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ATTRIBUTES (Be and Know)
Character
• Army Values
• Empathy
• Warrior/ Service
Ethos
• Discipline

Leads
• Leads Others
• Builds Trust

Presence
• Military and
Professional Bearing
• Fitness
• Confidence
• Resilience

Intellect
• Mental Agility
• Sound Judgment
• Innovation
• Interpersonal Tact
• Expertise

Develops
• Creates a Positive
Environment/ Fosters
Espirit de Corps

• Extends Influence
Beyond the Chain
of Command

• Gets Results

• Prepares Self

• Leads by Example

Achieves

• Stewards the
Profession

• Communicates

• Develops Others

COMPETENCIES (Do)
Figure 2. Army Leadership Requirements Model
to create the learning environment required to produce
agile, adaptive, innovative Army leaders prepared to
accomplish the mission and win in a complex world.
There are enormous potential opportunities in the
education component as yet unrealized. First, fully integrating the CGSOC at the U.S. Army Command and
General Staff College with additional opportunities to
participate in master’s degree programs would expand
our officers’ professional vision and capabilities.
Second, by creating a midcommand program, the
Army would increase Precommand Course exposure.
This would not only benefit the midcommand officer,
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but would also give incoming commanders an opportunity to interact with their peers.

Experience
Looking to the future in the experience component,
senior leaders have a number of options available to
build and shape a force that best meets the Nation’s
demands both today and tomorrow with limited resources. These include changing to a thirty-year career
timeline as a standard model. This would ease the time
constraints that cause angst for individuals and their
Human Resource Command managers as years are
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