The Army publishes several resources that outline the basics of counseling. Begin by reading:
- The NCO Guide: FM 7-22.7, Chapter 5
- FM 6.22, Appendix B Note: This will change sometime in 2013 or 2014 to ATP 6-22.1
- FM 7-21.13, Chapter 6
- AR 600-20 and AR 623-3 requirement review
The AR 600-20 and AR 623-3 review will give you a solid, doctrinal foundation for counseling. Many of the finer points of counseling are passed down from leader to leader and simply aren’t in any regulation. If you have a specific question about counseling, find an experienced leader in your organization who will take the time to help you out, or use the form to the right of this post and submit a question to us. There are likely others with the same question you have; if you send us your question, we can publish the answer so that others can learn from it as well.
