Lt. Gen. James Rainey: Professional Responsibility and Expertise

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TLDRIn his discussion, Jim Rainey articulates the responsibilities and competencies expected of military professionals. He asserts that their primary responsibility is to win wars, but emphasizes that this must be done sustainably and ethically, ensuring that the costs in human life and resources are justified. Rainey highlights the importance of understanding the distinction between rules of engagement and the law of armed conflict, advocating for ethical decision-making in combat. He stresses the necessity of leadership and warfighting expertise, urging military professionals to develop future leaders and articulate how their roles contribute to the overall mission of the military.

Takeaways

  • 🎖️ Professional responsibility includes winning wars sustainably.
  • 💡 Winning should justify the cost in human life and resources.
  • 📜 Understand the difference between rules of engagement and the law of armed conflict.
  • 👥 Leadership development is crucial for future military leaders.
  • ⚔️ Ethical application and management of violence is essential.
  • 🏆 Winning in modern conflicts means returning to competition at an advantage.
  • 🔍 Every military member should know how their role contributes to the mission.

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    The speaker emphasizes that professional roles come with significant responsibilities, particularly the duty to win wars. Winning should not just involve combat, but should be sustainable and justifiable, considering the costs in terms of human life and resources. The importance of defining 'winning' is highlighted, especially in modern complex conflicts where competition and conflict often blur together. The goal is to return to a state of competition from a favorable position. In defining professional competency, the speaker insists on the ethical application of violence, distinguishing between rules of engagement and the law of armed conflict, stressing the importance of understanding both. Leadership and warfare are identified as key expertise areas for professionals, with an emphasis on not only personal leadership skills but also the ability to develop future leaders. The overarching message is that every role within the military contributes to winning on the battlefield, and understanding this interconnectedness is crucial.

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Video Tanya Jawab

  • What is Jim Rainey's opinion on professional responsibility?

    He believes that the professional responsibility is to win wars sustainably and ethically.

  • What does Rainey mean by winning wars sustainably?

    Winning wars sustainably means consolidating gains to avoid future conflicts and ensuring that the cost of victory is justified.

  • How does Rainey define winning in modern conflicts?

    Winning is about returning to competition at a position of advantage, rather than just defeating the enemy.

  • What are the key competencies Rainey emphasizes for military professionals?

    He emphasizes the ethical application and management of violence, leadership, and warfighting expertise.

  • What is the difference between rules of engagement and the law of armed conflict?

    Rules of engagement are guidelines for military operations, while the law of armed conflict governs the conduct of armed forces in conflict.

  • Why is leadership development important according to Rainey?

    Leadership development is crucial for creating effective future leaders within the military.

  • What does Rainey suggest about the role of every military member?

    Every military member should understand how their role contributes to the overall mission of putting a rifle squad in a position of advantage.

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    so another characteristic of professions
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    they come with responsibilities
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    and i will tell you this is jim rainey's
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    opinion
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    you need to think through this and be
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    able to articulate it yourself
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    i think our professional responsibility
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    is to win wars
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    and most people stop there right fight
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    and win the nation's wars first of all
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    if you can win without fighting
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    everybody's up for that right
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    and fighting it's good to be good at
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    fighting but you don't get any credit
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    for fighting
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    unless you win i think our
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    responsibility is even higher
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    this might be some of the reason we've
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    struggled over the last 20 years as
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    is we forgot a few things or we didn't
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    focus enough
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    not only do we got to win wars we got to
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    win them in a way that's sustainable
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    and in a way that's worthy of the cost
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    so think about that that's pretty high
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    bar there ladies and gentlemen we got to
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    win wars
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    we've got to win them in a way that's
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    sustainable so we got to consolidate
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    gains so we don't have to fight him
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    again
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    and at the end of the day we should be
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    able to look at what we
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    what we paid for that that win in terms
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    of
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    treasure most importantly human life
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    right blood and treasure
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    and not just us but our countrymen
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    should be able to say okay that was
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    worth it
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    i think when you're talking to younger
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    younger folks
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    it's worth taking a little bit of time
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    in defining winning
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    right because winning's starting to get
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    a little fluid
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    with all the complexity we have going in
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    the world today
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    it's hard to tell how you win in
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    competition it's hard to tell how you
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    win
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    against an insurgency right to me
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    we're constantly competing
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    and winning if we end up in conflict
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    right so if you win in competition you
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    don't end up in conflict but if you get
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    into conflict
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    i think winning is about getting it back
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    to competition
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    there's not going to be any more signing
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    of surrender documents on battleships i
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    don't think
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    right so we want to we want to return to
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    competition
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    at a position of advantage that was
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    worth the cost
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    right be able to consolidate the gains
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    get back
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    so that's how i i would define winning
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    if asked
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    got a professional responsibility we
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    also have professional competency
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    competency so what's our what's our
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    competency
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    as a profession again
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    you can you can define it yourself this
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    is mine
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    i think we have a
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    requirement to be competent at the
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    ethical
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    application and management of violence
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    right i mean everybody not everybody has
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    a bomb or a bullet at the end of what
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    they do but
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    everybody contributes to that in some
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    way
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    and this is important when you think
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    about uh
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    like i said most of y'all got some
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    combat experience here
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    if you think about large-scale combat
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    ops
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    and what's going to be different
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    i i think this is one of the key things
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    we need to be wrestling with
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    as professionals as thinking thinking
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    folks
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    because there's a big difference
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    between rules of engagement that you all
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    grew up with
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    and the law of armed conflict okay they
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    are different things
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    you can't ever conflate those two you
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    need to understand that
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    that takes some time and study example
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    you you and your formation are taking
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    fire from
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    a hospital
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    can you right so roe the way we all were
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    raised
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    that's probably off limits right it's
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    probably on a protected target list
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    and i'm not saying you should shoot it
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    but you need to understand
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    and the the concept of surrender
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    protected status for example
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    right so should you is always going to
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    be your call
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    what you need to understand is what you
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    can and can't do
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    as a values-based member under the law
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    of armed conflict
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    take some study
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    what are we going to be expert at
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    i would offer a couple that i think are
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    non-negotiable
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    right i think you got to be expert we
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    have to we
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    have to be experts at leadership
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    and at this level not just yourself
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    not just how good a leader you are but
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    you're at the point in your career
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    where the ability to develop others do
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    leader development
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    is as important if not more important
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    than your ability
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    to lead well right so it's kind of an
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    expectation
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    that you guys have figured out all the
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    how to be a good leader
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    but the how you make a good leader part
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    of that
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    is just as important so leadership
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    and war fighting those are two
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    non-negotiable things at this point in
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    your career
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    you got to be expert at have to
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    there can be others right if you're a
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    procurement
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    if you're a peo if you're a
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    foreign area officer you know special
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    forces officer there's there can be
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    others
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    but every one of us expertise
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    as a leader to include developing others
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    and an expert at war fighting
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    everybody has a war fight i grew up as
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    an infantry guy so i kind of have a
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    tendency to talk about squads and
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    brigades and things like that but it
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    applies to everybody
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    the entire united states army all 1.2
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    million of us
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    exist to put a rifle squad in a position
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    of advantage on the battlefield
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    i mean it doesn't mean they're better or
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    not just you know that's how it works
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    so you ought to be able to articulate
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    how what you do
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    contributes to that
Tags
  • professional responsibility
  • winning wars
  • sustainable victory
  • ethical decision-making
  • leadership
  • warfighting expertise
  • rules of engagement
  • law of armed conflict
  • military professionals
  • future leaders