Throughout history, particularly in the 20th century, military intelligence, or lack of it, has had a direct impact on the successes and failures of campaigns. No where is this more evident than in the first engagements of unit-size operations at...
Abstract: As Children, our family members and close contacts mold our ethical and moral traits. However, these characteristics are sometimes altered by personal experiences. The decisions of a Soldier, JAG Officer, and a Chaplain were instrumental...
Baldonado, Frederick P.; Blore, Andrew W.; Jones, Walton; Phelps, Rufus III; Richards, Walter L.
We will discuss in this paper the Noncommissioned Officers Education System (NCOES) and the fact that it needs a serious overhaul. The NCOES needs to power down the POIs so that noncommissioned officers are learning ahead rather than behind or at...
The United States Army has continued to evolve its combat training to meet emerging world threats. Starting in the late 1980s, the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) started focusing its training philosophy towards a new umbrella concept that...
Thesis: This Ethics thought paper will be a brief overview of the Ethical Dilemma in the grading system at USASMA. I personally feel that the grading system is not equally the same.
Introduction: Ethical Dilemmas are a continuing issue for all...
Jones, J.R.; Hammond, Isaac; Ramos, Sandy; Williams, Carleen; Schade, Scott
Thesis: The United States should reserve the right to use deep operations in the form of preemptive and preventive strikes to defend our national interests even if the act meets with the disapproval of United Nations member states.
Although numerous senior NCOs fail to become professional leaders, it is up to the rest of us to set the example and demonstrate on what right looks like. Few senior leaders set the example but many will falter by turning their head the other way...
When Soldiers think of advancement and promotion they think of every single way that is available to them to achieve their goal. This system has created such a promotion hungry population that Soldiers and Leaders will do whatever it takes to...
The current operational tempo of the United States Army combined with the Global War on Terrorism has placed our Organizational Leaders in a personal and mission dilemma. With the just in time fills and troop strength requirements annotated on the...
Leaders are responsible for setting the ethical climate whether deployed or not deployed. When we as leaders fail to train Soldiers to live the Army Values and embed our Warrior Ethos instead of just reciting them, Soldiers will not be influenced...
I believe one of the greatest ethical dilemmas we face today in the Army has to deal with what I call armchair quarterbacking. We see this type of armchair quarterbacking everywhere; from the battlefield to the classroom. Who are the people that...
Army regulations are a rule and guide to assist in complying with and enforcing Army policies. Sometimes we find that these regulations are used solely as a one sided interpretation by commanders. Although it is the commanders final say in the...
As a First Sergeant (1SG), you are constantly facing and ultimately making decisions that have a foundation that is entirely based on ethics. The perception of ethical behavior can vary from Soldier to Soldier and at times is in conflict with their...
Prestige cannot be given to an individual or a group; rather, it must be earned by actions and conduct of such quality as to win the respect of others, both superiors and subordinates. Therefore, the program in effect in the 24th Infantry Division...
A serious ethical issue that I have encountered over the years is that some commissioned officers and senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) believe that because of their rank or position certain standards do not apply to them. As the previous...
We as senior Non-Commissioned Officers must exemplify ethical conduct to be effective and credible in our profession, but living by the code of ethics is not always easy. Many people are tempted to behave unethically because sometimes it is the...
This paper I will give an example of poor ethical leadership that is prevalent thought the U.S. Army. Leaderships is something that is very subjective. There are all types of leadership and there are many different styles of leaders. It does not...
The awards system in the United States Army is highly scrutinized because of the subjective criteria that make up the awards program. The lack of individual emphasis and failure to follow the Army Regulation (AR) by various commanders across the...
Setting the example is just an Army principal or it is something that guides us through our career as professional Soldiers? One of the biggest ethical dilemmas that the Army is facing today is that Noncommissioned Officers are not following the...
Developing structure within a unit and the will to fight is one of the greatest
challenges a leader will face. The Army Values are the essential aspects when it
comes to teambuilding. They are integrated into all elements of mottoes, history,...