Center for the Army Profession and Ethic

To reinforce the Army profession and its Ethic, the Army Chief of Staff (CSA) established the Army Center of Excellence for the Professional Military Ethic (ACPME) in May 2008. Located at West Point, New York, the wellspring of professional soldier values for more than 200 years, the ACPME was re-designated as the Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE) and realigned to fall under the command and control of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and its Combined Arms Center (CAC) in August 2010. CAPE’s objectives are to assess, study, and refine the Profession of Arms, the Army Ethic and culture; increase Army members’ understanding and internalization of what it means for the Army to be a Profession of Arms and to be a Professional; accelerate professional and character development in individuals, units, and Army culture through training, education, and leader development; and lead Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities (DOTMLPF) initiatives to reinforce the Profession of Arms, Army Ethic, and culture. In order to leverage the vast intellectual capital at the United States Military Academy (USMA), the CAPE offices remain at West Point



CAPE Mission Statement
The Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE), on behalf of Commanding General (CG), Combined Arms Center (CAC), is the Army Force Modernization Proponent for Army-wide Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities (DOTMLPF) responsibilities to advance the Army Profession, its Ethic and the Character Development of Army's professionals.

Intent: Provide senior leaders with the educational resources, narrative, and ideas to reinvigorate the Army Profession across all Army cohorts. Enable the Army to refocus on the professional identity that motivates ethical behavior, maintains high levels of competence, and enhances stewardship of the profession.

Objectives
• Assess, study, and refine the Army Profession, the Army Ethic (Ethos) and Character Development of Army professionals.

• Create and integrate Army Profession concepts into training, leadership development and education, and doctrine.

• Enhance Total Army training and education by providing subject matter expertise to facilitate professional development in individuals, units, and the Army.

• Transition from an Army Profession Campaign of learning to institutionalize and operationalize the Army Profession.

• Execute a program of lifelong learning to institutionalize and operationalize the Army Profession.

History of the CAPE

 * 2 January 2013 - America's Army - Our Profession Education and Training Program begins.


 * 2 April 2012 - The Army Profession Campaign CY11 Annual Report is released.


 * September 2011 - Army-Wide campaign renamed the Army Profession Campaign.


 * Jan 2011 - Army-Wide Profession of Arms Campaign launched.


 * October 2010 -Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army signed a Terms of Reference for the Review of the Army Profession in an Era of Persistent Conflict.


 * July 2010 - Commanding General(CG) TRADOC and CG Combined Arms Center rename the ACPME to "Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE)" to reflect its expanded Army-wide proponency requirements, and further task organizes CAPE under CAC Leader Development and Education (LD&E)


 * May 2010 -The CSA decides to reassign the ACPME from USMA to CAC, and CG TRADOC expands the ACPME proponency mission from the "professional military ethic" to encompass the entire "Army Profession and Ethic"


 * March 2010 - CG TRADOC and CSA approve the Army leader development integrated priority list for Program Objective Memorandum (POM) 12-17; ACPME is #7 of 48 Army leader development initiatives with $4.5M approved per year for POM12-17 (increase from $2.5M to $4.5M was based on the expanded responsibilities assigned to the ACPME In accordance with Department of the Army(IAW DA)-wide proponency)


 * January 2010 -DA G3/5/7 (Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training) approved an ACPME concept plan for 2 military and 19 civilian personnel requirements


 * May 2009 - CG TRADOC and CSA approved the Army leader development integrated priority list for POM 10-15; ACPME is #4 of 52 Army leader development initiatives with $2.5M approved per year for POM10-15


 * March 2009 -The Army formally assigns Superintendent, USMA and the ACPME as the Army force modernization proponent for the professional military ethic and character development as reflected in Army Regulation(AR) 5-22 (Aug 09)


 * May 2008 -The CSA decides to stand up a separate Army Center at USMA. USMA provides Borrowed Military Manning(BMM), and the Army resources limited civilian billets


 * April 2007 -CSA assigned USMA as "Army Center of Excellence for the Professional Military Ethic." USMA delegated the mission to the existing Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic (SCPME) under the USMA Commandant of Cadets; SCPME took on additional duties with no additional resources

Backbone of the Army
Backbone of the Army prepares you for life in deployed situations and at home station, working through events and dilemmas that will challenge your ideas of what it means to be a leader and a steward of the U.S. Army Profession.

The Future is Now
In The Future is Now you'll experience small private college or large state university life as a first- and second-year cadet. Through multiple playable characters you'll face many college lifestyle situations, which often conflict with the cultural and ethical norms of life as an Army Officer.

True Faith and Allegiance
Released in 2011, True Faith & Allegiance follows the progress of J.T. Taylor from high school to new Soldier. This program gives new Army trainees the opportunity to understand and apply the Army Values to everyday decisions and see how these seemingly small events can have long-lasting repercussions. Ethical decision-making is a skill that improves with practice. True Faith & Allegiance will give you that practice and confidence in your ability to make ethical decisions when times are tough.

The High Ground
The High Ground provides real-time, ethical decision choices with appropriate outcomes, verbal feedback and AAR summary designed not only to provide Soldiers with an entertaining, thoughtful experience that stimulates ethical reasoning, but also allows data capture to support ethics research.

Moral Combat
The ethics version of the Army game Moral Combat will provide Soldiers with a fun, entertaining experience, further ethical awareness, and intends to stimulate and evolve the moral working self as well as provide a data capture mechanism to support ethics research and moral character development.

Army Profession and Ethic Trainer (APET) Course
Designed for leaders and trainers involved in values inculcation and professional character development at an Army school, center, or unit. Graduates will be well-versed in the most effective instructional methods and techniques for character development and skilled in the use of CAPE tools and instructional resources related to the Army Profession of Arms, Ethic and Culture.

***Course Discontinued - Integrated into other PME and Professional Development Programs***

Master Army Profession and Ethic Trainer (MAPET) Course
The MAPET course is designed to train selected Army Professionals to provide commanders with skilled trainers who positively impact the leader development programs at Army schools, centers, units, or organizations.

Description
The Master Army Profession and Ethic Trainer (MAPET) course is a five-day course, designed for leaders and trainers who are responsible for advising and supporting their commanders, commandants, and civilian leaders in managing a professional character development program at a unit/organization, or an Army school/center.

MAPET Graduates are PREPARED TO

 * Design and implement a Train-The-Trainer (TTT) Army Profession and Ethic program at their school, center, unit, or organization
 * Build and sustain a professional character development program

MAPET Graduates WILL

 * Be part of an enduring Community of Practice for future collaboration
 * Share current research and instructional resources related to the Army Profession, its ethic, culture and character development
 * Collaborate with CAPE and with each other to share best practices, current research, and instructional resources related to the Army Profession

MAPET Objectives for Individual Army Professionals

 * Mastery of key Army Profession concepts
 * Creation of unit character development programs
 * Continued growth in pursuit of their own personal character development

The Ideal MAPET graduate is

 * Military or Civilian
 * In a key advisory or training position for Brigade-level Commander or Higher
 * Of the Rank :
 * Civilian: GS-11 (or equivalent) or above
 * NCOs: SSG or above
 * Warrant Officers: CW2 or above
 * Commissioned Officers: CPT or above


 * Course Pre-requisite. Completion of the APET Workshop. **** No longer needed as of 8/9/12 ****