The Army defines leadership as ‘‘the process of
influencing people by providing purpose, direction,
and motivation, while operating to accomplish the
mission and improve the organization,’’5(glossary, 3)
and it recognizes 3 levels of leadership with line authority,
each with increasing responsibility and increasing
accountability: direct, organizational, and
strategic. As might be expected, thismodel also guides
the intentional leadership development of health professionals
in the military. For example, the ‘‘Army
Nursing Leader Capabilities Map’’ is based on these
3 levels of leadership, each with defined and required
civilian and military educational preparation requirements,
and all interrelated with 5 key constructs of
leader development: foundational thinking, personal
journey disciplines, systems thinking, succession planning,
and change management