Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE ARMED FORCES OFFICER

Department of Defense

United States Government Printing Office Washington: 1950

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON

_November 1950_

_This manual on leadership has been prepared for use by the Department of Army, the Department of Navy, and the Department of Air Force, and is published for the information and guidance of all concerned._

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C., _20 June 1956_

Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2, The Armed Forces Officer, is issued for the use of all concerned.

By Order of _Wilber M. Brucker_, Secretary of the Army:

MAXWELL D. TAYLOR,
_General, United States Army,
Chief of Staff._

Official:

JOHN A. KLEIN,
_Major General, United States Army,
The Adjutant General._

THE ARMED FORCES OFFICER

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE MEANING OF YOUR COMMISSION 1

II. FORMING MILITARY IDEALS 14

III. RESPONSIBILITY AND PRIVILEGE 25

IV. PLANNING YOUR CAREER 32

V. RANK AND PRECEDENCE 41

VI. CUSTOMS AND COURTESIES 50

VII. KEEPING YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER 63

VIII. GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE 69

IX. LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP 79

X. MAINSPRINGS OF LEADERSHIP 93

XI. HUMAN NATURE 99

XII. GROUP NATURE 110

XIII. ENVIRONMENT 121

XIV. THE MISSION 131

XV. DISCIPLINE 139

XVI. MORALE 147

XVII. ESPRIT 158

XVIII. KNOWING YOUR JOB 166

XIX. KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR MEN 176

XX. WRITING AND SPEAKING 182

XXI. THE ART OF INSTRUCTION 196

XXII. YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR MEN 206

XXIII. YOUR MEN'S MORAL AND PHYSICAL WELFARE 213

XXIV. KEEPING YOUR MEN INFORMED 222

XXV. COUNSELING YOUR MEN 228

XXVI. USING REWARD AND PUNISHMENT 240

XXVII. FITTING MEN TO JOBS 246

XXVIII. AMERICANS IN COMBAT 255

APPENDIX

I. RECOMMENDED READING 264