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Title: The Armed Forces Officer
Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2

Author: U. S. Department of Defense

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THE ARMED FORCES OFFICER

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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._

[Illustration: (Signature) 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

I. THE MEANING OF YOUR COMMIS