RECRUIT SUSTAINMENT PROGRAM SOLDIER TRAINING READINESS MODULES Soldier s Creed/Warrior Ethos 4 June 2012

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1 RECRUIT SUSTAINMENT PROGRAM SOLDIER TRAINING READINESS MODULES Soldier s Creed/Warrior Ethos 4 June 2012 SECTION I. Lesson Plan Series Task(s) Taught Academic Hours References Student Study Assignments Instructor Requirements Equipment Required Materials Required Classroom, Training Area, and Range Requirements Instructional Guidance ADMINISTRATIVE DATA Soldier s Creed/Warrior Ethos Task Number INDIVIDUAL The academic hours required to teach this lesson are as follows: Test Test Review Total Hours: Resident Hours/Methods 0 hrs 50 mins / Conference / Discussion 0 hrs 00 mins / Practical Exercise (Performance) 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 50 mins Number Title Date FM 6-22 Army Leadership 12 Oct 2006 None a. 1 Instructor per 35 Soldiers b. Be familiar with this Training Support Package (TSP) Id Name /96454N LCD DATA PROJECTOR Screen, Projection, BM-10A, Stand /70209N Computer, Personal System Instructor Materials: a. This Training Support Package (TSP) Stu Ratio Student Materials: a. Other materials as directed by RSP Unit SOP Organizational Classroom Additional Information Inst Ratio Spt Qty Exp 1:1 No 0 No 1:1 No 0 No 1:1 No 0 No Before presenting this lesson, instructors must thoroughly prepare by studying this lesson and the identified reference material. All instructors involved in the lesson plan should be prepared to recite the Soldier s Creed/Warrior Ethos to the students. 1

2 SECTION II. INTRODUCTION SHOW Slide 1 (STRM) Method of Instruction: Conference / Discussion Instructor to Student Ratio is: 1:35 Time of Instruction: 5 mins Media: Slide Presentation Motivator Terminal Learning Objective Safety Requirements Risk Assessment Level Evaluation Instructional Lead-In Ask yourself Who do I want to be? We humans can change ourselves. We are not bound by instinct. As you have grown up, the world around you has influenced your development. But in becoming an adult, you take that responsibility for yourself. Now it is your choice and your responsibility. Be whom you choose, but be someone you can be proud of when you go to bed at night. Be whom you choose, but be someone who is making the unit, the Army, and the nation a better place to live. SHOW Slide 2 (Terminal Learning Objective) Inform the students of the following Terminal Learning Objective requirements. At the completion of this lesson, you [the student] will: Action: Conditions: Standards: Define the Soldier s Creed and Warrior Ethos In a classroom and given this instruction Recite from memory the Soldier s Creed and Warrior Ethos Conduct a safety brief prior to training as needed and IAW unit and installation policies. Low - Risk Assessment to be produced locally IAW FM 5-19, August None The resiliency of the American fighting Soldier has remained dominant for over two hundred years. Yes, we have the best training, the best equipment, and the best instruction; however, it has also been our commitment to our country, our selfless regard for our comrades, and our unshakeable desire to continue under the most adverse conditions. This legacy represents the true spirit of the American Fighting Soldier. In no small way, the following represents that legacy..it is incumbent upon you to continue. 2

3 SECTION III. PRESENTATION 1. Learning Step / Activity 1. The Soldier s Creed Method of Instruction: Conference / Discussion Instructor to Student Ratio: 1:35 Time of Instruction: 15 mins Media: Slide Presentation SHOW Slide 3 (Soldier s Creed) Have students follow along in their Battle Book Extreme. Have the students stand up and repeat the Soldier s creed. You may want to mix it up by having one group of Soldier s repeat the first point of the Soldier s Creed, and another group recites the next and so on. Another teaching method might be to have all additional Cadre enter the room, and asking the students and the Cadre to recite the Soldier s Creed together. The Cadre might wish to be more aggressive when reciting the Creed. At the discretion of the instructor, have the students discuss their concept of the Soldier s Creed first. Then using your own words recap the Soldier s Creed. You may wish to point out to the students that prior to leaving the RSP they will know the Soldier s Creed and Warrior Ethos by heart. They will be repeating it many times in Basic Combat Training and throughout their career in the Army National Guard. 2. Learning Step / Activity 2. The Warriors Ethos Method of Instruction: Conference / Discussion Instructor to Student Ratio: 1:35 Time of Instruction: 25 mins Media: Slide Presentation SHOW Slide 4 (Soldier s Creed/Warrior Ethos) Leave Slide 4 on the screen while you explain in your own words how the Warrior Ethos is embedded in the Soldier s Creed. Then click the mouse again to show Slide 5 containing just the Warrior Ethos. SHOW Slide 5 (Warrior Ethos) Have the students stand up and repeat the Warrior Ethos. And, as before you may want to mix it up by having one group of Soldier s repeat the first point of the Warrior Ethos, and another group recite the next and so on. a. What is Warrior Ethos? At first glance, it is just four simple lines embedded in the Soldier's Creed. Yet, it is the spirit represented by these four lines that: Instructors might wish to share these definitions with their students. Dictionary definition of Warrior Ethos. Webster s dictionary defines Ethos as the disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement. Random House Webster s College Dictionary defines Warrior as someone engaged in or experienced in warfare. (1) Compels Soldiers to fight through all adversity, under any circumstances, in order to achieve victory. 3

