The Army Ethic/Leadership

Question 1

What are the 5 essential characteristics of the Army Profession?

Answer 1

1. Military Expertise (our ethical application of land combat power)
2. Honorable Service (our noble calling to service and sacrifice)
3. Trust (the bedrock of our profession)
4. Espirit De Corps (our winning spirit)
5. Stewardship of the Profession (our long-term responsibility)

Question 2

What does the acronym LDRSHIP stand for?

Answer 2

Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage.

Question 3

What are the Army Leadership Attributes?

Answer 3

1. Character: army values, empathy, warrior ethos, service ethos, and discipline.
2. Presence: military and professional bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience.
3. Intellect: mental agility, sound judgement, innovation, interpersonal tact, and expertise.

Question 4

What are the Army leadership competencies?

Answer 4

1. Leads: leads others, builds trust, extends influence beyond the chain of command, leads by example, and communicates.
2. Develops: creates a positive environment/fosters espirit de corps, prepares self, develops others, stewards the profession.
3. Achieves: gets results.

Question 5

What are the Army Leadership Levels?

Answer 5

1. Direct Leadership: face to face or first line leadership.
2. Organizational Leadership: influence several hundred to several thousand indirectly.
3. Strategic Leadership: influence several thousand to hundreds of thousands indirectly.

Question 6

What are the 3 types of developmental counseling?

Answer 6

1. Event counseling (specific instances of superior or substandard performance, reception and integration, crisis, referral, promotion, separation, and adverse separation counselings)
2. Performance counseling
3. Professional growth counseling

Question 7

What is the definition of leadership?

Answer 7

Leadership is the ability to influence others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.

Question 8

What is the warrior ethos?

Answer 8

I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.