"Mentorship as a facet of leadership is probably the most important aspect of the Stewardship of the Profession that doesn't get the attention that it should," said COL Bircher. As a mentor, he explained how sharing advice and knowledge is helpful for the mentee as well as the mentor.

As a young 1LT, assigned to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam Advisory Team while in Vietnam, LTC (retired) Schwabe witnessed the needless shooting of an enemy Soldier. He knew a war crime had been committed against the Viet Cong Soldier, but because the victim would certainly live, he let the matter drop and did not take action for the crime.

Part 1: SSG Miner talks about the importance of doing the right thing as an Aviation mechanic, and about the trust pilots have in the mechanics to do the right thing. There is a lot of pressure to make sure that aircrafts are up and running. As a result, many people take shortcuts. At one point, SSG Miner comes across another mechanic who DID take a shortcut.

Part 2: SSG Miner talks about why it is so important to do the right thing and give an honest report. He discusses the implications of making a mistake and the burden of reporting and keeping proper records. He says that the job should be done right the first time.

John Diem is an Infantry NCO with several deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. In these deployments, he regularly faced heavy fire and was often located far from higher headquarters.

At first, when rumors began circulating that there were possible sexual assaults taking place, no one took action. However, when victims began speaking out, confirming the misconduct, 1LT Ortiz-Barreto reported the case to his commander. With support from his leadership and his unit, 1LT Ortiz-Barreto said he was not afraid to do the right thing.

Introductory video on Duty. Fulfill your obligations. Doing your duty means more than carrying out your assigned tasks. Duty means being able to accomplish tasks as part of a team. The work of the U.S. Army is a complex combination of missions, tasks and responsibilities all in constant motion. Our work entails building one assignment onto another. You fulfill your obligations as a part of your unit every time you resist the temptation to take "shortcuts" that might undermine the integrity of the final product.

While deployed in Afghanistan, CPT Borne said his unit received an Information Assurance (IA) violation. As a result, the leadership of the unit was required to redo their IA training online. All the leadership of the unit complied with the exception of CPT Borne's battalion commander who told CPT Borne to take the test for him. Placed in a dilemma, CPT Borne had a decision to make.

On her fourth deployment, CSM Bogad was 1SG of an EOD Company. Her mission while deployed was to counter, disarm, disable, and neutralize IEDs to make an area safe and keep it safe. After taking part in numerous post-blast investigations and losing two Soldiers throughout the course of the deployment, the situation began to weigh heavily on CSM Bogad as she struggled to gain and maintain control.

SFC Switalski finds himself in every Platoon Sergeant's nightmare: he is consolidating his platoon on the objective and finds that he has two men missing. Do to the Platoon operating in two sections (controlled separately by the PL and PSG,) SFC Switalski's Platoon Leader calls in a '100%' report on his men that appears to be for the entire Platoon. After counting his section, SFC Switalski realizes he is missing two men. He makes the decision to immediately correct the false report to higher and not try and cover up the false report or find the guys quickly on his own.

Looking for a family and brotherhood, SGT Enriquez joined the Army and said that when he got to his troop, he did not find what he was looking for. Instead, the situation rekindled old memories he had locked away and tried to forget.