Importance Of Trust In The Military Profession

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Trust Argument When the question is asked, “What do you think is the most important of the five characteristics of the Army Profession?” It raises quite a bit of arguments with anyone who as ever served. To me, the most important characteristic is “trust”, and over the course of this paper I will explain to you why it is so important. Trust is and will always be at the heart and soul of the Army as a profession (ADRP 1-0). I see trust has being divided into two categories, internal trust which is the trust we need in the Army among each and every soldier, and external trust, which is trust that is given to is from the general public (ADRP 1-0). The loss of either of these types of trust would damage the Army profession irretrievably (Army White Paper). But, what does this even mean? What is trust really? Trust is quite frequently defined as a “willingness to be vulnerable” based on the “expectation that an exchange partner will not behave opportunistically”…show more content…
We do this by becoming experts in our profession and continuously demonstrating the moral courage that reflects the values of the Army and the American people (Army White Paper). We must never take this for granted, because if we do we will find ourselves returning to a time when our profession was not so highly regarded (Army White Paper). We should as trusted professionals always aspire to obtain the highest level of trust possible, in both the internal and external realms of trust (ADRP 1-0). Any degrade of the trust we have, no matter how insignificant it may seem, can be extremely harmful (ADRP 1-0). Though issues may occur that can be viewed as isolated incidents and seen as minor, over time these issues can and will cumulate and the effect will take a significant toll on the trust that we have in the Army (ADRP

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