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Stewardship of the Army Profession
caring for Soldiers, Army Civilians, Army Families and resources.
It means making sure we maintain the essential characteristics
that bind us together as a unique military profession.
Stewardship ensures we remain worthy of the trust of the American people.
and it's the responsibility of all Army Professionals
As stewards of the Army Profession we must ensure our fundamental characteristics
are carried forward to future generations.
We do this by developing competent leaders with character and commitment
Stewardship of the profession includes
taking responsibility for instilling resiliency in our Soldiers
and teaching them to overcome adversity.
Our Army was built on a bedrock of Trust.
This foundation is solidified through our teachings of customs, courtesies, and traditions
that are embedded in our culture.
All of these actions will preserve the values and principles of the Army Profession.
The army places a high priority on investing in future leaders at all levels.
Leader development is a continuous, progressive process.
I think one of the greatest attributes of the United States Military and the United States Army
is our leader development programs,
and those of us that are in leadership positions have the inherent responsibility
to develop our subordinates.
...and that means that somebody at a very high level has responsibility for looking at their career...
looking at their leader development...
looking at their education, training...experiences.
...We're building the bench, we have got to make sure
that the information and the knowledge that we have as
non-commissioned officers and as leaders is ...just not gone with us.
We grow our leaders from within; privates that are joining today could possibly be the SMA in the future.
Teach them the ways; teach them to be more mature.
Teach them and educate them, and not only mission and mission command, ...
but resources that they're responsible for.
It develops me because it gives me the perspective of my boss.
What's the goal of the unit? What are the goals of the individuals within the organization?
... it gives me a perspective to lead other Soldiers.
We want to better the Army, and the only way to do that is to share your experiences,
to teach and let your subordinates or your peers know,
"Hey you're doing this right or you could do this better."
The older soldiers who counsel...mentor they do set those standards and they do
maintain the bar or raise the bar for younger soldiers
A Soldier has to understand where they're at and where they need to go.
You will notice an increase in an individual's performance and in potential.
So it takes leadership and it takes Stewardship to create a culture
and to create professionals, individuals, who will maintain the Army as a profession.
As Army Professionals we continuously develop our competence, character, and commitment.
We do this through education, ...
training, ...
experience, ...
and self-development.
Our certification criteria for our profession are character, competence, commitment, ...
and those form the bedrock of trust.
There are a lot of things we do formally, semi-formally, and informally on a day-to-day basis that get after all three.
We do that through our PME, ...
we test them and we validate their credentials for both technical and tactical skills.
It is part of that mentoring, that teaching, and that development program.
You take them in, you show them this is the standard, this is how we do business;
this is what right looks like.
You have to give the subordinate what your expectations are, ...
so they can have a fair shot at meeting those expectations.
...and perform their assigned duties with discipline and to standard.
...they will be expected to do some self-development, ...
which improves and stimulates learning
and it really proves that they have the willingness to want to move forward.
...and we have just come so far in that full range of education, training, and experience on our civilians.
...and character competence and commitment is a great methodology to kind of capture here's how we evaluate a professional
and where you stand in these respective areas.
We strengthen the Army ...
... by developing future concepts and strategy;
by designing and managing major programs;
by preparing operational plans and accomplishing the mission
ethically, effectively, and efficiently.
The institutional Army has a very important part.
We talk about developing leaders to exercise mission command in the Future complex operating environments.
I t is really, developing those leaders
under the entire arch of the profession.
You know to train them so that they're a master in their skill set, ...
but educate them enough to be able to apply that in the future, ...
the unknown future an ambiguous uncertain environment.
We have an opportunity to take somebody out of the force, ...
take them in, and put them in an institution to teach them.
So that's vital to our roles as leaders
that we get the institutional education as well.
Great leaders, Soldiers, and leaders
who were developed through effective education programs
are gonna be able to handle any of those challenges.
Because that is how we prepare the human capital.
Making sure that the Army in the future is as well prepared, ...
and well resourced, and well lead as the Army of today.
Through institutional and organizational training ...
... we're increasing our military expertise in the design,
generation, support, and ethical application of land power.
Stewardship means taking care of all Army resources, ...
including our most important resource - people.
How do we learn more effectively, efficiently
within our professional military education and for our civilians
It's really about reinvesting into our institution.
Understanding the key role that our operational experiences play.
