REUTERS/Mario Tama/Pool - Soldiers Peter Nemmers (L-R), Morgan Bright and Matthew Hildebrandt from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division laugh while preparing to depart from Iraq at Camp Adder, now known as Imam Ali Base, near Nasiriyah December 17, 2011.
Paper | Federal Executive Fellows Policy Papers
Closing the Candor Chasm: The Missing Element of Army Professionalism
September 2013, Paul Paolozzi
In this paper, Paul Paolozzi concludes that the U.S. Army must learn to use and appreciate candor. The practice of authentic, honest and sincere communication remains largely neglected in discussions of Army values, but by making candor a core component of training and doctrine, Palozzi argues, the Army will improve its own trust, cohesion and strength of purpose.