Military Professionalism - United States Air Force Academy

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. The Nature and the Ethos of the Military Profession………………………………..…4
II. Active Duty Officers………………………………………………………………….30
i. Disagreeing with policies pre-decision and post-decision…………………….....30
ii. Voicing concerns publicly versus privately……………………………………..33
iii. Involvement in politics…………………………………………………………41
iv. Voicing personal opinions while in uniform…………………………………...43
III. Responding to a Possible Change in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Statutes…….….……45
IV. Retired Flag Officers………………………………………………………...………63
i. Public criticism of policy and strategy…………………………………………..63
ii. Publicly calling for the firing or resignation of the Secretary of Defense………64
iii. Endorsement of political candidates……………………………………………65
iv. Running for a political office after retirement………………………………….67
v. Interaction with the media………………………………………………………69
V. Foreign Militaries……………………………………………………………….…….70
i. Australia…………………………………………………………………….……70
ii. Canada…………………………………………………………………...……...70
iii. Czech Republic…………………………………………………………………72
iv. Europe…………………………………………………………………………..73
v. France……………………………………………………………………………74
vi. Great Britain ……………………………………………………………...……75
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