title: Department Of Defense Dictionary Of Military And Associated Terms: Joint Publication 1-02
author: Joint Chiefs Of Staff Dod
description: Issued under the signature of S.A. Fry, Vice Admiral, USN, Director, Joint Staff
zlib_text: # THE  
  ARMED FORCES  
  OFFICER
  
  Seal
  
  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
  
  UNITED STATES  
  GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE  
  WASHINGTON: 1950
  
  ## OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE  
  WASHINGTON
  
  __November 1950_ _
  
  __This manual on leadership has been prepared for use by the Department of
  Army, the Department of Navy, and the Department of Air Force, and is
  published for the information and guidance of all concerned._ _
  
  > G. C. Marshall
  
  DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY  
  Washington 25, D. C. , __20 June 1956_ _
  
  Department of the Army Pamphlet 600–2, The Armed Forces Officer, is issued for
  the use of all concerned.
  
  By Order of __Wilber M. Brucker_ _ , Secretary of the Army:
  
  MAXWELL D. TAYLOR,  
  __General, United States Army,_ _  
  __Chief of Staff._ _
  
  Official:
  
  JOHN A. KLEIN,  
  __Major General, United States Army,_ _  
  __The Adjutant General._ _
  
  ## THE  
  ARMED FORCES  
  OFFICER
  
  ###  CONTENTS
  
  Chapter |  | Page  
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  I. | The Meaning of Your Commission |  [1](text00000.html#filepos0000008420)  
  II. 