Junior Officer Responsibility, Accountability, and Authority

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Junior Officer Responsibility, Accountability,
and Authority

• Leadership and Ethics
• Topic 13

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JO Responsibilities

• Officer Duties, Responsibilities and
  Accountability

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JO ResponsibilitiesNavy Regs

• Article 1130 - Duties relative to laws, orders
  and regulations
• Article 1131 - Requirement for exemplary conduct
• Article 1132 - Compliance with lawful orders
• Article 1150 Redress of wrongs by a superior

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JO ResponsibilitiesUCMJ

• Article 138 Complaint of wrongs by a Commanding
  Officer
• Forwarded to the Court Martial convening
  authority above the CO
• Reviewed by SECNAV

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JO ResponsibilitiesSORN (SORM)

• Article 141 Command authority
• Article 141.4 General Authority
• Article 141.5 Organizational authority
• Article 140.X - Control

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JO Responsibilities

• Questions?

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Leadership and Ethics

• Junior Officer Leadership
• Topic 14
• 16 March 2005

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JO Leadership

• The differences between management/leadership/comm
  and
• Division Officer duties

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JO Leadership

• Management The process of planning, organizing,
  coordinating, directing and controlling resources
  such as people, material, time and money to
  accomplish the organizations mission.

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JO Leadership

• Leadership
• The sum of those qualities of intellect, human
  understanding, and moral character that enable a
  person to inspire and to control and group of
  people successfully. General John A. Lejeune
• The act of influencing others in such a manner as
  to accomplish the mission.

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JO Leadership

• Command The authority a person in the military
  lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of
  his rank and assignment or position

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Relationships Between Terms

• Management Deals with resources it is
  impersonal and normally has only an indirect
  influence on subordinates. Management uses an
  analytical (Utilitarian?) approach to mission
  accomplishment.

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Relationships Between Terms

• Leadership A personal relationship. It is an
  art dependent on personal character and relies on
  inspiration and personal influence to accomplish
  the mission.

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Relationships Between Terms

• Command A legal status based on rank and
  position. It includes broad responsibilities for
  the performance of all personnel and assets.

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More Terms

• Authority The legitimate power of a leader to
  direct those subordinate to him to take action
  within the scope of his position.

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More Terms

• Accountability The state in which the leader
  answers for his actions or those of his
  subordinates and accepts the consequences of
  those actions.
• Responsibility The obligation to act or to do a
  duty.

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JO Leadership

• Division Officer Duties SORM Art. 361

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JO Leadership

• Questions?