming soon! 5.19 02/03/2025 Slant Report - Track your unit's equipment status in the field with a classic Slant Report, add/modify/delete equipment status. Know what's up/down at a glance, drill down for detailed reports. 5.18 12/30/2024 New Feature: Troop Leading Procedures (TLP) Tool
- Plan and execute operations using the Army's 8-step TLP framework
- Track progress through each phase
- Document decisions and notes for each step
- Includes detailed example TLP for reference
- Share complete plans with your team

- Let's continue to make Army NCO Tools & Guide the essential app for our first line leaders. Your feedback helps shape future updates! 5.17 12/15/2024 Small Bug Fixes and On the Spot Corrections! 5.16 12/10/2024 Troop to Task Matrix - A 2D grid to assign troops to tasks. It's a sync matrix in your pocket. Create tasks (or use previously created tasks), add soldiers. Tap Tap and share with others. Too easy. 5.15 12/08/2024 New School Army introduces a community support feature. Users can now contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of Army tools through one-time tips or monthly subscriptions. All contributions directly fund future app updates and new features to better serve Soldiers in garrison and field operations. This update reflects our commitment to sustainable, community-driven development of professional military tools. 5.13 12/04/2024 Added Julian Date Converter tool to help NCOs quickly convert calendar dates to Julian format (YDDD). This feature automatically handles leap years and supports date selection via an easy-to-use calendar interface. Perfect for supply, logistics, and administrative tasks that require Julian date calculations. 5.12 12/02/2024 Range Finder Tool! Key lesson learned from Afghan, troops didn't know what 500 meters meant in real life. Our range finder is both a tool and a training device so you can hone your skill on common range estimates. 5.11 11/24/2024 Drop your pencil and paper! NCO Tools now includes a full Pre-Combat Checks (PCC) and Pre-Combat Inspection (PCI) system built for the way you actually conduct business.

- Create custom inspection templates that match your unit's SOPs
- Conduct inspections on the fly, adding items as needed in the field
- Track deficiencies and notes at the item level
- Share detailed inspection reports with your chain of command
- Maintain inspection history with separate active and completed views
- Works offline - no connectivity required

Whether you're checking weapons before a range, conducting pre-mission PCIs, or squaring away vehicles before movement, this tool helps you maintain accountability and standards. Perfect for team leaders through platoon sergeants who are tired of recreating checklists and losing paper records.

Standing by for your feedback, Drive on! 5.9 11/17/2024 New updates for a 2025 relaunch! Newest feature: Deck of Cards workout. 5.8 11/03/2024 New SPOT Reports, snuffy late to formation? found a vehicle without fuel? T-82 MBT at the PX? Make a spot report, share instantly or save it for later. 5.6 03/11/2022 Coolest update yet: Blue Force Taskr lets you create tasks and send hem to subordinates through texting, email and other apps. We store the tasks so you can come back and review what you told someone to do. 5.5 03/05/2022 Added AGSU Setup and Inspection Guide. 5.4 02/21/2022 Added ASU Guide and New Fun Icons 5.3 02/14/2022 Total revamp of tools and look. Removed outdated information content. Added new tools for After Action Reports, Flash Cards, Alpha Rosters and expanded the ways you can study information to include quizzes, dictionary lookup and audio feedback. More updates on the way. Send feedback and suggestions to thenewschoolarmy@gmail.com. 5.1 02/10/2022