The Armed Forces Officer

Authors

• Richard M. Swain
• Albert C. Pierce

Files

Description

In 1950 when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, “that American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally.”

Document Type

Book

Region(s)

United States, Global

Topic(s)

Leadership, Ethics, Military Education

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

ISBN

978-0-16-093758-3

Keywords

military leadership, military ethics, officership, profession of arms, civil-military relations, military professionalism, officer development, command responsibility, military values, defense leadership

Recommended Citation

Swain, Richard M. and Pierce, Albert C., "The Armed Forces Officer" (2017). Books and Book Chapters. 5.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/books-and-book-chapters/5