Posted on Feb 12, 2014
Are we giving the Profession of Arms any thought at the company and platoon levels?
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I remember the POA being introduced initially and I heard the push from senior leaders but are we stressing this at the appropriate levels.
I believe that we as professional soldiers should try to stress the right things and train on what it means to be professionals.
The problem I am seeing is that junior leaders who have grown in the current culture don't support the "professional soldier" ideals. Is this common in other units? What are your suggestions on how we can influence unit culture? Is the POA still relevant?
I believe that we as professional soldiers should try to stress the right things and train on what it means to be professionals.
The problem I am seeing is that junior leaders who have grown in the current culture don't support the "professional soldier" ideals. Is this common in other units? What are your suggestions on how we can influence unit culture? Is the POA still relevant?
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<p>Sir,</p><p><br></p><p>You already listed the problem in your posting, the current batch of junior leaders have grown or been produced from the current culture, which consists of the last 12 years of dual wars, there wasn't a strong push for the professional Soldier environment for garrison and other areas as the prime focus was the wars and combat skills and survival. </p><p><br></p><p>As leaders even junior leaders the senior leadership needs to re-emphasize and reinforce the basics of garrison duties and skills, many of the skills that were learned and taught during the past 12 years of combat are not as transferable or proficient for the garrison or professional environment. It is up to the leaders to push the standards and get us back to the professional focus and look that we had prior to 9/11 and the mentality of that environment as well.</p><p><br></p><p>And yes it is still relevant for the future of the current military, especially with the cutbacks and RIF taking effect at the moment. It will be a defining differentiator for who stays and who goes, and you would want to maintain a majority of the younger force for the future, but with that, they also need to be the ones that are part of the POA as well.</p>
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I see exactly what you are talking about I really want this to be a conversation that junior leaders are participating in too. I hate when they role up all the senior leaders as being a part of the "old" army when this has been the foundation of the army since it was created. More education on military history helped me understand that and I feel we could benefit from good training at the lowest level.
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