As a soldier, you must be a person of strong and honorable character committed to the professional Army ethic. This lesson will provide you with the fundamentals of what a leader must be to have the moral strength and courage to make hard decisions, the professional army ethic, and the ethical decision-making process. Assumptions or convictions that you hold as true about some person, thing, or concept. Assumptions are suppositions that something is true. Convictions are strong persuasions that something is true.
People generally behave in accordance with their beliefs.
Emphasize that an individual cannot normally prove all of his beliefs. One leader believes that rewards and punishments are the only way to motivate soldiers. Another believes that they should use rewards and punishments only in exceptional cases. The beliefs of a soldier impact directly on the leadership climate, cohesion, discipline, training, and combat effectiveness of a unit. A leader must create a climate that encourages their subordinates to want to actively participate and accomplish the mission.