Where Have All The Warriors Gone?

Abstract

The decline in values among senior Army leaders (defined for the purpose of this paper as Lieutenant Colonel and above) has significantly contributed to the disheartenment and attrition of junior leaders (Major and below). Senior leaders today are more interested in looking good than being good. This paper will illustrate several recent examples of poor leadership based on the Army Values that have attributed to the decline. Article Ill of the Soldier's code states "I will honor my Country, the Army, my unit and my fellow soldiers by living the Army values." If more senior leaders took this article to heart there would be less dissention among the ranks. An example of poor leadership will be - identified for each corresponding Army Value.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390462

Entities

People

  • George M. Bilafer

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Attrition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Personnel Management
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Management
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warrant Officers

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.