Military leadership is a profound and unique phenomenon that represents how men have courageously led their units in to the most extreme of instances of life known as war. The purpose of this essay is to provide a descriptive analysis of three models of assessment of military leadership to highlight how the art of war has been managed and directed throughout the history of mankind.
The Army Field Manual 6-22 addressed how leadership should be approached with this military branches' ranks. In this work the Army model of leadership is expressed. It is stated "The model's basic components center on what a leader is and what a leader does. The leader's character, presence, and intellect enable the leader to master the core leader competencies through dedicated lifelong learning. The balanced application of the critical leadership requirements empowers the Army leader to build high-performing and cohesive organizations able to effectively project and support land power. "[footnoteRef:1] Balance is the key phrase in this model, as all leaders must be able the extreme conditions that the military presents including the violent struggle for life and death. [1: U.S. Army Field Manual 6-22. Released October 2006. ]
Bartone et al. (2009) suggested that any model of military leadership must incorporate the psychological processes of that leader. The authors use the word "hardiness" to model the success rate of a given personality type. They concluded that "the longer term solution for a volunteer force must include adjusting the mission demands on our human capital to levels that allow for sustained resilient responses and performance over time. It is only by addressing the challenge at multiple levels, including the system level, that we can build a force with the needed psychological strength to withstand the varied stressors of current and future complex operations." [footnoteRef:2] [2: Paul Bartone et al. "To Build Resilience: Leader Influence on Mental Hardiness. Defense Horizons, November 2009, 69.]
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