Developing a Culture and Gender Inclusive Model of Military Professionalism
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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION AC/323(HFM-287)TP/971 www.sto.nato.int STO TECHNICAL REPORT TR-HFM-287 Developing a Culture and Gender Inclusive Model of Military Professionalism (Développement d’une culture et d’un modèle de professionnalisme militaire promouvant l’égalité des sexes) Final Report of Task Group HFM-287. Published August 2020 Distribution and Availability on Back Cover NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION AC/323(HFM-287)TP/971 www.sto.nato.int STO TECHNICAL REPORT TR-HFM-287 Developing a Culture and Gender Inclusive Model of Military Professionalism (Développement d’une culture et d’un modèle de professionnalisme militaire promouvant l’égalité des sexes) Final Report of Task Group HFM-287. The NATO Science and Technology Organization Science & Technology (S&T) in the NATO context is defined as the selective and rigorous generation and application of state-of-the-art, validated knowledge for defence and security purposes. S&T activities embrace scientific research, technology development, transition, application and field-testing, experimentation and a range of related scientific activities that include systems engineering, operational research and analysis, synthesis, integration and validation of knowledge derived through the scientific method. 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Requests to do so should be sent to the address on the back cover. ii STO-TR-HFM-287 Table of Contents Page List of Figures vii List of Tables viii List of Acronyms ix Foreword xi HFM-287 Membership List xii Executive Summary and Synthèse ES-1 Chapter 1 – Developing a Model of Military Professionalism: 1-1 Considering Culture and Gender 1.1 Background 1-1 1.1.1 Military Professionalism and Unprofessionalism 1-1 1.1.2 The Study of Military Professionalism 1-2 1.1.3 Diversity and Gender 1-3 1.1.4 North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1-4 1.2 Chapter Summaries 1-4 1.3 Conclusion 1-5 1.4 References 1-5 Chapter 2 – The Changing Military Profession in Bulgaria 2-1 2.1 Background: the Bulgarian Military Transition from Socialism to 2-1 Democracy 2.2 Postmodern Missions and Postmodern Soldiers 2-2 2.3 Transition to an All-Volunteer Force 2-6 2.4 Full Integration of Women into the Services 2-8 2.5 Public Support for the Military Institution and the Military Profession 2-9 2.6 Conclusion: The Future of the Military Profession in Bulgaria 2-10 2.7 References 2-11 Chapter 3 – Perspectives on Military Professionalism from 3-1 Canadian Armed Forces Members 3.1 Introduction 3-1 3.2 Methods and Participants 3-2 3.3 Results 3-5 3.3.1 Professionalism 3-5 3.3.1.1 Code of Conduct and DND Standards 3-6 3.3.1.2 Cohesion and Loyalty 3-6 STO-TR-HFM-287 iii 3.3.1.3 Competencies and Individual Characteristics (Positive) 3-6 3.3.1.4 Dress and Deportment 3-6 3.3.1.5 Societal Standards and Public Image 3-6 3.3.1.6 Training, Education, and Professional Development 3-7 3.3.2 Unprofessionalism 3-7 3.3.2.1 Alcohol and the Military 3-7 3.3.2.2 Aspects of Military Culture 3-8 3.3.2.3 Individual Characteristics (Negative) 3-8 3.3.2.4 Subcultures in the Military 3-8 3.3.3 Leadership 3-9 3.4 Discussion 3-9 3.4.1 Important Considerations and Limitations 3-11 3.5 Conclusion 3-11 3.6 References 