Throughout the course of United States enlistment, individuals enlist for various reasons. Reasons might be voluntary or involuntary. The end result is there, we must receive Soldiers to meet the demand for strength of the force. Every job is important in all branches of the military, jobs interconnect and builds to one another. Once the Soldier is trained, he or she becomes a professional at that field. Leaders must guide and mold the Soldiers in order to have an effective team. But what about the actions that happen behind the scenes? Administrative tasks that majorly impact an organization gets unnoticed and forgotten. Paperwork gets processed and filed in a drawer somewhere to collect dust, until the time comes for destruction. Coordination and planning are conducted to improve effectiveness of a goal, but individuals who helped facilitate the process are unknown. These are the acts of professions at work for countless hours, not for pleasure or gain, but for overall ethic morals. …show more content…
After constant training of materials and developing the professional aspect of a field, an individual makes a choice to either maintain the consistency or choose to go beyond to attain the expert level mentality. In the Human Resources world, professionals develop a mindset to which conduct a routinely and repetitive work cycle, which either “burns-out” the individual motivation of their work ethic or degrades the work quality of the individual. Professions takes their work ethic to a whole other level, which involves a great deal of pride in their work and the overall accomplishment getting the work done effectively, proficiently, and
The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief analysis of the United States Army’s organizational structure and its culture and how these two elements impact its workers, associates and affiliates. This paper will first examine the Army’s history, development and structure to highlight the origins of the Army’s culture. Secondly, a brief history of the Army’s organizational development will be followed by a close examination of its philosophy and supporting beliefs. Lastly, this paper will discuss the role of the Army’s leadership, their response to critical issues and the organizational structure of the Army. An analysis of the army’s top leaders will help the reader to understand the Army culture more thoroughly in the context of the Army’s organizational structure. More specifically this section of the paper will examine the Army leadership’s response to the current geo-political environment and other related issues. In conclusion, this paper hopes to highlight the Army’s overall functioning from an organizational standpoint and emphasize that idea that the Army is like a functional corporation. This will be accomplished by addressing various key questions throughout this text.
LM01, Ethical Leadership. (2012). Maxwell Gunter AFB. Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education (AETC)
The United States Army, in its current state, is a profession of arms. In order to be considered a profession, the organization must have an ethical code rooted in values, strong trust with its clients, and be comprised of experts within the trade. These experts are constantly developing the trade for the present and the future and hold the same shared view of their trade culture.
The Importance of Accountability in a U.S. Army Unit Within a Company under the Battalion level, there is a necessity for accountability for every soldier that is assigned to that unit. With the given chain of command to those companies, there is a figure head to that company and she or she is the representation of that company. She or she governs and directs the company as well ensures the accountability for her or her individuals assigned. Within that company, we have such formations to receive information and to ensure the safety as well as the accountability of the soldiers that are assigned to that company. When we have an insufficient or missing soldier this falls on the company figure head and he or she has to take action in accordance to that soldiers actions.
This paper will not bore with the definition of a profession. The United States Army is about more than words, it is about action. The action of over 238 years of tradition and service. The Army is a profession. A profession requires its members to adhere to prolonged training and learn specialized skills. A member of a profession must wholly commit himself and his skills to a calling which is entrusted by the public. A profession provides its members with intrinsic value which motivates beyond financial gain. The Army is a higher calling which demands all of these qualities and more.
The US Army campaign issues in todays world are growing more relevant by the day. As a result it is increasingly important for the US Army to launched the Army White Paper the Profession of Arms. Have you ever hear about this campaign before and are you part of it? This white paper should meet a common understanding beyond the US Army soldiers, however the Army as a profession of arms it self. its has some meaning to fully understanding. In this essay, we are going to prove that the army as a profession of arms.
Colonel Mathew Moten once said, “Professions are not professions simply because they say they are. Their clients, society as a whole, have to accept their claims and trust the professions with jurisdiction over important areas of human endeavor”.
...been trained to treat soldiers equally and promote discipline through enforcing orders. Insubordination is not tolerated as it can affect a military unit and destroy all existing discipline. Hence, the restrictions that apply to the permission of disobedience are extremely narrow in the military. Commanders are aware that the sanctioning of a soldier's laziness one day, and the permission of sloppy work habits on another, distorts the uniformity of the military unit specifically and the military in general. The quality of leadership and followership declines and affects the overall standard of the military as a result. It is therefore of crucial importance to maintain the standards set by the military with regard to following orders and showing one's respect, trustworthiness, honesty and commitment to the work. This is simply not a negotiable aspect of military life.
