Enforcement
Punctuality, PT effort, and the maintenance of this living space are common areas where standards start to slip.
What are the barracks?
This well-known Army regulation governs uniform wear and appearance
What is AR 670-1?
This colorfully named manual serves as the division’s primary guide to standards.
What is the 1CD Yellow Book?
Standards are crucial because they provide a clear, common definition of what (BLANK) "looks like."
What is "right"?
George Washington stated that "Discipline is the [blank] of an Army.
What is the "soul"?
This is designed specifically to fix a deficiency and help a Soldier improve, rather than act as punishment.
What is corrective training?
A Soldier's appearance is considered a direct reflection of unit discipline and this internal trait.
What is personal pride?
The Yellow Book emphasizes this acronym, which expands on discipline as consistently "doing the right thing.
What is CAV READY?
These are the three distinct categories of Army standards.
What are regulatory, organizational, and personal?
The CAV READY acronym defines discipline simply as consistently doing this.
What is "the right thing"?
Unlike corrective training, this approach is punitive and meant purely to deter misconduct.
What is punishment?
Accountability and the responsibility for directly enforcing standards is placed squarely on the shoulders of this leadership group.
Who are Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs)?
Justice, temperance, prudence, fortitude, and empathy are examples of these expected traits from leaders.
What are leadership qualities?
This category of standard comes directly from official Army-wide doctrine and regulations.
What is a regulatory standard?
This type of discipline comes from leaders strictly enforcing the rules upon their Soldiers.
What is imposed discipline?
To effectively enforce standards, leaders must use an approach that is professional, fair, and this.
What is consistent?
This popular leadership phrase means that by ignoring a problem or substandard performance, you are silently approving it.
What is "What you allow is what you endorse"?
According to the Yellow Book, a unit's culture must be completely intolerant of these two specific forms of misconduct.
What are hazing and harassment?
The tangible benefits of enforcing high standards include risk reduction, unit cohesion, and this vital state of military preparedness.
What is readiness?
This type of internalized discipline is the ultimate goal for building a mature, effective team.
What is self-discipline?
Enforcing standards the right way ultimately builds this type of culture, where the team corrects itself without heavy leader intervention.
What is a culture of self-policing?
This is the firm rule regarding a leader's reaction when spotting a uniform violation or standard lapse.
What is "never walk past a deficiency"?
This concept empowers junior leaders to make on-the-spot decisions to achieve the overall goal without direct orders.
What is disciplined initiative (within the Commander's Intent)?
Your specific unit's SOP for morning formation or equipment layout is an example of this category of standard.
What is an organizational standard?
A disciplined formation directly leads to an increase in these two critical battlefield outcomes.
What are lethality and effectiveness?