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e. Commander, Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC), English as a second language
(ESL) course will adhere to TRADOC policies in appendix C when training pre-BCT/OSUT Soldiers.
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f. Commander, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) will adhere to the policies outlined
in appendix D.
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The IMT mission
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Military Training conducts Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual Training, Warrant Officer Basic and
Basic Officer Leadership Course in order to transform civilian volunteers into Soldiers who can contribute to their first
units of assignment.
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Army Profession
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a. Definition of transformation. Transformation, as used in this regulation, is the deliberate moral/ethical, physical
and psychological development/progression of a civilian into a Soldier and a member of the Army Profession, who
lives the Army Values and demonstrates an appropriate level of commitment, discipline, task proficiency, adherence to
the Army ethic and motivated to become a Professional Soldier.
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(1) The Army Profession, consisting of the Army Profession of Arms and the Army Civilian Corps, is a
vocation comprised of experts certified in the ethical design, generation, support, and application of land combat
power, serving under civilian authority, entrusted to defend the Constitution and the rights and interests of the
American people.
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(2) Army Profession of Arms- The Army Profession of Arms is composed of the uniformed Army, those
skilled in arts of warfare bound by a covenant of unlimited liability that requires a willingness to sacrifice and depth of
commitment to serve the American people, their comrades, and their families even unto death.
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(3) A Professional Soldier- An American Professional Soldier is an expert, a volunteer certified in the
Profession of Arms, bonded with comrades in a shared identity and culture of sacrifice and service to the Nation and
the Constitution, who adheres to the highest ethical standards and is a steward of the future of the Profession.
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Principles of transformation:
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(1) Immersion into the Army Profession of Arms embodies values, personal conduct, self-discipline,
motivation, and task performance. Application of this critical concept ensures Soldiers learn through the example of
everyone with whom they have contact and every activity in which they participate in or observe. Consistently and
broadly applied, the IET environment will demonstrate the practical application of the Army Ethic* and serve to
establish the Army’s standards for conduct, discipline, and relationships. The leaders and trainers Soldiers observe