My two strengths in the profession of arms are direction and recognition. I am strong in giving directions because I am very detailed and specific in giving orders (KAI-theory). Giving good directions in relation to deliberate leadership will help in providing subordinates a well thought out plan to further develop them into future leaders. My methodical approach discovered in the Team Dimension Profile will also be a great benefit when trying to develop a step by step plan. When I provide directions for a task or plan I try not to assume people already know things especially if it is something new or haven't been discussed in awhile. I also give my subordinates the opportunity to ask questions and ensure they fully understand the task before exiting the conversation. I also believe it is important to recognize your people. Recognizing your people in relation to deliberate leadership will help to motivate and encourage subordinates in their journey as the strive to reach their goals. I have worked hard this past year to put my people in for awards and programs. Recognizing your people shows that you acknowledge and appreciate their contributions to the organization.
The benefit of having a concealed weapons permit in the United States of America is that fact that you know you are always safe not having to depend on others, but having the ability to protect yourself. “In June 2008, the court ruled the law that strictly limited the possession of handguns in the Washington, D.C. area as unconstitutional (Levinson).” In our nation’s capital this happened, because if individuals were not given the right of a concealed weapon or any kind of gun that is not going along with the Constitution of the United States. Which States “"A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. (The Bill of Rights)" “The court ruled that
As of 2013, all 50 states allow concealed carry of handguns (Concealed Carry Reciprocity Maps), although a few states don’t require a permit and the standards for licensing vary greatly from state to state. In the U.S. most states are “Shall Issue” states. This means they will grant anybody a permit that meets certain guidelines such as being 21 or older and not having any felony convictions, a history of mental illness or domestic abuse. A handful of other states are “May Issue” states. In these other states, such as Maryland, a permit will only be issued if you can prove you need it. This can be a large obstacle and these states will usually only issue permits to people in the public eye, wealthy individuals that are well-connected or business owners frequently transporting large sums of cash (Concealed Carry Reciprocity Maps). Although the requirements and standards are different wherever you may live, one thing holds true- concealed carry permit holders are rapidly growing. The market for handgun training, concealed carry courses and smaller, more concealable handguns have opened up. When concealed carry was first gaining popularity there were two very different schools of thought. Some thought that violent crime would decrease, as criminals would fear the everyday person that just may happen to be armed. Others thought that having people carrying around concealed handguns in public would lead to an increase in violent crime with people losing their temper and shooting each other. When analyzing the data and crime trends, it is clear that with this influx of concealed carry permit holders there has not been a corresponding increase in violent crime.
One of the most important theories of HRM (Human Resource Management is that of ‘Motivation’. The purpose of this theory is to explain the role of an organisation in order to encourage its people to put in the best of their efforts and abilities in a way that will help further in achieving better outcomes for the business and organisation’s goals(Armstrong, 2001). There are various techniques that can be adopted to motivate people for instance, rewards, punishments, actions to satisfy needs, psychological processes etc. This world is developing at a rapid pace and due to this development and quick changes; new ways of working and managing organisations have emerged. These
"Tragic Form" in Farwell to Arms "Hemingway has fashioned a new form of tragedy in which the hero acts not mistakenly but supremely well, and suffers a doom which is not directly caused by his actions at all" (Merill 572). Ernest Hemingway's work of fiction also known as Farwell to Arms, continues to be a controversial topic amongst many critics of wither or not it is truly a tragedy. Merill's main argument for it being a tragedy is Frederick Henry has no control over his fate and his life is meant to be a tragedy. The author of "Tragic Form in Farwell to Arms", Merrill believes this to be true and even quotes Ernest's own words: "The fact that the book was a tragic one did not make me unhappy
When it is discovered that a worker can fulfill the requirements of their job, but are experiencing shortcomings in doing so, many times it is believed that worker motivation may be the root of the problem (Laird 95). What, though, is work motivation? According to Laird (2006), “motivation is a fundamental component of performance “ and “is the reason that someone chooses to do some things and chooses not to do others”. In other words, work motivation is what energizes workers to the level of output required to fulfill a task, directs their energy towards the objectives that they need to accomplish, and sustains that level of effort over a period of time (Steers et al., 2004). In essence, worker motivation is what gets the job done.
“A vision without action is merely a dream.” (Kevin Gates) The Army Profession Model is a great vision but if we do not fixed the basics in our upbringing of Soldiers then it will only be a dream. Imagine a panoramic view of an early morning sunrise over a military base. The sun is starting to burn off the morning dew. Formations of soldiers are starting to pop into the picture. Each soldier is in uniform dress sharp and moving as a single unit. Some formations are double timing moving out. Everyone has a purpose and stepping off to get to his or her next obstacle of the day. All Non-commissioned officers are enforcing nothing less than exceeded standards. Soldiers are toe to line in formations for inspection. Senior Non-commissioned