Faculty members of the four service academies and the Marine Corps University wrote The Armed Forces Officer. The Operational Plans and Joint Force Development Directorate (J-7), Joint Education and Doctrine Division, of the U.S. Department of Defense coordinated and sponsored the work.

• Introduction: The Meaning of the Commission; 1. The Citizen-Soldier - An American Tradition of Military Service; 2. The Profession of Arms; 3. Member of a Profession; 4. Defender of the Constitution and Servant of the Nation; 5. Character: Nobility of Life and Action; 6. Leadership; 7. Responsibility, Accountability and Discipline; 8. Service Identity and Joint Warfighting; 9. An Ancient and Honorable Calling; Appendix 1: Founding Documents; Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the United States; Appendix 2: Authorizing Statutes for The Armed Forces; Appendix 3: Service Values; Appendix 4: Code of Conduct; Appendix 5: Keeping Your House in Order; Appendix 6: "The Meaning of Your Commission:" from the 1950 edition of The Armed Forces Officer; Foundations of An Officer's Library; Acknowledgments; Instructions for Comment and Reproduction.

Faculty members of the four service academies and the Marine Corps University wrote The Armed Forces Officer. The Operational Plans and Joint Force Development Directorate (J-7), Joint Education and Doctrine Division, of the U.S. Department of Defense coordinated and sponsored the work.

• Introduction: The Meaning of the Commission; 1. The Citizen-Soldier - An American Tradition of Military Service; 2. The Profession of Arms; 3. Member of a Profession; 4. Defender of the Constitution and Servant of the Nation; 5. Character: Nobility of Life and Action; 6. Leadership; 7. Responsibility, Accountability and Discipline; 8. Service Identity and Joint Warfighting; 9. An Ancient and Honorable Calling; Appendix 1: Founding Documents; Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the United States; Appendix 2: Authorizing Statutes for The Armed Forces; Appendix 3: Service Values; Appendix 4: Code of Conduct; Appendix 5: Keeping Your House in Order; Appendix 6: "The Meaning of Your Commission:" from the 1950 edition of The Armed Forces Officer; Foundations of An Officer's Library; Acknowledgments; Instructions for Comment and Reproduction.

Faculty members of the four service academies and the Marine Corps University wrote The Armed Forces Officer. The Operational Plans and Joint Force Development Directorate (J-7), Joint Education and Doctrine Division, of the U.S. Department of Defense coordinated and sponsored the work.

• Introduction: The Meaning of the Commission; 1. The Citizen-Soldier - An American Tradition of Military Service; 2. The Profession of Arms; 3. Member of a Profession; 4. Defender of the Constitution and Servant of the Nation; 5. Character: Nobility of Life and Action; 6. Leadership; 7. Responsibility, Accountability and Discipline; 8. Service Identity and Joint Warfighting; 9. An Ancient and Honorable Calling; Appendix 1: Founding Documents; Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the United States; Appendix 2: Authorizing Statutes for The Armed Forces; Appendix 3: Service Values; Appendix 4: Code of Conduct; Appendix 5: Keeping Your House in Order; Appendix 6: "The Meaning of Your Commission:" from the 1950 edition of The Armed Forces Officer; Foundations of An Officer's Library; Acknowledgments; Instructions for Comment and Reproduction.