(Intro) Trust, military expertise, honorable service, esprit de corps, and stewardship; all vital components that establish the legitimacy of the Army Profession and formulate the basic values that leaders must strive to uphold. Of these five, I argue that Trust is the most important and is the essential characteristic that allows our profession to form the foundation from which the others are built upon. We will examine Trust’s three certifying criteria (competence, character, and commitment) Trust’s framework (Army Ethic) and how it applies to trust. Finally, we will highlight the importance of Trust through exploration of the consequences.
(3 C’s) Why Trust? A Leader said it is the bedrock of our Profession. It is the trust of the American
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The Army Ethic forms the moral identity of the Army Professional (Soldiers and Army Civilians) that enables essential character development and provides loyalty and Honorable Service to the nation. The framework of the Army Ethic is defined in ADRP1 and includes legal and moral foundations that apply to both the Army as a Profession and the Individual as a Professional. Codified legal norms originate from legal documents, such as the Uniform Code of Military Justice, that establishes the Army’s mission. Moral norms originate from traditions, customs, and documents such as the Declaration of Independence, that form the basis of codified laws. These foundations, and the principles established by The Hague and Geneva Conventions , guide Army leaders and their units in the application of lethal force and rules of engagement. Adherence to the Army Ethic, the framework of moral and legal foundations, and the legal and ethical principles of lethal force builds trust within the Army Profession and reinforces the …show more content…
It is the Trust between Soldiers, between Soldiers and Leaders, Army Civilians, families, and the American people that enables The Army Profession to continue as an autonomous and self-governing organization. Leaders build trust within their units through by demonstrating their competence, character, and commitment and by instilling the same in Soldiers. The Army Ethic guides the conduct of our Soldiers and provides the identity of the Army Profession as a representative of our Nation’s interests. Violations of trust damage the Army’s reputation as a respectable profession in the eyes of the American people and place the Army Profession in jeopardy. The Army continues to be regarded as one of the most trusted organizations in the United States, and as leaders, it is vital that every order, action and mission is executed daily in accordance with the Army Values, that its leaders conduct themselves as professionals guided by the Army Ethic, and that the Army continues to uphold the American people’s trust by remaining ethically and morally true to the values of the American
An environment where military members account for themselves as well as others will have a powerful positive impact. Accountability is a must have for all effective
Dylan, Dauenhauer Corporal Serrano 2 October 2017 The Importance of Following Orders What is the importance of following orders? Following orders is what allows the military to operate in an organized and effective manner during important and challenging situations. Following orders ensures that everyone is in alignment with others and builds discipline by making a cohesive plan of instructions that ties everyone as one unit.
Military bearing is the start in which every soldier practices either as enlisted or commissioned in order to have good discipline and ethics throughout a military career. Army regulations and soldiers should live by the creed that a military service member should conduct themselves on a daily basis, on and off duty . Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage are Army core values. To be a dependable Soldier you must show your NCO’s that you can be an adult with time management, meet deadlines, be in the right place at the right time, in the right uniform, and doing the right thing at the right time. Dependability is a major aspect of military bearing.
A Commander sustains an ethical command climate in war by establishing clear intent and purpose for their organization, accentuated through his vision. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Law of War are the military guidelines and penalties for soldiers to act accordingly. Distinctively, the majority of people know the difference between right and wrong. Command team (i.e. Commander and NCOs) are role models for the organization and set the example for their subordinates, which led to sustaining an ethical climate. Discipline organization exhibits high physical fitness, technical competence and successfully accomplish the mission.
From the lesson of training, I also realized the weight that officers hold when it comes to building trust, motivating, and pushing their soldiers. They are going to expect the utmost level of skill as well as professionalism that you must provide as an officer. In return, it is your right to expect the same level of excellence from your soldiers, being there to push them above the standard and holding them to being experts and professionals. This is a trait that no matter how skilled you or your soldiers may be, there will always be room for constant improvement and
Returning to the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) to assume command as the brigade commander brings me much joy to be reunited with great Non-Commission Officers and Officers that I have previously served with. Unfortunately, this brigade is no longer the brigade I remember when I commanded a battalion within the 4th ABCT not so long ago. In the last 30 days, I have had the opportunity to observe the ABCT and review a multitude of historical documents to assess the state of the brigade. During my observation, I believe the critical leadership problem in the 4th ABCT’s is the lack of vision for the brigade. Therefore, this critical problem has led to other challenging issues within the brigade.
