This guide is a tool to assist you in establishing standards, understanding your duties and responsibilities, and arming you with knowledge to lead your team, section, squad, or platoon. You are charged and challenged to take ownership of the knowledge contained in this guide and apply its principles to affirm your character, competence, confidence, ethics, and values based on untarnished action and conduct. Develop your Soldiers applying the art and science of leading while carrying the mantle of a servant leader. Your Soldiers and organizations, the Army, and our Nation have placed great trust in you and expect your best. You are their Trusted Professional. Army Strong!