NCOs teach our Soldiers when not to shoot, which is sometimes more important than shooting. Sergeants take the theory of being a Soldier and apply it to people to make them Soldiers. NCOs advise and mentor officers. Starting at the platoon level, our Army marries an officer and a seasoned NCO to accomplish missions. And it works. The combination of commission and noncommissioned officer is powerful and a critical difference in our Army. Senior NCOs advise senior officers about all enlisted issues and concerns. Officers count on NCOs for recommendations on their most critical decisions. Want the truth, ask an NCO.
Mandarin (/ËmÃ¦ndÉrÉªn, -drÉªn/; simplified Chinese: å®è¯; traditional Chinese: å®è©±; pinyin: GuÄnhuÃ ; literally: speech of officials) is a group of related varieties of Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of Standard Mandarin or Standard Chinese.
Mandarin is the official state language of China and is the lingua franca of the country. It is in most areas the primary spoken language, including Beijing and Shanghai, although some provinces still retain their own local dialect. Mandarin is also the main dialect in Taiwan and Singapore.Cantonese is spoken by the people of Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province, including Guangzhou (previously Canton in English).andarin is the major language of China and has many, many more speakers than Cantonese. If you plan on doing business in China or travelling around the country, this is the language to learn.