Closing the candor chasm
Subtitle: the missing element of Army professionalism
By: Paul Paolozzi
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Army War College (U.S.)
Series: Professional military ethics monograph series -- volume 5; Professional military ethics monograph series -- volume 5.
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781584875963
Subjects: Vocational guidance; Honesty; Trust; Military ethics; United States. Army; United States
Description: Candor stands as the keystone element in creating the foundation of trust in the Army, yet the topic is muted. Stewards of the Army Profession build trust through authentic communication -- in education, training, and modeled in application. Candor was previously included in Army Doctrine, yet nearly no mention of it currently exists in professional military education and dialogue. Through personal experiences and review of literature, two examples -- the demands placed on the Army Reserve Components and a review of the Army's counseling and evaluation environment -- serve as illustrations where candor requires revitalization. Candor must be reinforced to be valued or it remains peripheral, serving as a lesson that is equally damaging to individual character as is it institutionally to the Army.
Notes: "September 2013."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-34).
Table of contents: title: The four facets of candor; title: The Army's view of candor : individually valued, organizationally uncommon; title: Recommendations for reviving candor in the Army profession.