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When you think of a good soldier (or Marine, sailor, airman, etcetera), who do you imagine? What qualities do you take into account in terms of character, strength, drive, and leadership? I know it's broad and I'm sure similar questions have been asked, but I just wanted to get your take on how someone who serves better themselves.
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An excellent service man or woman always strives to do the best that they can at all times. They know their MOS and military skills needed to excel in this profession. They display drive and leadership skills, and never quit until the mission is accomplished. As mentioned by SFC (Join to see), the most important trait is to display integrity in all actions.
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That's a deep question there. I'd say the first rule is to practice INTEGRITY. That will save your ass more than anything else. There's no easy answer to this question really. Find a Senior Soldier (preferably an NCO) to mentor you. I'd also suggest a book called the Three Meter Zone.
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Honorable, selfless, motivated, a great team player, able to follow orders, works well under pressure in harsh environments, able to operate with little sleep, etc...
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Just keeping it simple. A "good" Soldier follows orders, can think at least a little critically and is rigidly flexible like Gumby.
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I think the easy answer to this is that you would want them to meet the competencies and attributes in the Army Leadership requirements model in ADRP 6-22. However, if you don't want to go with the book answer I would say that a quality soldier and person for that matter is one who is self aware and is always trying to be better. If you are driven to improve everyday and understand your strengths and weaknesses then you are going to be a quality soldier.
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