Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Training, developing, and inspiring innovative leaders with warrior ethos to fight and win the Nation's wars is a noble, necessary, yet decidedly complex enterprise.The Nation requires leaders who are highly effective in the face of uncertainty.Warrior ethos, which we define as that mastery of character which blends passion and caution in the face of physical and moral adversity while pursuing noble goals, serves to meet this need, but requires intentional development.Warrior ethos is both an individual character quality and a shared cultural norm.As a character quality, warrior ethos is what sets Airmen, Guardians, Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers (henceforth collectively referred to as leaders) apart from civilian counterparts.A shared warrior ethos is what binds together those who serve in the profession of arms.Additionally, the foundational elements of warrior ethos are frequently innate in a volunteer force, but require deliberate awakening, development, and cultivation.Challenges, like those faced in early military life, are a natural catalyst for awakening a military leader's warrior ethos, but are often insufficient to develop this character quality to full stature.Military organizations conspicuously lack a well-ordered approach to equip leaders for increasingly challenging professional work, to enhance unity, and to inculcate the force with
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3138111798