Values and Recruitment in the Military

 The world is a dangerous place and having a strong military can help our nation. What is considered a strong institution has carried our nation from generation to generation. There are other institutions that have done similar and of course a few that need to improve. Yet, the military has encouraged merit based performance and is open to anyone who has the skills. That is not something I can say is universal to all other places and institutions. 

What attracts me is their values and their beliefs that have a sense of honor, honesty, sacrifice and integrity. A lot of people talk about values but when it comes down to it they just come up short . Ones position in society doesn't make them more or less moral. The people who join the military are not perfect people but they are a cut above the rest because they believe in something greater than themselves.....that is important. 

Values are what define us. Not the cookie cutter values but the real deep values. We sometimes can learn one set through our family, another through spiritual practice, and perhaps some through organizations we belong. The military values are another set and they are worth learning. You are unlikely to get that in other places. 

-Recruitment and Retention Strategies

-Research on Organizational Values and e-Recruiting

The military needs our best and brightest. Keep in mind that it is another avenue for personal development. The lessons you learn there are not going to be learned in a text book. They are deep worm at core values that you have an opportunity to get to know in this venue versus taking decades of learning to gain that without such guidance. 

-Army Values

-DOD Values

If your interested in joining one of our branches I'm sure they would be interested in talking to you. There are many ways to give back to our nation and the military is just one avenue. If you have other skill sets consider putting them to use to benefit our society. 

Since the articles were primarily from the army I thought it would be beneficial to include Go Army Recruitment.