Internalization of Air Force Core Values Among Company Grade Officers: Where are We and Where are We Going.

摘要

Our senior leadership is placing renewed emphasis on Air Force core values and recognizes the internalization of these values are critical to the long-term success of our professional officer corps. If we are going to foster these values into the 21st century then we must measure the current health of Air Force core values among our company grade officers and determine where we should focus our efforts to ensure internalization of these values. Therefore, Chapter One of this paper will focus on what makes the military unique from society, provide a brief review of the articulated core values from our senior leadership, and illustrate why our junior officer corps holds the key to sustained change. Next, Chapter Two will address the current trends concerning core values, from a company grade officer perspective, based upon a survey of SOS students. Then, Chapter Three will analyze various Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) statistics to determine any linkages they may have to the health of company grade officer core values. Based upon my assessment of the survey and UCMJ statistics, Chapter Four will make specific recommendations concerning the role of the consider and the mentoring process to help achieve successful results. Chapter Five will address core values alignment opportunities in our organizations, system, and processes. Finally, my conclusion will recommend a comprehensive needs assessment be instituted to determine the scope and effectiveness of the our core values program and make a call for action on the part of all officers to embrace and live the values.