The issues and challenges that female leaders are confronted with are insurmountable. The thought of an Army developed by males and dominated by females does not sit well with the vast majority of male authority. Generally, women are looked at as...
Many errors in the decision making process occurred during the battle of Mogadishu. The
unfortunate results of those poor decisions were 18 U.S forces KIAs. Similar to Somalia was the
loss of life that occurred in the Philippines during a mission...
Recruiting for the United States Army started in 1775 with a focus on the revolutionary war. The United States Army Recruiting Command, however, traces its roots back to 1882, when Major General Jacob Jennings Bron, Commanding General of the Army,...
Promoting Soldiers to non-commissioned officer ranks without a hands-on screening process is a thoughtless solution for Army leadership shortages that provides inadequate leaders for our Soldiers and creates problems for commanders and first...
Combat leaders serving in Afghanistan are currently facing a difficult ethical dilemma. This ethical problem stems from the difficulties involved in getting deliberate assault operations approved in a timely manner. In my opinion, there are three...
The liberty policy in Japan is too strict. If I was a young sailor under the restrictions of this policy I would probably not be in the Navy now. Serving on a warship is hard enough, without having liberty restrictions. I don’t believe the...
As Sergeants Major, we are confident when making decisions that may have major impacts on our Soldiers and/or units. That confidence hasn’t always been there to steer us into making those right or ethical decisions though. For most of us, we had...
The Army and the Nation itself has a problem being Christian. This is what can be perceived by many Christian Soldiers in the Army today. After all, isn’t that what the Army preaches? Is perception not reality? It’s sad that a Nation can be...
Whether the person is an officer, a senior noncommissioned officer or junior Soldier, commanders at every level should follow regulations and laws in every opportunity. They took this oath when they received their commission. My take on this matter...
The Department of the Army has a policy that disallows Soldiers with a homosexual or bisexual orientation from serving in any capacity of the Army. A Soldier is subject to discharge if he or she admits they are a homosexual and an investigation...
The Army has taken on many shapes over the last thirty-five to forty years. The
challenge of maintaining a ready and relevant force properly structured has been a
daunting task throughout time. No force on earth has attempted to keep pace...
Regardless to Army Regulation 600-20 paragraph 5.5 defining and giving guidance concerning
Family Care Plans for all service members, officers and enlisted, senior Army leaders continue to
make decisions that contradict the regulation. Most...
As an Army at war, focus needs to be on how we as an Army close on the enemy and either kill or destroy them to a point that they can no long bring harm to coalition forces. Soldiers at all levels have been witness to Soldiers giving their lives...
Many former Soldiers out in the U.S. have PTSD. What are the Army and government doing for them? Shouldn’t they be treated the same or better than active Soldiers that have PTSD? Is the VA capable of handling such a vast number that reaches well...
As the Army continues to evolve in the 21st century, we, as senior non-commissioned officers will continue to be the role models for future generations of soldiers to come. Our ethics and moral values will become that of future generations. But...
There is a belief among a significant number of military historians that history never repeats itself. We have learned that encouraging our leaders to review past conflicts or historical engagements for lessons learned and applying them to current...
When a Soldier receives an award, the Soldier should feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. It is a leader’s responsibility to ensure that all awards are recommended and awarded for the correct reason. When the ethical awards process is not...
Ethics are probably one of the most debated subjects in our world today. For that matter ethics have always been debated. The word ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos. Defined ethics is the study of morals, values and customs of a group...
2007 Soldiers make ethical and moral decisions every day. However, what really influences Soldiers when they are making decisions? Like most Soldiers, if asked, they couldn’t define the difference between ethics and morals with most Soldiers...
Years ago, the newly appointed General Counsel for USPACCOM described an ethical dilemma best when he said, “…it’s not about right vs. wrong; it’s about right vs. right, or wrong vs. wrong.” The essence is that of choosing the best right...