A profession is a group from within a society with a specific skill in which society expects them to perform. Given to them is trust and ability to self-govern themselves because of their expertise and competence to self-police their own. SOURCE: ADRP 1 page 9
For more than 200 years, the Army has been a wellspring of professional values. With recent wars, technology, and human rights freedoms and protections, the Army failed to police their own. Plagued with rape, sexual assault, and Soldiers violating human rights during battle the Army began to lose the peoples’ trust of policing their own. In recent years, the Army has recognized this issue and multiple times attempted to correct the problem.
In the last few years, the Army has introduced …show more content…
TOPIC: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARMY PROFESSION Military expertise is a specific service provided by professionals in which society cannot provide for itself. The Army as a profession has three critical tasks with respect to maintaining its military expertise: develop expert knowledge and expertise, apply Army expertise, and certify the expertise of Army professionals and units”. PAGE 25/62
The Army develops Soldiers and leaders to be technical, moral, cultural, and self-identified professionals. It achieves all this by providing the basics of landpower, training in their professional field, applying their expertise in operations, and then certifying the professional. The certification of a professional is ongoing till the day they leave service. Honorable service is service that a professional provides without disgracing its profession in defense of their nation. In addition, embodiment of the Constitution, Army ethics, and values constitutes for an honorable service. Professionals’ values are constantly being challenged and it takes courage to make the right decision. Thus, acting properly desires competence, character, and commitment that require an engagement to honor the Army …show more content…
In the Army trust is held highly due to the nature of our profession. At the lowest level leaders and Soldiers must maintain a positive level of trust in order to operate and fulfill the mission. If an Army professional does not have the competence, character, or commitment that individual will not earn the trust of others. This trust holds true between the Army and the families of its professionals, civilians, and society. Adhering to the Army ethics develops trust between leaders and Soldiers. The Army ethics fundamentals are broken into four categories the professional and the profession as well as the legal and moral foundations. The professional must understand and hold true to these ethics. The Army is responsible for the professional to uphold these ethics no matter the situation that
For more than 200 years, the Army has been a wellspring of professional values. With recent wars, technology, and human rights freedoms and protections, the Army failed to police their own. Plagued with rape, sexual assault, and Soldiers violating human rights during battle the Army began to lose the peoples’ trust of policing their own. In recent years, the Army has recognized this issue and multiple times attempted to correct the problem.
In the last few years, the Army has introduced …show more content…
TOPIC: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARMY PROFESSION Military expertise is a specific service provided by professionals in which society cannot provide for itself. The Army as a profession has three critical tasks with respect to maintaining its military expertise: develop expert knowledge and expertise, apply Army expertise, and certify the expertise of Army professionals and units”. PAGE 25/62
The Army develops Soldiers and leaders to be technical, moral, cultural, and self-identified professionals. It achieves all this by providing the basics of landpower, training in their professional field, applying their expertise in operations, and then certifying the professional. The certification of a professional is ongoing till the day they leave service. Honorable service is service that a professional provides without disgracing its profession in defense of their nation. In addition, embodiment of the Constitution, Army ethics, and values constitutes for an honorable service. Professionals’ values are constantly being challenged and it takes courage to make the right decision. Thus, acting properly desires competence, character, and commitment that require an engagement to honor the Army …show more content…
In the Army trust is held highly due to the nature of our profession. At the lowest level leaders and Soldiers must maintain a positive level of trust in order to operate and fulfill the mission. If an Army professional does not have the competence, character, or commitment that individual will not earn the trust of others. This trust holds true between the Army and the families of its professionals, civilians, and society. Adhering to the Army ethics develops trust between leaders and Soldiers. The Army ethics fundamentals are broken into four categories the professional and the profession as well as the legal and moral foundations. The professional must understand and hold true to these ethics. The Army is responsible for the professional to uphold these ethics no matter the situation that