MILITARY CUSTOMS

• MILITARY CUSTOMS

  • Salute
  • Flag raising ceremony
  • The retreat ceremony
• MILITARY CUSTOMS

  • The Three Volleys Over Graves
  • The White Flag of Truce
  • The Wearing of Decorations
  • The Raising of the Right Hand in taking the oath
• MILITARY CUSTOMS

  • Courtesy of the Post
  • Presentation of Recruits to Colors
  • Farewell Tendered to a Departing Officer
  • Ceremony Tendered to a Retiree
• MILITARY CUSTOMS

  • Trumpet or Bugle calls
  • Courtesy calls
  • Call of Newly Promoted Generals/Flag Officers
  • New Year’s Call on the Commanding Officer
• MILITARY CUSTOMS

  • Happy Hour
  • Military Weddings
  • Patronage of the Officer’s club and EP’s club house
  • Ceremonies at Holiday Dinners
• MILITARY CUSTOMS

  • Christmas Holiday Entertainment
  • Rank Has Its Privilege (RHIP)
  • Visiting the Sick
  • Survivor Assistance to Bereaved Family
• MILITARY CUSTOMS

  • “I Wish” and “I Desire” Statement
  • Place of Honor
  • Use of the word “Ma’am/Sir”
• DEFINITION OF TERMS

  • Military Leadership
  • Leadership Traits
  • Leadership Principles
  • Effective Unit
  • Leadership Action and Orders
  • Personal Supervision
  • Leader
  • Commander
  • Command
• Military Leadership – the art of influencing and directing

  men in such a way to obtain their trust, obedience,

  confidence, respect, and loyal cooperation in the

  attainment of the units, primary mission.
• Leadership Traits – the personal qualities of the individual which greatly help in the exercise of military leadership.
• Leadership Principles – the fundamental guidelines for the selection of appropriate action and orders by a leader.
• Effective Unit – one which accomplishes with minimum expenditures of means and time and any mission that is assigned, for which it has been organized, equipped, and trained.
• Leadership Action and Orders – anything a leader does or says to enable him to influence and direct his commands.
• Personal Supervision – the act of personally insuring compliance with actions and orders without harassment, which might tend to lessen the initiative of the subordinates.
• Leader – a person in a position of responsibility and who directly influences his men and direct orders.
• Commander – the person who by virtue of his office and the formal designation is assigned the responsibility of directing the activities of his unit.
• Command – the authority of an individual in the military service lawfully exercised over subordinates by virtue of rank and designation.
• PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP

  • Principle I – Know your job
  • Principle II – Know yourself and self-improvement
  • Principle III – Know your men and look out for their welfare
• PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP

  • Principle IV – Keep your men informed.
  • Principle V – Set the example.
  • Principle VI – Ensure that the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished.
• PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP

  • Principle VII – Train your men as a team.
  • Principle VIII – Make sound and timely decisions.
  • Principle IX – Seek responsibility and develop a sense of responsibility among subordinates.
• PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP

  • Principle X – Employ your command by its capabilities.
  • Principle XI – Take responsibility for your actions
• The roles of a leader refer to his jobs which every leader must do, those

  duties that all leaders must perform 100% of their time.