FM 6-22 - Army Leadership - Competent, Confident, and Agile

Oct 22, 2026

FM 6-22 (FM 22-100) establishes Army leadership doctrine and fundamental principles for officers, noncommissioned officers, and Army civilians. The manual explains the BE-KNOW-DO concept, emphasizing agile, multiskilled leaders with strong moral character, broad knowledge, and keen intellect. It links leader competencies to the Warrior Ethos, stresses example-setting, teaching, mentoring, and lifelong learning, and outlines leadership foundations, roles, and leader character, presence, and intellect.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages216

Reading Time9 h 4 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part One The Basis of Leadership

Chapter 1 Leadership Defined

Chapter 2 The Foundations of Army Leadership

Chapter 3 Leadership Roles, Leadership Levels, and Leadership Teams

Part Two The Army Leader: Person of Character, Presence and Intellect

Chapter 4 Leader Character

Chapter 5 Leader Presence

Chapter 6 Leader Intelligence

FM 6-22 (FM 22-100) | Army Leadership
Competent, Confident, and Agile | | --- | | OCTOBER 2006
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | | Headquarters, Department of the Army | Foreword Competent leaders of character are necessary for the Army to meet the challenges in the dangerous and complex security environment we face. FM 6-22 is the Army’s keystone field manual on leadership. It establishes leadership doctrine and fundamental principles for all officers, noncommissioned officers, and Army civilians across all components. This manual uses the BE-KNOW-DO concept to express what is required of Army leaders. It is critical that Army leaders be agile, multiskilled pentathletes who have strong moral character, broad knowledge, and keen intellect. They must display these attributes and leader competencies bound by the concept of the Warrior Ethos. Leaders must be committed to lifelong learning to remain relevant and ready during a career of service to the Nation. Army leaders must set the example, teach, and mentor, and this manual provides the principles, concepts, and training to accomplish this important task on which America depends. PETER J. SCHOOMAKER General, United States Army Chief of Staff This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ([www.us.army.mil](www.us.army.mil)) and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at ([www.train.army.mil](www.train.army.mil)). *FM 6-22 ( FM 22-100) Field Manual Headquarters No. 6-22 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 12 October 2006 Army Leadership Competent, Confident, and Agile Contents Page PREFACE ..............................................................................................................v [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.....................................................................................vi](ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.....................................................................................vi) [INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................viii](INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................viii) PART ONE THE BASIS OF LEADERSHIP Chapter 1 LEADERSHIP DEFINED ................................................................................... 1-1 Influencing .......................................................................................................... 1-2 Operating ............................................................................................................ 1-3 Improving ............................................................................................................ 1-3 Chapter 2 THE FOUNDATIONS OF ARMY LEADERSHIP............................................... 2-1 The Founding Documents of our Nation ............................................................ 2-1 The Civilian-Military Linkage .............................................................................. 2-1 Leadership and Command Authority .................................................................. 2-3 The Army Leadership Requirements Model....................................................... 2-3 Excelling at the Core Leader Competencies ...................................................... 2-7 Chapter 3 LEADERSHIP ROLES, LEADERSHIP LEVELS, AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS3-1 Roles and Relationships ..................................................................................... 3-1 Levels of Leadership .......................................................................................... 3-5 Leader Teams .................................................................................................... 3-8 Team Structures ................................................................................................. 3-9 PART TWO THE ARMY LEADER: PERSON OF CHARACT

FAQs

What is FM 6-22 meant to do for the Army?

FM 6-22 serves as the Army’s keystone field manual on leadership, establishing doctrine and fundamental principles for leaders across Army components.

What does the BE-KNOW-DO concept emphasize for Army leaders?

The manual uses BE-KNOW-DO to describe expectations for leaders, highlighting agility, multiskilled capability, strong moral character, broad knowledge, and keen intellect.

Which major leadership areas are covered by the manual’s organization?

The contents outline a focus on the basis of leadership, leadership roles and teams, and the Army leader’s character, presence, and intelligence.

Oct 22, 2026

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