| The Army Officers' Professional Ethic: Past, Present, and Future Contributor(s): Moten, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1249921287 ISBN-13: 9781249921288 Publisher: Bibliogov OUR PRICE: $14.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Ethics - Political Science |
| Dewey: 174.935 |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.21 lbs) 44 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Colonel Matthew Moten of the West Point History Department has asked why so many other professions have clear statements of professional responsibility, but the Army officer corps does not. This essay briefly surveys the history of the Army's professional ethic, focusing primarily on the officer corps. It assesses today's strategic, professional, and ethical environment. Then it argues that a clear statement of the Army officers' professional ethic is especially necessary in a time when the Army is stretched and stressed as an institution. The Army officer corps has both a need and an opportunity to better define itself as a profession, forthrightly to articulate its professional ethic, and clearly to codify what it means to be a military professional. Finally, the monograph articulates such an ethic focusing on the four roles of commissioned officers-Soldier, servant of the nation, leader of character, and member of a time-honored profession. |