SNCOA Test 2 Latest Update Graded A+

SNCOA Test 2 Latest Update Graded A+ Purpose as a profession serve society by effectively delivering a necessary and useful service Each profession establishes a unique subculture that distinguishes practitioners from the society they serve (and other professions) while supporting and enhancing society have unique standards of performance and codes of ethics to create and maintain their effectiveness Professions also develop particular vocabularies/terms, establish journals, and sometimes adopt distinct forms of dress (lab coats, police uniforms, etc) Military Professions differ in two ways: consequences of failure in the POA for both individual members of the Armed Forces and the Nation are more serious than those in any other profession Military serves a collective client, the nation Examples of responsibilities include recovery of a community or country devastated by natural disaster (operation unified response-Haiti), the defeat of enemy forces (operation Iraqi freedom) or the security of the nation (operation noble eagle) which failure could result in catastrophe for the nation Second difference for military profession concerns individual members. We take our oaths of office which includes understanding of 'unlimited liability' clause where its expected its members lay down their lives for their friends, family, or freedoms. Risking their lives with personal sacrifices American Proffession of Arms (American POA) other nations with military considered peers. where we differ: service orientation, distinct sub-culture, and body of theory/specialized knowledge Service Orientaiton (A-POA) essential for an occupation to be categorized as a profession. those in it should not be in it soley for their own material benefit. Have some sense of duty towards the issues. i.e. health care, education, counseling nobility of purpose within each of us and provides deep personal meaning to all who serve-ties to founding document of the nation Distinct Sub-Culture the most obvious aspect of all professions includes values, norms, symbols that are accepted by the profession i.e. insignias, emblems, distinctive dress Clear and controlling symbols Distinguish between officers and noncommissioned officers expected to exercise initiative to identify and resolve unforeseen circumstances Body of Theory/Specialized Knowledge more than technical training and skill to do a given job. Professional competence is critical to a profession because the service provided by professions could have beneficial or devastating effects on the population it serves Prolonged education and experience 3 dimensions of POA Physical, Intellectual and Moral Physical Dimension warfare is a physical 'business'. Joint force applies powerful measures to destroy assets and resources essential to our adversaries' interests. Nature of these situations requires considerable physical energy, stamina, skills, and training-all have impact on health of the force -Air Force Fitness Program-promotes/benefits of active life-style help increase productivity, optimize health, and decrease absenteeism while maintaining a higher level of readiness needed to meet this dimension of the POA.