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The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 By: United States. Dept. of Defense |
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[Illustration] Department of Defense United States Government Printing Office Washington: 1950 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON November 1950 This manual on leadership has been prepared for use by the Department of Army, the Department of Navy, and the Department of Air Force, and is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. [Illustration: (Signature) G. C. Marshall] DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 20 June 1956 Department of the Army Pamphlet 600 2, The Armed Forces Officer, is issued for the use of all concerned. By Order of Wilber M. Brucker , Secretary of the Army: MAXWELL D. TAYLOR, General, United States Army, Chief of Staff. Official: JOHN A. KLEIN, Major General, United States Army, The Adjutant General. THE ARMED FORCES OFFICER CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE MEANING OF YOUR COMMISSION 1 II. FORMING MILITARY IDEALS 14 III. RESPONSIBILITY AND PRIVILEGE 25 IV. PLANNING YOUR CAREER 32 V. RANK AND PRECEDENCE 41 VI. CUSTOMS AND COURTESIES 50 VII. KEEPING YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER 63 VIII. GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE 69 IX. LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP 79 X. MAINSPRINGS OF LEADERSHIP 93 XI. HUMAN NATURE 99 XII. GROUP NATURE 110 XIII. ENVIRONMENT 121 XIV. THE MISSION 131 XV. DISCIPLINE 139 XVI. MORALE 147 XVII. ESPRIT 158 XVIII. KNOWING YOUR JOB 166 XIX. KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR MEN 176 XX. WRITING AND SPEAKING 182 XXI. THE ART OF INSTRUCTION 196 XXII. YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR MEN 206 XXIII. YOUR MEN'S MORAL AND PHYSICAL WELFARE 213 XXIV. KEEPING YOUR MEN INFORMED 222 XXV. COUNSELING YOUR MEN 228 XXVI. USING REWARD AND PUNISHMENT 240 XXVII. FITTING MEN TO JOBS 246 XXVIII. AMERICANS IN COMBAT 255 APPENDIX I. RECOMMENDED READING 264 CHAPTER ONE THE MEANING OF YOUR COMMISSION Upon being commissioned in the Armed Services of the United States, a man incurs a lasting obligation to cherish and protect his country and to develop within himself that capacity and reserve strength which will enable him to serve its arms and the welfare of his fellow Americans with increasing wisdom, diligence, and patriotic conviction. This is the meaning of his commission. It is not modified by any reason of assignment while in the service, nor is the obligation lessened on the day an officer puts the uniform aside and returns to civil life... Continue reading book >>
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