AirRabbit wrote:
The precepts of professionalism that are most regularly described typically include attitude, competence, conduct, and perhaps above all, character – none of which, perhaps with the exception of competence, lend themselves very easily to a set of recognizable standards.
Might I add, sir, that the precepts of professionalism are contained within oneself and need not be of recognizable standards, i.e., those standards are the ones you set for yourself. Recognizable by others, or not. As a former military man I'm certain you know of what I write.