IS THE ARMY A PROFESSION? ARGUING THE ARMY’S STATUS AS A PROFESSION OF ARMS EINSTEIN Is the Army a Profession? The bond between the professional and the client has been around for thousands of years and in the proceeding millennia‚ there has been minimal change to the principles governing the service client relationship. These principles in include trust between the professional and the client‚ uniquely expert work provided‚ and intrinsically motivated employees.1 Like most modern
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The Bonus Army In 1924‚ a grateful Congress voted to give a bonus to World War I veterans‚ $1.25 for each day served overseas‚ and $1.00 for each day served in the States. (Bartlett) However the payment would not be made until 1945. Unfortunately‚ by 1932 the nation had become engulfed into the Depression and the unemployed veterans obviously wanted their money immediately so that they could support their families. Nearly one-third of working Americans were unemployed and desperate for relief
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Professionalism: As leaders in the world’s greatest Army‚ we are professionals. We are experts at our jobs and role models for our Soldiers. I expect you to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times‚ on and off duty. You are responsible for the professional growth of Headquarters Platoon’s Noncommissioned Officers (NCO). I expect you and the NCOs to treat Soldiers with respect‚ mentor them when they need help‚ and train them to become experts at their jobs. I will not tolerate derogatory
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THE ARMY RESTRUCTURING PLAN 2 Abstract The U.S. Army plans on cutting 80‚000 soldiers by 2013. This will be done by cutting the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32. This restructuring comes as the Pentagon works on its 2013 fiscal year budget‚ which much reflect $260 billion in savings over the next five years. On January 26‚ 2012 senior DOD leaders released a new defense strategy‚
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US Army? Leadership for the US Army is “influencing people by providing purpose motivation‚ and direction while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.” U.S. Army Leader (App. A- Leader Attributes and Core Leader Competencies; A-1). According to Army FM 6-22 “Army Leadership: Competent‚ Confidents‚ and Agile”‚ a leader has to have three basic goals: to lead others‚ to develop the organization and its individual members‚ and to accomplish the mission. In order to Army leaders
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household. If people were to think about combat in the army many just picture a male behind the military ACU (advanced
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accountable for my actions no matter how severe the consequences are. I need to teach the Soldier’s that it is best to have integrity in all situations. By not have good accountability for myself I did not live up to all of the Army values. Once you have neglected one army value then you might have well neglected them all. Also by not making it to accountability it looks like I was blowing off pregnancy pt. Pregnancy pt is a post wide program and is mandatory that you let them know where you are
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that they are accountable for. When accountabilty is not being maitained the impact is far reaching. It affects not just soldier but the unit and also the entire unit’s mission. It ties into many basic aspects of being a soldier such as discpline and army values. poor acountabilty degrades unit readiness. It takes away from a unit’s abilty to respond to any situation. Accountabilty is needed at all times. It is needed during the normal duty hours of the day and also when a soldier is off duty and not
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September 4‚ 2013 The Army of God I have researched a number of different terrorist groups‚ and I find The Army of God (AOG) to be most appealing. What drew me in was the fact that this group is so concerned about abortions that they go to the extreme of blowing up clinics. They believe abortions are wrong‚ and they are also against the homosexuality. The Army of God is an example of a low level fundamentalist terrorist group; it is an underground network of terrorists in the United States that
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The Army Crew Team: A Case Study Executive Summary After Applying OB Analysis‚ Coach should switch Varsity & JV The coaching staff reviewing this case determined a recommended course of action to‚ in only four days‚ prepare our Army Crew team to compete at the National competition. The problem as presented to us is that our Army Junior Varsity (JV) team‚ historically the second best performer of the two teams‚ frequently outperforms our prized Varsity team in heats. The alternative solutions
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