What is your definition of the perfect soldier?

The army really makes that achievable through its set, specified standards. Meet, achieve, and/or exceed those standards makes for a perfect-enough Soldier.

There is no such thing as perfect soldier. There is however, a model soldier. A soldier that does it by the books, keeps their uniform pressed and boots shined, knows the regulations and policies. Point out any soldier in the history of any branch of the military, and I wilil show you a person that did 99 things correct, and 1 thing wrong, and they are remembered and ridiculed and rung through the coals for that one thing they did wrong. On top of that everyone of those 99 things they did right were forgotten as soon ans they did something wrong.

Hmmmm, the Perfect Soldier is the one who recognizes that she/he is NOT perfect. Yet, strives to be his/her best anyway. She/he continues to grow and learn, adhere the highest standards of moral character and seek to make the world a better place-.for having showed up to fulfill their mission. One who represents honor, duty and country well. And, One who takes the hard right, over the easy wrong.

There is no perfect soldier, just dedication to learning their craft, to duty, and to their unit. Anyone who appears to be a perfect soldiers works very hard at the above tasks.

I don't think there is a perfect Soldier.
I was always happy to work with Soldiers who did their best and tried to improve the quality of the team.

A "perfect" Soldier is disciplined and promptly obidient to the legal orders of those appointed over him or her and meets all standards. Nevertheless, a "superb" Soldier is more coveted. He/she ("he") is also disciplined and obidient, but he stands out in a good way, takes charge when he sees the opportunity, knows his MOS better than his peers, thinks outside the box, has intestinal fortitude to stand up for what he believes, is motivated yet not too obnoxious or stupid hooah, is consistent at exceeding the standard and is not a cookie cutter "yes man or woman", provides honest feedback and while he respects rank and position he does not fear any man!!!

I don't have a definition because such a person doesn't exist. To be perfect means to be without flaw, and everybody has flaws. But there are good Soldiers.

A good Soldier gives his all in the task he is given, whatever it is. He looks out for his fellow Soldiers. And when the time comes that he does make a mistake, he learns from it and moves on.

Sp4 Byron Skinner…According to the solicited response which I'm not qualified to comment on but I think it is a rather ambiguous statement/question, so as usual I will ignore the set limitations… Obviously there is no such thing as a perfect soldier. A soldier is defined not as an individual but by his/her unit as how well does the soldier function is defined as how well the Unit functions…A soldier is a component part of a much larger state of awareness and that is her/his unit…Good leadership means all of the soldiers are good soldiers, poor/failed leadership means there are no good soldiers in a unit, if the unit fails in its mission its leadership is bad, then all of its component parts have failed…if the unit succeeds, good leadership each individual component has succeeded…There are no individuals in the Army so the question of the perfect soldier is rather mute.

Loved the question and having been distanced from the military for decades now. My answer is based on reflections with life experience. Although my answer cannot match the other response never the less here it is. The perfect solder is mentally tough, physically fit, can think for himself, follow orders and be a team player and can put the greater good ahead of individual wants and needs.

The perfect soldier...hmm. There are some good examples on here already. The perfect soldier isn't afraid to make mistakes, takes responsibility for his or her decisions, is able to clearly articulate their thought process, takes calculated risks, displays disciplined initiative, understands the commanders intent, cares for their soldiers, and takes care of themselves (professionally, personally, and spiritually). When they have a problem they ask for help. Their team players. They are the ones you want to follow, the ones you want to lead, the ones who you always want their opinions (no matter their rank).