350-1 improvements where we recognize the value of education, not just training.
We've changed to the new learning concept of adult learning and experiential learning.
So some simulations have been improved on, augmented with videos, ...
training support packages that really help facilitators,
small unit leaders to conduct training at their level.
NCO 2020 is a holistic look at how we can better educate our non-commisioned officer core.
We're doing that for soldier PME, and for officer and Warrant officer, and department of the Army civilians at the same time.
Civilians have the same opportunities to training and professional development
and enhancing their skills that Soldiers have.
Every one of our 300,000 civilians is in a career program.
Giving them an idea on what is possible in their career.
NCO ES has changed with the evolution of the military in the world today.
Right now we have a brigade...a regionally aligned force to Afri-Com
and we used a partnership with Kansas State University
to help bring experts in and they teach cultural, language, traditions, to our Soldiers...
...So that they're that much more prepared when the time comes
that they might be asked to deploy to that region.
We train for the expected, we educate for the unexpected.
If we stop learning we're going to stop being effective.
Just as we take care of our people, we're also Stewards of Army Property.
This is part of our responsibility and accountability -
our obligation to the American people.
All members of the Army Profession must be stewards of the Army's resources.
We're making sure that we're taking care of everything,
all of our people, all our resources. And to make sure that we're utilizing
everything to the best in our abilities.
We need to maintain its readiness and we need to take care the supplies that we're given
so that we use them wisely, we use them properly.
This is the equipment that we're going to go to war with,
and it's our moral responsibility to ensure that we're doing the right thing,
properly maintaining that equipment.
And making sure that we teach our subordinates how to use it in the proper manner.
...And the accountability means that if we were called today to go to war
or to go to a situation we have our equipment, it's well-maintained,
and we have the confidence that that equipment works.
I believe they have entrusted me with resources,
and I must ensure that I ethically apply those resources
I effectively apply them,
and I efficiently apply them -
that's good stewardship!
Stewardship of the Army Profession enhances Esprit de Corps.
By honoring our customs, courtesies, and traditions which are embedded in our culture, we enhance Esprit de Corps.
Esprit de Corps is to develop a jealous regard
for the integrity and honor of your unit or organization.
Our formations we stand in for instance there's a reason for that.
The way we give our commands as drill sergeants, there's a reason for that.
It helps build discipline and Esprit de Corps, which are extremely important
when it comes to being a professional.
You know, for some of us civilians that don't have a lot of background in the military,
it steeps us in that history, and that culture,
and that tradition they make us feel part of what we're doing.
It gives you an opportunity to belong to something bigger than yourself.
If you don't continue to teach that to the younger generation,
to the younger Soldiers we'll lost that.
... and it's very, very important that that tradition, that history,
be attached to those who join today,
so that they'll never forget what those of yesterday did
because it will be their job to teach, train, counsel those who come tomorrow.
We uphold the Army Ethic, and live by Army Values.
This means that we set the example, strive for excellence,
prevent misconduct, and do what is right to stop unethical practices.
The Army Ethic really is the foundation of what honorable living is;
it's the values of our Army.
How we are to perform, how we are to conduct ourselves professionally, and i also think personally.
Because it's about doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.
It's not good enough just to stand idly by as we watch something happen in front of us,
and not make corrections on the spot.
If you see an individual that may not be as strong of character,
to have the courage to go up to them and explain to them,
"Hey that's not right, you know, this is how it should be done."
That they can see you as a leader...
on what is right and wrong is, and be able to emulate that.
We want Army Professionals
to you think of the organizational values when making their decisions
both on an off the battlefield and
and in the workplace
... and that requires a commitment
to live the Army Values in all decisions.
...I think if we think about our lives most must wanna be surrounded by people
who have ethics, and you have standards, and understand discipline.
That's what makes our Army so wonderful, that we have that common ethic in our profession.
As Stewards of the Army Profession, we have an obligation to care for each other
and for the resources entrusted to us by the American People....
...an obligation to sustain
and strengthen the Army Profession and care for Soldiers,
Army Civilians, and Army Families...
an obligation to ask ourselves how our decisions and actions reaffirm the oath we took.
...While successfully leading the profession into the future.
By strengthing the Army Profession, developing resiliency, and improving unit readiness.
The Army Profession will continue to maintain trust and confidence
of our Soldiers, their families, and Army Civilians.
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