Exploring Leadership in the Army: Definitions and Development

The Army has one official definition of leadership which can be found in Army Doctrine Reference Publication Number 6-22. It reads “Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.” (ADP 6-22). Leadership also has many other definitions which could be found in Webster’s dictionary or numerous self-help books. The definitions apply to all Military Occupational Specialties, all Officers and Enlisted personnel and even to all components of the Army. The Army even has a plethora of operational, institutional, and Self Development methods as ways to learn on how to be a leader and even more importantly, as a follower. As leaders, if we are to practice

I personally believe that AGR Soldiers bring a certain skill set and are looked upon when it comes to being an informal leader in a center as well as the numerous Army Reserve programs, options and benefits. The typical Army Reservist serving as a recruiter in USAREC has many years of experience in military service at the TPU level as well vast real world experience that often plays an important part in gaining the trust and rapport of many applicants, their families and other

This is an awesome sign and show of appreciation for the characteristics and leadership traits that Soldiers can bring to the table and this thought process should flow evenly from the top to the bottom and back again. The issue that often lies with this thought process is that leaders are content to not change the Paragraph and Line number of the position as well as other allocations required to put an AGR Soldier in a leadership position and just fill it with another Soldier that may not be as experienced as the AGR