ADP 6-22 establishes and describes the Army profession and the associated ethic that serve as the basis for a shared professional identity. It establishes and describes what leaders should be and do. Having a standard set of leader attributes and core leader competencies facilitates focused feedback, education, training, and development across all leadership levels. ADP 6-22 describes enduring concepts of leadership through the core competencies and attributes required of leaders of all cohorts and all organizations, regardless of mission or setting.

This publication supersedes ADP 6-22 and ADRP 6-22, dated 1 August 2012 and ADRP 1, dated 14 June 2015. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.