This paper is a summary of the events of my unit, from February 2003 to March 2004. From our notification to deploy to the Iraqi theater, to operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom #1, to our subsequent recovery and return to our home station...
I was appointed First Sergeant of the 322nd Maintenance Company on 30 November 2004. Finally a dream come true, my very own unit of Soldiers under my charge and each thirsty to learn my operating system. I made a promise to never waste my Soldiers...
In my career field, the biggest ethical dilemma facing the military today is the fact that soldiers are not required to possess their laboratory certification to practice their specialty like their civilian counterparts. Individuals who possess a...
The purpose of this thought paper is to discuss the serious equipment deficiencies the National Guard dealt with during hurricane Katrina, and is the Military ready to take on a new role in natural disasters in the United States. These are some of...
Most of us learn at a very early age the principles o fright and wrong. Learning how to conform to a standard of acceptable behavior is a life process. Family values are the foundation and building blocks for who we are and who we have become. We...
In 1994, then Secretary of Defense, Les Aspin signed a ban that excluded women from land combat units. He added a restriction stating women could not serve "where units and positions are doctrinally required to physically co-locate and remain with...
Our personal ethics are based on the values that we learn as children. Military ethics are based on the Seven Army Values. As soldiers, we are constantly reminded of the Seven Army Values and military ethics and how important it is to live by them.
One of the hardest things to do, for some individuals, is to make an honest self assessment of yourself. It is even harder when the assessment is on how you’re living your life and whether or not you're being ethically correct. As I take a look...
There is a recruiting crisis in this country, and recruiters across the nation are battling that crisis daily. However, the way to remedy that crisis is not through unethical or immoral means.