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The Great Challenge Of A Military Profession
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Character
•“The great challenge of a military profession in an increasingly pluralistic society is that we now have people coming into the profession who have far different and wide-ranging personal moralities than the institutional ethos.” Mr. Snider ret. Col.
•Character is one’s true nature including identity, sense of purpose, values, virtues, morals and conscience
•Character is essential to earning, strengthening and retaining trust, and trust is the foundation for success on every mission and in all our relationships.
•U.S. Code Title 10, Section 3583 explicitly directs Army leaders Loading…
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•Integrity. Being faithful to one’s conviction
•Accountability. DoD employees are required to accept responsibility for their decisions

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