Field Manual FM 6-22 Developing Leaders Change 2 February 2025

This United States Army publication, Field Manual FM 6-22 Developing Leaders Change 2 February 2025, provides a doctrinal framework covering methods for how leaders develop other leaders, improve their organizations, build teams, and develop themselves. The title change reflects the manual’s emphasis on developing leaders at the direct and organizational levels. FM 6-22 emphasizes the active process of teaching, training, coaching, mentoring, study, and learning required for developing Army leaders. Development does not merely happen because of established institutional and administrative policies; developing leaders requires deliberate intent and genuine engagement by raters, senior raters, instructors, trainers, support personnel, and the leaders themselves.

Leadership is fundamental to Army operations as an element of combat power; subsequently developing leaders requires an understanding of related doctrine. The leader attributes and competencies are common to all Army leaders. Each branch identifies the technical and tactical knowledge, skills and abilities required of leaders to perform their duties at specific grades and positions.

The principal audience for FM 6-22 is all Army leaders, military and civilian. FM 6-22 serves as a primary aid to leaders to develop individuals and cohesive teams from the division down with a focus on company to brigade levels. Trainers and educators throughout the Army use this manual.