Students come from highly structured work environments. They support Soldiers in accordance
with clear policies, guidance, and procedures. Explicit decision-making boundaries often outweigh implicit encouragement to exercise creativity in solving problems and accomplishing work. Autonomy is tolerated when the risk to the organization is low and resources are not diverted away from mission-essential requirements. Workforce behavior is shaped by organizational boundaries and congruent with accomplishing the mission. The reality of a high
operating tempo and a shrinking budget and workforce create a perception of negligible room for exercising personal control over desired effects.