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• Joint ___[return to top]
  • Joint Ethics Regulations
  • United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
  • DoD Ethics Counselor's Deskbook 2004
  • U.S. Department of Defense Standards of Conduct Office (SOCO)
  • DoD Directive 3020.26, Defense Continuity Program (DCP)
  • DoD Directive 5500.7, Standards of Conduct (local copy)

  • DoD Directive 1430.16, Defense Leadership and Management Program (DLAMP)

  • DoD Instruction 1430.15, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Professional Development Program (PDP) for DoD Personnel

  • Officer Professional Military Education Policy (OPMEP) - local copy - with learning objectives for each level of PME, including senior

  • JFSC Pub 1, The Joint Staff Officer's Guide, local copy, in bite-size pieces

• Air Force ___[return to top]
  • Air Force Doctrine Document 1-1, Leadership and Force Development
    

  • Air Force Leadership Development Model (local copy), working paper from AFSLMO

  • The Sources of Leadership Doctrine in the Air Force, by Brown,
    in the Winter 2002 edition of Air and Space Power Journal, focused on leadership

  • AF Policy Directive 36-34 "Mentoring is a fundamental responsibility of all Air Force supervisors. They must know their people, accept personal responsibility for them, and be accountable for their professional development."
  • AF Instruction 36-3401 "This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-34, Air Force Mentoring Program. It provides guidance on how to carry out Air Force Mentoring, which was established to bring about a cultural change in the way we view professional development."

  • AFP 35-49, Air Force Leadership, 1 Sep 1985, signed by General Charles A. Gabriel
    • (local copy) 408K PDF file, with cover as page 1
    • (local copy) 156K PDF file, minus the cover

    • This pamphlet provides a guide for new and aspiring Air Force leaders. It also presents a useful review for those already in leadership positions. A practical knowledge of leadership fundamentals is absolutely essential for effective leadership. The pamphlet discusses the Air Force leadership concept, basic traits, and principles. Second, it presents a situational approach to leadership challenges, with comments on key elements of any leadership problem: mission, people, leaders, and environment. The final portion of the pamphlet addresses leadership preparation actions.

• Army ___[return to top]
  • Army Reg 600-100, Army Leadership

  • ADP 6-22 Army Leadership, Army Doctrine Publication 6-22

  • Center for Army Leadership (CAL)

  • Field Manual 22-100, Army Leadership: Be, Know, Do -- every aspect, with examples [obsolete - replaced by FM 6-22, in turn replaced by ADP 6-22]
    • Chapter 7 - Strategic Leadership
    • The 1999 version of FM 22-100 consolidated and superceded doctrine found in four field manuals and one pamphlet: the 1990 version of FM 22-100, Military Leadership; FM 22-101, Leadership Counseling; FM 22-102, Soldier Team Development; FM 22-103, Leadership and Command at Senior Levels; and DA Pam 600-80, Executive Leadership.

  • Learning Organization Doctrine - Roadmap for Transformation (local copy), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - discusses use of tools, such as 7S model, to become a "learning organization"

  • Command, Leadership, and Effective Staff Support (local copy), U.S. Army
    • Appendix A - Official Army Leadership Definitions, U.S. Army

  • Development of Strategic-Level Leaders (local copy), ICAF research paper -- traces history of concept of Army leadership doctrine, from WW II to 1990's, with references to the doctrine and reference publications along the way

  • US Army Decisionmaking: Past, Present and Future (local copy), in Military Review, traces history of the military decision making process (MDMP), including doctrinal pubs

• Navy ___[return to top]
  • Center for Naval Leadership -- now only accessible if you have Navy Portal account

  • The Ethics Compass, Department of the Navy

  • Civilian Leadership Development Memo & Directives, US Navy
    • SECNAV Instruction 12410.24, Civilian Leadership Development

  • NAVADMIN 189-97, Navy Leadership Continuum (local copy)

  • Advanced Officer Leadership Training Course, US Navy

• Marine Corps ___[return to top]
  • USMC Doctrine Division
    • MCWP 6-11, Leading Marines (local copy), formerly FMFM 1-0
    • MCRP 6-11a, A Book on Books (local copy)
    • MCRP 6-11b, Discussion Guide for Marine Corps Values (local copy)
    • MCRP 6-11c, Combat Stress (local copy)
    • MCRP 6-11d, Sustaining the Transformation (local copy)

• Coast Guard ___[return to top]
  • Coast Guard Leadership Development Program (LDP), including competencies and development tools
    established based on Commandant Instruction 5351.1, Coast Guard Leadership Development Program

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