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Book/Printed Material The Army's professional military ethic in an era of persistent conflict

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  • The Army's professional military ethic in an era of persistent conflict

Summary

  • "This essay offers a proposal for the missing constructs and language with which we can more precisely think about and examine the Army's Professional Military Ethic, starting with its macro context which is the profession's culture. We examine three major long-term influences on that culture and its core ethos, thus describing how they evolve over time. We contend that in the present era of persistent conflict, we are witnessing dynamic changes within these three influences. In order to analyze these changes, we introduce a more detailed framework which divides the Ethic into its legal and moral components, then divide each of these into their institutional and individual manifestations. Turning from description to analysis, we also examine to what extent, if any, recent doctrinal adaptations by the Army (FM 3-0, 3-24, and 6-22, etc.) indicate true evolution in the essential nature of the profession's Ethic. Then, we present what we believe to be the most significant ethical challenge facing the Army profession -- the moral development of Army leaders, moving them from 'values to virtues' in order that they, as Army professionals, can consistently achieve the high quality of moral character necessary to apply effectively and, in a trustworthy manner, their renowned military-technical competencies."--P. x

Names

  • Snider, Don M., 1940-
  • Oh, Paul
  • Toner, Kevin
  • Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Created / Published

  • Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2009]

Headings

  • -  Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects
  • -  Military ethics--United States
  • -  War--Moral and ethical aspects

Notes

  • -  "October 2009."
  • -  PDF acquired via web archiving
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 26-30).
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xi, 31 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • U22

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2009526070

OCLC Number

  • n460678203

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Snider, Don M, Paul Oh, Kevin Toner, and U.S.. Strategic Studies Institute Army War College. The Army's professional military ethic in an era of persistent conflict. [Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2009] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2009526070/.

APA citation style:

Snider, D. M., Oh, P., Toner, K. & Army War College, U. S. S. S. I. (2009) The Army's professional military ethic in an era of persistent conflict. [Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2009526070/.

MLA citation style:

Snider, Don M, et al. The Army's professional military ethic in an era of persistent conflict. [Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2009] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2009526070/>.