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2. Military Professionalism
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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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.”

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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

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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

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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.”

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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. ”

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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.”

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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.”

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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?

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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

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Discussion