Module 2: Military 101

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Module 2 Military 101
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In this module, participants will.

• Identify and examine individual branches of
  military services.
• Demonstrate understanding of military history,
  values, beliefs,
• mission and goals.
• Examine personal attitudes and beliefs about the
  military.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the
  commander,
• command structure, and line of communication.
• Examine gender roles in the military.
• Examine differences in military and civilian
  culture.

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You are not average citizens and so you can
never be content to be merely good citizens.
You must be great citizens. In everything you
do, you must always make sure that you are living
up to the highest personal and professional
standards of duty, service, and honor the
values of the American Armed Forces, indeed the
values of the United States. Remarks as
Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M.
Gates, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wednesday, May
30, 2007.
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COLLABORATION
is not merely exchanging information, but
developing a sense of awareness for whom the
other parties are, what motivates them, and what
they need out of working together.
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COLLABORATION
There must not only be trust and integrity as a
foundation, but the parties now need to
understand the perspectives of the other
collaborators self-interest's
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COLLABORATION
Generally, the organizations bring a business
they already know well and identify how, by joint
action, they can redesign a process to their
mutual benefit.
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COLLABORATION
Introduces the concept of organizations coming
together to create something new, commonly a new
process.
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The United States Military 101

• Men and Women of all ranks
• Four different branches of Service
• Active duty, Reserves, Guard

None can completely fulfill the mission of the
other. No one Service does it all.
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What are they talking about???
abbreviations
jargon
slang
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President of United States Commander-in-Chief
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of the Air Force
Secretary of the Navy (Marines)
Air Force
Army
Navy
Upon declaration of war or when the President
directs, the Coast Guard operates under direction
of the Navy.
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As of October 31, 2007 (women as of September
2006)
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Military Rank

• Enlisted Personnel
• Warrant Officers
• Commissioned Officers

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Enlisted Personnel

• Make up the bulk of the military
• Junior Enlisted Personnel are beginning
  careers/lowest pay grades
• Often first time away from home
• Some join to learn trades or take advantage of
  benefits such as college funds

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Enlisted Personnel

• Noncommissioned Officers
• Junior NCO
• Senior NCO

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Warrant Officers

• Not in Air Force
• Special classification of commissioned officers
• Do not generally serve in command situations
• Commissioned for their technical skills and
  expertise

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Commissioned Officers

• Typically college-educated
• Often members of Reserve Officers Training Corps
  (ROTC) or graduates of military academies
• May be commissioned from enlisted ranks
• Many receive advanced degrees from specialized
  military colleges

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The Officer Corps 3 Categories

• Junior or company grade (01 03) Newest
  commissioned officers
• Field or mid-grade (04- 06) Ranks include
  Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel
• General or flag grade (07 010) Highest
  ranking in military

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Understanding Military Culture

• (The military) exerts normative pressure on its
  members to conform to its unique institutional
  culture, a culture characterized by unconditional
  commitment to the mission, service before self,
  uncertainty and unpredictability in lifestyle,
  sometimes dangerous and frequent missions,
  frequent separations from family, and acceptance
  of a way of life without some of the
  constitutional protections commonly expected by
  American citizens."
• i Hunter, M. (2007). Honor Betrayed Sexual
  Abuse in Americas Military. Fort Lee, New
  Jersey Barricade Books.

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The culture of the military remains a mystery to
many civilians.
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Understanding Military Culture

• The U.S. Military has its own

Laws Social Customs Protocols Language Dress Title
s Traditions
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Military employees are not just employees, but
part of the military family
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Basic training begins to build the process of
building an effective unit out of a random
collection of strangers