The armed forces officer / United States. Department of Defense.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

U. S. Department of Defense Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Defense, issuing body.

Series:

National Defense University

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense.

United States.

United States--Armed Forces--Officers' handbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

2007 edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : NDU Press : Potomac Books, Inc., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Initiated in 1950, this 2007 edition is the latest in a classic series of books of the same title. Journalist-historian S. L. A. Marshall wrote the first at the behest of Gen. George C. Marshall, who formed the great citizen army of World War II. The general believed officers of all services needed to base their professional commitment on a common moral-ethical grounding, which S. L. A. Marshall set out to explain. Ever since, these books have provided a foundation of thought, conduct, standards, and duty for American commissioned officers. Available now to the general public, this new edition takes the series’ inspirational premise into the new century. It educates officers of all services, as well as civilians, about the fundamental moral-ethical requirements of being a commissioned officer in the armed forces of the United States. Understanding the common foundation of commissioned leadership and command of U.S. military forces is essential for achieving excellence in the joint operations of today’s combat environment. This philosophy unites the officers of the uniformed services in the common calling of supporting, defending, and upholding the Constitution in service to their country.

Contents:

Foreword / by General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Foreword / by the Honorable Ike Skelton (D-MO)

Introduction : the meaning of the commission

1. The citizen-soldier

an American tradition of military service

2. The profession of arms

3. Member of a profession

4. Defender of the constitution and servant of the nation

5. Character : nobility of life and action

6. Leadership

7. Responsibility, accountability, and discipline

8. Service identity and joint warfighting

9. An ancient and honorable calling

Appendix 1. Founding documents

The Declaration of independence : a transcription

The Constitution of the United States : a transcription

Appendix 2. Authorizing statutes for the armed forces

Appendix 3. Service values

Appendix 4. Code of conduct for members of the United States Armed Forces

Appendix 5. Keeping your house in order

Appendix 6. "The meaning of your commission" from the 1950 edition of the Armed forces officer

Foundations of an officer’s library.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59797-349-1

OCLC:

759525270