FORWARD PRESENCE Many in the Army Acquisition Workforce have deployed alongside operational units to ensure that new gear worked and that Soldiers could use it to its full capability. Here, Matthew Nolan, right, Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) lead for Regional Commands North and East, demonstrates CROWS maintenance and troubleshooting to MAJ Clive Cummings of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade, systems acquisition officer for the Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology Directorate, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Photo by Carl Cox)


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hat makes a practitioner a professional? Te newly released Army Doctrine Reference


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(ADRP) 1 defines a profession as “a trusted self-policing and relatively autonomous vocation whose members develop and apply expert knowledge as human exper- tise to render an essential service to society in a particular field.” Tis answer describes the U.S. Army Acquisition Corps and places us in the unique position of being a profession within the Army Profession.


Te Army Profession is made up of two complementary and mutually supporting components—the uniformed members


of the Army Profession of Arms and the Army Civilian Corps. Membership in the Army Profession for both components is conferred upon taking the oath of service. At that point, they are considered aspir- ing professionals until they are certified in competence, character and commit- ment, typically after graduating from Advanced Individual Training, Officer Basic Course, Warrant Officer Career College, Civilian Basic Course or the like. Tereafter they are expected to earn pro- gressively more advanced certifications to maintain their professional status.


Some may think that Army Acquisition is not a direct contributor to the Profession of


Arms like other combat arms disciplines. I would agree that we do not directly deliver lethal blows, but our tools of the trade are howitzers, small arms, ammunition, protective gear, aircraft and many other systems that make our Soldiers the most lethal weapon on the battlefield.


Te Army Profession does not treat mili- tary and civil service as just a job, but rather as a chosen career for life as selfless servants to our Army and the nation— the highest calling! Te hallmarks of the Army Profession include competence in expert work, moral character and reso- lute commitment. Te Acquisition Corps adds qualifications and continuous


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