This paper captures the personal reflections of a Regimental Sergeant Major of an active Engineer Battalion in the Singapore Army. The purpose of this paper is to share his thoughts and experiences, provide insights of this appointment, and serve...
Ethics are principles that are followed that lead one to do the right thing. Doing the right thing is not always easy, but to fulfill your duty, maintain your integrity, and serve honorably, you must be able to apply ethical reasoning. To really...
The intent of this essay to show our military leaders study military history to prevent the mishaps of the past from happening again. In the past fifty years, the United States Military has been involved in numerous conflicts. Leaders have learned...
America's credentials around the world is our ability to be ethical. America's actions are watched, observed and reported and, when American Soldiers fail to be ethical, American Soldiers become no different than the foe we are fighting. Murder of...
"Sacrifice in peace to save in war." "Sacrifice what?" is the question. The Army is a profession, "the Profession of Arms." War fighting is the business of this profession, and unfortunately, sometimes our professionals sacrifice supremely ......
This case study is a recent example of unethical behavior that I became aware of through my spouse, this is a true account of the facts presented to me. To some, this may be black and white however to me it was a dilemma in dealing with military...
Developing writing skills in our young NCOs, beginning with an introduction at the Warrior Leaders Course (WLC), may be critical to not only professional development, but ultimately the future of our Army. A bold statement, but one I will attempt...
Leaders establish the ethical standards of their organization. The Army is a particularly unique and special organization due to the important nature of its business in defending our nation. We recruit Soldiers from all walks of society with...
The company First Sergeant, called the Mother of the company in the German Army. When considering the role of the First Sergeant, one could easily understand why the term mother of the company is fitting for the position. The First Sergeant, the...
Asymmetric warfare has long been the common denominator of dispute resolution when dealing with inferior, nonprofessional fighting forces. Our contemporary armed forces are better equipped, better trained and more capable of defeating an opponent...
The Iraqi Afghanistan war and Vietnam has a lot of parallels that make them similar in nature. The purpose of this paper is to examine these parallels and outline them in order to shed light on what they are and the lessons learned from Vietnam. As...
“The real war will never get in the books,” is a phrase credited to Walt Whitman as appearing in his Drums Tap and contains his ideas on what can be expected in the many histories anticipated to follow the conclusion of the Civil War. The...
Abstract: In 1961, the government of South Vietnam (GVN) along with several United States advisors and Sir Robert Thompson, (who was personally engaged with the successful Malayan relocation), began modifying the Agroville Plan into what was known...
Since the start of the U.S. Army in 1775 the noncommissioned officer has been prevalent in battle taking charge and leading by example. That year was also the start of the Continental Army. The United States noncommissioned officer is a...
Beatty, Carl E.; Gardner, Rick; Lahan, Mark; Chrisp, Ron
The Philippine Insurrection was the beginning and end of America's efforts to become an imperialistic nation. The country had expanded to its furthest most boundaries and was looking for fresh markets and resources. The Mahan theory recommended...
Henderson, Drew; Gamble, Carmen; Niebauer, Rob; Miller, Ken; Steward, Fred
Thesis Statement: US involvement in the Kosovo conflict was a military success but a political and diplomatic nightmare. Discussion: The US provided the vast majority of forces and equipment for the Kosovo conflict. 12 other NATO countries from...
The purpose of this paper is to inform you of how women in combat arms roles been a dilemma since the early 1940s around the world. Why woman should be allowed in combat arms? Is society ready to see women in combat arms roles? Is it American...
Leaders in the U.S. Army, both officers and noncommissioned officers, have a tremendous responsibility to make ethical decisions every day. When ethics are pushed to the side in day-today decisions, leaders fail to set good ethical examples for...
The increasing reliance on monetary inducements to recruit and retain regular service personnel by the Singapore Armed Forces has gives rise to the concern of 'occupationalism' in the military service, as opposed to the traditional view of military...
Considering all of the difficult decisions that a leader must make, it seems that making ethical choices in the management of resources would be rather simple. It would be hard to come up with a decision that we must make on a daily basis that...