Even the most junior officer routinely has forty or more soldiers working directly under his or her control. In the corporate world it could take decades for an individual to achieve that level of responsibility. Officers do not just issue orders and disappear into the background. They lead by example. An officer must be willing to personally undertake any task that is assigned to a soldier.
Officers daily make decisions that involve millions of dollars of resources.
Their judgment and skill can mean the difference between life and death for the soldiers they command. Over the years, three words have become the hallmark of what it is to be an Army Officer. Those three words are Duty, Honor and Country. No matter what their specific duties are, or where they serve, these three words embody what it is to be an Army officer.