4 (2) Represents the US Soldiers loyal, tireless, and selfless commitment to their nation, their mission, their unit, and their fellow Soldiers. (3) Captures the essence of combat, Army Values, and Warrior Culture. b. The Warrior Ethos is the foundation for the American Soldier s total commitment to victory in peace and war. While always exemplifying Army Values, Soldiers who live the Warrior Ethos put the mission first, refuse to accept defeat, never quit, and never leave a fallen comrade. They have absolute faith in themselves and their team. c. The Warrior Ethos is at the heart of what makes a Soldier want to be a Soldier. It must be clear that Soldiers are prepared to get in close to the enemy, not engage them from a distance. At the same time it must be clear that an Army of killers is not being created. The Army must and will kill our enemies, but the difference is that Soldiers are grounded in the Army Values and that those values instill the discipline to turn off the killing. A balance must be achieved. d. Even still Warrior Ethos is a conceptualization an idea. You may have an understanding of what the Warrior Ethos is after this course but it is by no means a magic shot that you take once a year and suddenly have Warrior Ethos. (1) Warrior ethos is displayed by your actions: (a) The sentry that stands stoically at their post in a driving blizzard has the Warrior Ethos. (b) The legal aid that leaps from their vehicle to defend their comrades after their convoy was ambushed lives the Warrior Ethos. (c) The Soldier that would rather be at the rifle range than the driving range has the Warrior Ethos. (2) Warrior ethos is the sense of duty represented by two Delta snipers dropping into a kill zone to defend a wounded pilot with their lives. They believed that a fallen comrade should never be left and they never quit in trying to succeed at that mission. e. The importance of the Warrior Ethos. (1) Soldiers are entrusted with the lives of others. In the field or in the office, we depend on others to keep us safe and work as a team to accomplish the mission. (2) Others are relying on us. Often our mission is to protect those who cannot protect themselves. (3) We are entrusted to defend the defenseless and resolve conflicts involving injustices done to people with no voice. (4) Because we serve as the guardians and protectors of those who cannot protect themselves, we need to set the highest standards of personal and professional conduct. We need to put into practice the tenets of Warrior Ethos: Always put the mission first, never accept defeat, never quit, never leave a fallen comrade. (5) There is another reason that may be more important: We represent things bigger than ourselves. 4

5 (a) We represent our country and the American way of life. When you put on the uniform and earn the title "Soldier," you become one of the guarantors of freedom. (b) You stand in the place of all those Soldiers who have gone before you, protecting previous generations. At this time you may wish to have the students stand up and repeat the Warrior Ethos again and ask them if the words mean more to them now than when they first recited it. SHOW Slide 6 (Terminal Learning Objective) TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACTION: Define the Soldier s Creed and Warrior Ethos CONDITIONS: STANDARDS: In a classroom and given this instruction Recite from memory the Soldier s Creed and Warrior Ethos 5

6 SECTION IV. ASK FOR QUESTIONS AND SUMMARY Method of Instruction: Discussion Instructor to Student Ratio: 1:35 Time of Instruction: 5 mins Media: None a. Ask students if they have any questions. b. Answer all questions or agree to get back to students with a complete or appropriate answer. SUMMARY In closing, I ask you to ask yourself Who do I want to be? We humans can change ourselves. We are not bound by instinct. As you have grown up, the world around you has influenced your development. But in becoming an adult, you take that responsibility for yourself. Now it is your choice and your responsibility. Be whom you choose, but be someone you can be proud of when you go to bed at night. Be whom you choose, but be someone who is making the unit, the Army, and the nation a better place to live. 6

7 SECTION V. Testing Requirements Feedback Requirements STUDENT EVALUATION (OPTIONAL) None None 7

8 Appendix A - Viewgraph Masters VIEWGRAPHS STRM Slide #1 Terminal Learning Objective Slide #2 The Soldier s Creed Slide #3 The Soldier s Creed/Warrior Ethos Slide #4 Warrior Ethos Slide #5 Terminal Learning Objective Slide #6 A-1

9 Appendix B - Test(s) and Test Solution(s) (N/A) B-1

10 Appendix C - Practical Exercises and Solutions (N/A) C-1

11 Appendix D - Student Handouts (N/A) D-1