Redefining the Modern Military by Finney, Nathan K. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Assessing the Modern Military Profession

Patterns of Professional Introspection The Military Profession Professional Ethics Professional Education and Mentorship Notes

Part I

Chapter 1: Questioning Military Professionalism

Introduction The Nature and Context of Military Professionalism The Future: Asymmetric Professions? Conclusion Notes

Chapter 2: The Military Profession: Law, Ethics, and the Profession of Arms

Introduction Military “Professional”? Professionalism, Law, and Ethics Conclusion Notes

Chapter 3: Evolution of Defining the Army Profession

Introduction Huntington and Janowitz Developing the Professional Ethic and a Focus on Values Conclusion Notes

Chapter 4: Professionals Know When to Break the Rules

Introduction Analysis of Autonomous Action The Autonomous Professional Conclusion Notes

Chapter 5: When the Military Profession Isn’t

Introduction Huntington’s Professionals The Definition of a Profession The US Army Profession A Different Approach The Three-Block War Revisited Conclusion Notes

Introduction The Ethical Significance of a Profession Ethical Requirements of the Profession Ethical Requirements of the Professional Ethical Requirements of the Client Conclusion Notes

Part II

Introduction Professions, Professional Development, and the US Navy Sailing in Shoal Waters “O Captain! My Captain!” History’s Higher Order Newport and the General Board: Finding the Weather-Gauge The Price of Command: The Ebbing Tide Running Aground Conclusion Notes

Chapter 8: An Educated Military: Professional Education and the Profession of Arms

Introduction The Historical Context Foundations of Professionalism New Professionals Why Military Education Is Different Narrative and the Profession Explaining the Why: Ethics Doctrine and the Profession Jointness and Interagency Cooperation Conclusion Notes

Chapter 9: Mentoring for a Military Professional Identity

Introduction Mentoring and Identity Formation Problems Conclusion Notes

Introduction Defining Professionalism What Are the Foundations of Professionalism in the Military? Obstacles to Professionalism Institutional Efforts to Enhance Professionalism in the Military Stewardship of the Profession from the Bottom Up Conclusion Notes

Chapter 11: The Military Is Not the Sole Profession on the Battlefield

Introduction Witness Problem Set What Is a Profession? The Humanitarian Profession Professions at the Intersection Conclusion Notes

Introduction A Note on Air Force Culture Three Contemporary Case Studies Conclusion Notes

Conclusion: The Modern Military Profession

On the Arc of Professionalism A Modest Contribution Notes

About the Contributors Index