ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 30, 2015) -- Working as a U.S. Army civilian employee is a calling and not simply a job, a senior leader said July 29.
Jyuji Hewitt, executive deputy to the commanding general of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, spoke to a group of about 25 Army civilians with the APG Senior Management Association at Top of the Bay.
Professionalism and a commitment to service are vital to serving in the Army civilian corps, he said.
"Professionals are people who are motivated intrinsically by a calling. This is about something bigger than me," Hewitt said. "This is about serving our nation.
"Being in the Army is a calling. It's more than a job. It's a desire to serve this great republic of ours, the United States of America. Once you understand that it is a calling and grasp those Army values, we will be the force that no other nation can even touch."
Hewitt said Soldiers need precision and discipline in a battlefield formation. Army civilians need the same traits to be successful in their jobs, lead their organizations and mentor the next generation.
"What is your precision? Where are you applying what you do to the same level of professionalism, expertise and precision? Look inside yourselves and your organizations," he said. "Can you do the same?
"Our Army is being challenged. The civilian corps is being challenged. Am I professional? Is this a calling?"
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The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and our nation. RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
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