TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01 - TRADOC - U.S. Army

TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01Doctrine must identify with greater clarity the breadth of requirements confronting theArmy, and provide the institutional narrative necessary to inspire and nurture adaptable,self-aware, and self-reliant leaders and structures capable of making rapid transitionsbetween conventional and unconventional actions and conflicts.The Army requires continued articulation of its institutional values and the virtues incontext with the future environment.Future doctrine must emphasize the influence of moral-ethical conduct of Soldiers on theArmy’s credibility as a fighting force, mission, and reputation in the world.Doctrine must initiate a change to Army culture and the traditions to ones that demandand reward adaptation and balance the focus on warfighting with other contingencyoperations across the spectrum of conflict. This cultural change will serve as the catalystfor a comprehensive revision of supporting doctrine.Future Modular Force commanders require a common doctrinal lexicon for cultural andlanguage proficiency and capabilities.Future Modular Force commanders require doctrinal solutions that include TTPs fordeveloping and employing human terrain expertise, reading the social cultural landscape,and developing negotiating skills in themselves and subordinate leaders.The Army requires the capability to sustain the health of the Service professional militaryethic. As the Army Center of Excellence proponent for maintaining and promoting thehealth of the Army’s service ethic, the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) through itsWilliam E. Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic requires the capability todevelop curriculum materials for integration into the OES in order to bolster the moraland ethical foundations of military service.Since NCOs also bear special responsibility for the health of the Army professionalmilitary ethic, the U.S. Army Sergeant Major’s Academy at Fort Bliss should be givenspecial authority and responsibility to the commanding general, U.S. Army Training andDoctrine Command (TRADOC), to guide the understanding of ethics by the NCO corps.Identify and resource the organizational proponent responsible for training, educating andevaluating individual and collective proficiency.Generating and future Modular Force commanders must have the capability to integratetraining that promotes character development.Initial military training (IMT) cadre must possess the capability to provide training thatbuilds the warrior spirit and provide skills that enable recruits/cadets to cope with andovercome the common stressors Soldiers face not only in IMT but in units undergoingtraining and in combat.Future recruits and officer cadets/candidates require the capability to internalize the moralcontent of the military oaths as integral foundation of the Army service ethic. Thiscapability must be made explicit at the time of induction and accession, andreinforced/integrated on a periodic basis as part of the socialization process in IMT.Training scenarios in IMT courses require the capability to integrate ambiguous andcomplex situations involving legal and moral-ethical issues, with particular emphasis onapplication of rules of engagement and moral reasoning in complex situations, followedby rigorous critique of choices made in terms of costs and benefits of decisions and moralethical implications. Trainees and officers in the basics courses must understand therecan be immediate and long term institutional costs from momentary lapses in the heat ofcombat or during long periods of desensitizing boredom.80