3-11 Chapter 4 – New Times for Military Professionalism: Rethinking 4-1 Core Competencies and Dynamic Capabilities 4.1 Context Evolutions for French Defence 4-1 4.2 The Way We Do Things Around Here 4-3 4.3 The Way We Do Things from Now On: War-Embedded Technologies 4-4 4.4 Making Institutions Agile and Capacity Building 4-6 4.5 Sisters in Arms 4-9 4.6 Military Professionalism in the Era of the Millennials 4-9 4.7 The Outlook of Military Professionalism 4-10 4.8 Military Professionalism in Motion: Making Sense of the Current 4-11 Defence Environment 4.9 Conclusion 4-13 4.10 References 4-14 Chapter 5 – Power Resources Among Female Officers 5-1 5.1 Introduction 5-1 5.1.1 Power Resources 5-2 5.2 Method 5-3 5.2.1 Selection of Participants 5-3 5.2.2 Data Collection 5-3 5.2.3 Data Analysis 5-3 5.3 Results 5-4 5.3.1 Structural Power Resources 5-4 5.3.1.1 Competence 5-4 5.3.1.2 Work Processes 5-4 5.3.1.3 Career Planning 5-5 5.3.2 Cultural and Social Power Resources 5-6 5.3.2.1 Resistance 5-6 5.3.2.2 Adaptation 5-6 5.3.3 Emotional Power Resources 5-7 iv STO-TR-HFM-287 5.3.3.1 Meaningfulness 5-7 5.3.3.2 Positive Emotional Coping 5-7 5.3.3.3 Distancing 5-7 5.3.3.4 Being Oneself 5-8 5.3.4 Minority as a Power Resource 5-8 5.3.4.1 Seeking Out Like-Minded People 5-8 5.3.4.2 Avoidance 5-9 5.4 Discussion 5-9 5.5 Conclusion 5-12 5.6 References 5-12 Chapter 6 – Military Professionalism and the British Military 6-1 6.1 Introduction 6-1 6.2 A Brief Review of Professionalism in the British Army 6-1 6.2.1 Expertise 6-1 6.2.2 Course Format 6-2 6.2.2.1 Army versus Cap-Badge Learning 6-3 6.2.2.2 Officer versus Soldier Learning: Focus 6-3 6.2.2.3 Officer versus Soldier Learning: Syllabus 6-3 6.2.2.4 Officer versus Soldier Learning: Risk 6-3 6.2.3 Link between Education, Promotion, and Posting 6-4 6.2.4 Legitimacy 6-5 6.2.5 Jurisdiction 6-6 6.2.6 Identity and Culture 6-6 6.2.7 Initial Conceptualization of the Professional Tenets and 6-7 the CPD Approach 6.2.7.1 Tenets of the Profession of Arms 6-8 6.2.8 The CPD Approach to Support the Attainment of the 6-8 Professional Tenants 6.2.8.1 The KSE-B Framework 6-8 6.2.8.2 Learning and Development Principles 6-9 6.3 Conclusion 6-10 6.4 References 6-11 Chapter 7 – Military Professionalism and Professional Military 7-1 Education: An Understudied Relationship 7.1 Introduction 7-1 7.2 Military Professionalism 7-1 7.3 Military Education Organizations 7-3 7.4 Current Pressures and Drivers of Change 7-5 7.5 Military Professionalism and Professional Military Education 7-6 7.6 Conclusion 7-8 7.7 References 7-8 Appendix 7A-1: Patterns of Military Education Organizations, 2011 7-13 STO-TR-HFM-287 v Chapter 8 – Developing A Culture and Gender Inclusive Model 8-1 of Military Professionalism: Lessons Learned and Way Forward 8.1 Introduction 8-1 8.2 Models, Frameworks, and Measures of Military Professionalism 8-1 8.3 Case Studies: Models and Frameworks of Military Professionalism 8-3 8.4 Lessons Learned and Way Forward 8-4 8.5 References 8-5 vi STO-TR-HFM-287 List of Figures Figure Page Figure 3-1 Theoretical Construct of the Profession of Arms in Canada 3-1 (CAF 2009) Figure 3-2 Meaning of Unprofessionalism and Professionalism from a 3-10 Sample of CAF Members Figure 4-1 The Properties of Military Professionalism 4-11 Figure 6-1 An Initial Conceptualization of the Tenets of the Profession 6-10 of Arms and the Supporting Professional Development Approach