Many seem to over emphasize the many privileges gained as an officer and seem to completely overlook the ever more important duties that should be the true motivators. I must ensure to maintain this mindset. I must also remember to put “people first”. (Department of Defense, 1988) This will be a cornerstone in every decision I make.
a. The Army White Paper seeks define ourselves as a Profession of Arms and as Professional Soldiers in the era of constant conflict that we now live in. The paper is a thoughtful look into the past, present and future of our profession. It will have top leaders thinking about the direction of our profession and ways to keep the American Soldier a professional in his field. b. The beginning of the paper talks about the Army as a profession of arms by posing the question, “what does it mean to be a professional?”.
In such an event, one earns trust from the people around as they have established that one is trustworthy with a particular situation. , accountability is an expression of integrity towards accounting for their actions if they fail to honor their commitment and work towards making the situation better. A reliable individual enjoys autonomy, confidence, and leeway to conduct one’s work. Accountability ensures performance by making sure all soldiers work towards a common goal. When one is answerable to their actions, it eliminates events of them engaging in behavior and activities detrimental to their jobs.
We all understand how to be a good Soldier. We must not only know those values, we must encompass them. As Dempsey says; (2010) “The Army Ethic begins with the moral values the Army defends” (p. 12). As a Human Resources Sergeant in the Profession of Arms, we have a calling. We have been called upon to take care of so many in so many different ways.
The US military plays a major role in the defense system of the world. Their role can be in the form of military aid, deployment of the military and deployment of the Coast Guards and the protection of people’s lives and freedom. The US is well known for providing military aid to many different countries. The aim of military aid is usually to help allies or poor countries to fight terrorism, counter-insurgencies or to help fight drug wars.
Among these five characteristics; military expertise, honorable service, trust, esprit de corps, and stewardship of the profession, I believe that military expertise and stewardship of the profession are the two characteristics that make a leader excel in the presence of their peers. ADRP 1 defines military expertise as, “Military expertise is the design, generation, support, and ethical application of land power, primarily in unified land operations, and all supporting capabilities essential to accomplish the mission in defense of the American people”. In order to gain trust from your subordinates for them to follow your guidance, a leader must have military expertise. Without being an expert in your field, subordinates will not trust your guidance provided unto them. ADRP 1 defines Stewardship of the Profession as, “Stewardship is the responsibility of Army professionals to ensure the profession maintains its five essential characteristics now and into the future”.
The U.S. Army demands that all its members be accountable for their actions, equipment, records, duties and even for their fellow warriors. Planning for operations, especially during times of war, stresses the importance of
Leaders must apply the Army Values when leading soldiers because of the fact that it builds trust and a bond. The same goes for the soldiers, in order for them both to work as an effective team and to get the mission done efficiently they both must live by these values. Once these values are integrated in a soldier’s lifestyle, it becomes too easy to work as a unit. An example on how loyalty and respect fits in a day to day to situation would be, a soldier witnessing a misunderstanding with his or her team leader and a higher ranking NCO, the soldier knows that his or her team leader is in the right. The soldier shows loyalty by standing by their team leader and shows respect by approaching both their team leader and the higher ranking NCO with tact to explain the situation from their understanding and what they witnessed.
In this paper, Pamela Hieronymi argues that trustworthiness is the most important reason that we trust in a person, not any other practical reasons about the importance of the act of trust itself, or any evidential reasons to trust in that person. She tries to show that we might trust for many reasons such as value or importance of trust, but these are secondary reasons that we trust someone; we trust a person because we find her/him trustworthy. When we talk about trust in this context, we focus on a three-place formulation i.e. ‘to trust someone to do something.’ Another important assumption is that trustworthiness and trusting action are distinct concepts.