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Military Professionalism
The document outlines the concept of military professionalism, emphasizing the importance of character and the army's role in civil-military relations. It details the characteristics of a profession, the professional culture of the army, and the significance of training and education for soldiers. Key elements include the army value system, leadership professionalism, and self-assessment of professionalism among soldiers.
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- 3. UNCLASSIFIED Page3 Military Professionalism Task: Learn and discuss the concept of Army Professionalism Conditions: Given Army FM 1 (The Army), a classroom environment Standards: Develop an understanding of civil-military relations and Army professional culture
- 4. UNCLASSIFIED Page4 Military Professionalism “Without character - particularly in the military profession - failure in peace, disaster in war, or, at best, mediocrity in both will result.” General Matthew B. Ridgway
- 5. UNCLASSIFIED Page5 Military Professionalism American civil-military relations Definition of a profession The Soldier as a profession The professional culture of the Army The Army value system Training and education in the development of a professional Soldier Professionalism in Leadership Are you a professional? Outline
- 6. UNCLASSIFIED Page6 American civil-military relations Supports and defends the Constitution Protects America's way of life from foreign and domestic enemies. Protects national security interests, including allies. Provides Commander-in-chief with ready and capable forces to win the Nation's wars. Overseen and funded by the Legislature. What is the purpose of the Army? Who is our client?
- 7. UNCLASSIFIED Page7 How do we define professionalism? And who does it apply to? FM 1 The Army: “The purpose of any profession is to serve society by effectively delivering a necessary and specialized service.” Samuel Huntington: “A profession is a peculiar type of functional group with highly specialized characteristics.” “The distinguishing characteristics of a profession as a special type of vocation are its expertise, responsibility, and corporateness.”
- 8. UNCLASSIFIED Page8 The Soldier as a profession Expertise Responsibility Corporateness Army Schools Army Values Soldier's Creed WTBDs War Deployment APFT FTXs Uniform CertificationsOath of Enlistment Associations Humanitarian Deployment
- 9. UNCLASSIFIED Page9 The Soldier as a profession Expertise Responsibility Corporateness Army Schools Army Values Soldier's Creed WTBDs APFT FTXs Uniform Certifications Oath of Enlistment War Deployment Humanitarian Deployment Associations
- 10. UNCLASSIFIED Page10 The professional culture of the Army Standards of performance Code of ethics Associations Journals Vocabulary AR 670-1 FM 1 The Army: “Each profession establishes a unique subculture that distinguishes practitioners from the society they serve while supporting and enhancing that society.”
- 11. UNCLASSIFIED Page11 The Army value system The Seven Army Values The Soldier’s Creed The Warrior Ethos The NCO Creed US Military Code of Conduct FM 1 The Army: “The Army is a values-based organization. ”
- 12. UNCLASSIFIED Page12 The training and education BCT, AIT WLC, ALC, SLC 1SG Course, SGM Course Personal Development FM 1 The Army: “American military professionals work, study, and train throughout their careers to ensure the military profession will not fail in the call to duty.”
- 13. UNCLASSIFIED Page13 Professionalism in Leadership BE – demonstrate exemplary conduct in their professional and personal lives KNOW - competence in interpersonal, conceptual, technical, and tactical skills DO – have the character and self- discipline to do what they feel or know to be right FM 1 The Army: “The Army leadership framework comprises values, attributes, skills, and actions – summarized by the shorthand expression, BE-KNOW-DO.”
- 14. UNCLASSIFIED Page14 Are you a professional? Expertise Basic Training AIT Responsibility Oath of Enlistment Deployment Corporateness The Uniform The Signal Regiment Does your client consider you a professional?
- 15. UNCLASSIFIED Page15 Military Professionalism American civil-military relations Definition of a profession The Soldier as a profession The professional culture of the Army The Army value system Training and education in the development of a professional Soldier Professionalism in Leadership Are you a professional? Summary
- 16. UNCLASSIFIED Page16 Discussion