The Military 's Customs And Courtesies

The Army in an extremely nostalgic organization with a copious amount traditions and has about a million different methods of conducting its business. Some are old and some are new, but possibly the oldest one that has been around since before the Army was officially established and still lives today is the Armys rules, regulations and policies on customs and courtesies. In this form of a remedial block of instruction given to me by my team leader, due to certain circumstances I am to explain the Armys customs and courtesies and the importance they have always and still do hold within the Army.

Stewardship of the Army Profession is the last of the Five Essential Characteristics of the Army Profession, but in terms of importance, it is just as, if not more important than the other four. The United States Army’s ADRP-1, or Army Doctrinal Reference Publication 1, even defines stewardship as “the responsibility of Army professionals to ensure the profession maintains its five essential characteristics now and into the future”. Such importance is placed on this characteristic because Stewardship of the Army Profession is the one that ensures the other four are maintained. I sought out the definition of stewardship because despite having spent almost three and a half years and West Point, I was not entirely sure what the doctrine behind Stewardship was. In doing this, I felt like I was better prepared for both this paper and ensuring that the corrections I made were stewarding the profession. With this newly acquired knowledge, I set out to make my corrections.

Army leaders must balance the link between the Army’s culture and it’s climate and institutional practices. When there is a proper balance it has a huge impact on the mindset of the Army’s Soldiers. Their actions or inactions impacts the five key attributes of the profession, and the four fields of expertise, and have long term effects on the Army’s culture and climate. These actions influence Soldiers’ perceptions that they are serving professional who have answered the call of service to the republic, it is important that Soldiers understand that their role is a calling and not just a job.

A soldier is expected to represent the military at all times, including being courteous, confident, and enthusiastic. A soldier’s job is hazardous, sometime even life and death, the military needs only the best in its ranks, so a soldier expected to behave as a professional at all times. How the public sees a single soldier does affect how all soldiers are viewed in the public’s eye; this includes their physical appearance. When all of the elements are combined and implemented the soldier will have a strong military and professional bearing that the country expects of its soldiers. Military and professional bearing is how a soldier behaves, dresses, and carries themselves inside and outside of the uniform.

Military Appearance In this paper I will discuss the importance of why a NCO or Drill Sergeant should maintain proper military appearance and why it is important. The NCO’s Creed first states that “no one is more professional than I”, so I am sure that means more than just appearance. It

There are very few things in the modern military of today or any military that has ever existed before our current military for that matter, that are more important than the rank structure and the the respect that is demanded of you by that rank structure. Those are two very important characteristics of every successful military unit. With added details here and there, in this essay I will mainly be discussing what respect actually is, how being respected is normally earned and in the military how it is demanded of you as a sub-ordinate to any ranks higher than you or in some cases any fellow military personnel who is more senior to you and why. On top of that I will be covering

And pride in themselves and their unit as they meet standards for their personal appearance,

Understanding military culture can help me in my social work practice with clients who are in the military or have family members because this allows me to gain a sense of empathy of what they have been through. Gaining cultural competence toward the military culture demonstrates how I can better fit their needs and aid them with the proper resources that are available. It is important for me to understand their language, the reasons why they have decided to join the military and the sacrifice they have put in to the military service. If I myself, as well as other social workers, don’t understand the importance of this we will not be able to adequately intervene and offer care to these families. It is even more important to be familiar with

I am very familiar with the culture shock of the military. My husband joined when he was 21 and I was pregnant with our second child. I gave birth at a military hospital, and the doctor ended up paralyzing our daughter due to his severe neglect. While it was obvious to my husband who was not even medically trained that the doctor was not doing the correct thing, he was unable to do or say anything to the officer for fear of losing his job or jail time, despite him holding her limb body. He did well to abide to the culture of the military and contain his composer, because in the military culture it doesn’t matter what an officer ahs done there are somethings you just cannot do in response.

In this paper I will discuss the importance of why a NCO or Drill Sergeant should maintain proper military appearance and why it is important. The NCO’s Creed first states that “no one is more professional than I”, so I am sure that means more than just appearance. It is a statement that includes mannerism, attitude, professionalism etc. It also says that NCOs are the backbone of the Army, which will also tell you that we serve a critical role. Even though I respect the entire creed, the statement that most stands out to me is” All soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own”. Although Drill Sergeants have

Proper wear of the Army uniform is a matter of personal pride for all Soldiers. It is indicative of the morale within a unit. Soldiers have an individual responsibility for ensuring their appearance shows the highest level of professionalism. Leaders, at all levels, accommodate in this regulation to show the best interests of the Army including our shared customs and traditions. This regulation stipulates the authorization for wear, composition, and categorization of uniform and the occasions for wearing all personal, optional, and commonly worn organizational clothing and individual equipment uniforms. It prescribed the uniform, awards insignia, and equipment authorized for wear. It also provides imprecise information on the authorized material and design of uniforms and the uniform quality control system. Portions of this regulation are punitive. Violations of the specific prohibitions and requirements of specific portion by Soldiers may result in adverse administrative action and/or charges under the provision of the UCMJ. Personal Appearance regarding personnel currently serving in the United States Army. As stated in AR 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms, paragraph 1-7 A, “General. The Army is a uniformed service where discipline is judged, in part, by the manner in which a soldier wears a prescribed uniform, as well as by the individual’s personal appearance. If a soldier wears their uniform in a manner which is not clean and neat in appearance, and portrays

The essential characteristics of one’s culture have several imputes. Culture is commonly learned from family and shared among social groups, accepted as a standard view, such as art and government. Culture has symbolism that is used currently and historically, our integration of beliefs is what gives us the ability to accept and understand differences between ideas, and how they are different from our own. Cultural characteristics are the foundation that supports a society’s standing culture. For the military, the understanding of culture is paramount in operations around the world (Department of Defense, 2006).

The picture that explains best about the need to understand military culture is the citizen solder that serves for a few years and is not likely to return t active duty but associates with the military though totally disengaged. The lives of military in active service and the veteran are different but swayed by the same forces, the military culture. Therefore, there is need to understand the military structure and basic military culture tenets and its elements such as missions, core values and ideals. This paper seeks to illustrate the importance of military culture training, its foundations and its effects both locally and internationally.

The military is known for its structure, order and discipline of the Servicemen and Servicewoman, but mostly for its great leadership throughout the ranks. The military is structured by the ranking system. In the Navy, the Service member 's level of authority and responsibilities is based on his or her rate. There are the entry level rates Seaman Recruit, Seaman Apprentice and Seaman; Petty Officer Third Class, Petty Officer Second Class and Petty Officer First Class. Lastly, there are the senior level rates Chief Petty Officer, Senior Chief Petty Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer.

In this paper, I will be writing on the topic of the United States military. I will discuss why this group is effective and how verbal and nonverbal communication is used depending on the task at hand. I will also share the different roles each person in the group must complete for the mission to be a success. Lastly, I will show how the morale is boosted and the members take pride in job when those roles that need completed are done correctly.