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1. Purpose as a profession serve society by effectively delivering a necessary and useful service
2. Each profession estab- a unique subculture that distinguishes practitioners from the society
lishes they serve (and other professions) while supporting and enhancing
society
have unique standards of performance and codes of ethics to create
and maintain their effectiveness
3. Professions also develop particular vocabularies/terms, establish journals, and some-
times adopt distinct forms of dress (lab coats, police uniforms, etc)
4. Military Professions dif- consequences of failure in the POA for both individual members of the
fer in two ways: Armed Forces and the Nation are more serious than those in any other
profession
Military serves a collective client, the nation
5. Examples of responsibil- include recovery of a community or country devastated by natural
ities disaster (operation unified response-Haiti), the defeat of enemy forces
(operation Iraqi freedom) or the security of the nation (operation
noble eagle) which failure could result in catastrophe for the nation
6. Second difference for concerns individual members. We take our oaths of office which in-
military profession cludes understanding of 'unlimited liability' clause where its expected
its members lay down their lives for their friends, family, or freedoms.
Risking their lives with personal sacrifices
7. American Proffession of other nations with military considered peers. where we differ: ser-
Arms (American POA) vice orientation, distinct sub-culture, and body of theory/specialized
knowledge
8. Service Orientaiton essential for an occupation to be categorized as a profession. those
(A-POA) in it should not be in it soley for their own material benefit. Have
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some sense of duty towards the issues. i.e. health care, education,
counseling nobility of purpose within each of us and provides deep
personal meaning to all who serve-ties to founding document of the
nation
9. Distinct Sub-Culture the most obvious aspect of all professions
includes values, norms, symbols that are accepted by the profession
i.e. insignias, emblems, distinctive dress Clear and controlling symbols
Distinguish between officers and noncommissioned officers expected
to exercise initiative to identify and resolve unforeseen circumstances
10. Body of Theory/Special- more than technical training and skill to do a given job. Professional
ized Knowledge competence is critical to a profession because the service provided
by professions could have beneficial or devastating effects on the
population it serves
Prolonged education and experience
11. 3 dimensions of POA Physical, Intellectual and Moral
12. Physical Dimension warfare is a physical 'business'. Joint force applies powerful measures
to destroy assets and resources essential to our adversaries' interests.
Nature of these situations requires considerable physical energy, sta-
mina, skills, and training-all have impact on health of the force
-Air Force Fitness Program-promotes/benefits of active life-style help
increase productivity, optimize health, and decrease absenteeism
while maintaining a higher level of readiness needed to meet this
dimension of the POA.
13. Intellectual Dimension due to the expertise required to employ joint forces in military opera-
tions. From Strategic-expertise is exercised with other instruments of
national power (diplomatic, informational, and economic).
-From Operational/tactical perspectives-mil professionals exercise
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their expertise against intelligent adversaries actively seeking to defeat
them in life-and-death situations.
14. Two Cultural aspects of Internal and External
POA (Intellectual Dimen- -Internal: pertains to knowledge of military values-based culture (ad-
sion) dresses Air Force Guiding Values/Standards section)
-External: pertains to the need to adapt to varying environments with
different cultural and political values. must be culturally aware/sensi-
tive
15. Moral Dimension the authority to wield it carries a moral responsibility of the greatest
magnitude
-Law of Armed Conflict, UCMJ, and Code of Conduct give structure to
its moral standards
-Included is civilian control of the military and are responsible to
congress, President, supreme court
16. -Physical, intellectual foundation of OA and are the basis of professional military education
and moral dimensions and leader development
form the
17. Moral Dimensions Constantly mastering changing security environments, technologies,
and military techniques
18. The American POA further distinguishes itself from other professions in its distinct
sub-culture, body of theory/specialized knowledge, and service orien-
tation
19. 1. MSgt Crawford has b. CORRECT: According to the Profession of Arms chapter, the POA is
been tasked to lead a intellectual because military
small team on an up- professionals must be culturally aware; sensitive to differences and the
coming deployment to implications those differences have on the operational environment.
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Senegal. This will be his MSgt Crawford's attempt to familiarize himself with the local environ-
first time deployed to ment reflects the Intellectual Dimension of the POA.
the region so in prepara-
tion he has been study-
ing the cultural environ-
ment in an attempt to
familiarize himself with
the values, beliefs and
norms. He is trying to
better understand the
common way of life of
his local counterparts in
effort to increase work-
ing relations while oper-
ating in the area.
MSgt Crawford's ac-
tions BEST illustrate
the ______________dimen-
sion of the POA and its
impact on mission effec-
tiveness.
a. Physical
b. Intellectual
c. Moral
20. AF Guiding Values and -As a SNCO, you're responsible for promoting an understanding and
Standards an appreciation of Air Force culture
-You must demonstrate, inspire, and develop in others an internalized
understanding of Air Force values and standards
21. AF Core Values