NAVS 2247 - Principles of Naval Leadership

1. Comprehend the moral and ethical responsibilities of the military leader:

• Comprehend the leader’s moral and ethical responsibilities to the organization and society.
• Comprehend the relationship of integrity, moral courage, and ethical behavior to authority, responsibility, and accountability.

2. Demonstrate characteristics of effective oral and written communication:

• Comprehend the communications process.
• Comprehend the major causes of communication breakdown and effective means to create healthy communication.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of basic counseling skills:

• Comprehend the importance of feedback to mission effectiveness.
• Comprehend various motivational techniques which may be useful in leadership situations.
• Apply counseling skills to performance evaluation debriefings, discipline infractions, career guidance, and personal problems.

4. Comprehend and demonstrate adherence to the standards of conduct for military personnel.
5. Comprehend and apply current equal opportunity policies and programs.
6. Comprehend and apply the official policies on prevention of sexual harassment, fraternization and hazing.
7. Know the policies regarding family planning.
8. Apply the fundamentals of Operational Risk Management and Time Critical Risk Management.
9. Know financial, medical, and other benefits available to military personnel.
10. Know basic administrative responsibilities of an officer including:

• Personnel administrative actions with regard to officer and enlisted service records, performance evaluations, advancement recommendations, and selection board procedures.
• Requirements and procedures for proper handling and disclosure of classified material, consequences for inadvertent disclosure, and consequences for violation of the espionage laws, including:
  • Maintenance of classified material security, including techniques for avoiding technology transfer.
  • Disclosure, clearance and need to know.
  • Basic security classifications and their corresponding handling requirements.

11. Know governing documents for Naval correspondence. Know how directives are organized and revised.