The Army Weight Control Program sets forth standards and provides incentives designed to motivate Soldiers to comply with Army standards. However, the human factor is involved while reading and setting the standards outlined in "The Army Weight...
Battlefield Ethics, morals, and values are a strategic instrument and a combat multiplayer for any commander, service, or country. When proper battlefield ethics are applied a desired victory can and will be obtained. When they are abused, misused,...
Women serving in our armed forces should never have to face the tragedy of sexual assault. However, female troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are reporting an insidious enemy in their own camps: fellow American Soldiers who sexually assault...
In today's Army it is increasingly apparent that much of the American culture's ethical erosion is seeping into the ranks of Soldiers and thereby will have, and has had, a detrimental effect upon the Army as a whole. The narcissistic societal norms...
Over the past 8 years the Drill Sergeant program has gone though some significant changes due to the unethical behavior of a number of Drill Sergeants. The Army needs to look at the selection process for this assignment. All Soldiers need to be...
The theme of my essay is set in the opening paragraph, suggesting that the question of ethics has and always will be a dilemma facing everyone donning the Army's uniform. We often talk of ethics as if we are accepted, for ethics is a cornerstone of...
Military history, as we know it today, has become a much more vital part of how societies and cultures are formed, compared to past generations. Conflicts of the past are forever embedded in the minds of leaders of today. From the many casualties...
We have in the military what we like to call the "CNN Effect", in other worlds everything we do could potentially end up on the evening news. We cannot allow our subordinates or our senior leadership to be the lead story on the evening news or the...
The United States Army instituted the Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER) in October 1958 to strengthen the NCO Corps, improve NCO performance, ensure selection of the best qualified for assignment and promotions, and to facilitate...
During the last five years we have been involved in the War on Terrorism. We have Soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and Senior NCOs have been called on to lead America's sons and daughters in combat. There has been no greater time for us...
What are ethics? What are morals? Are they interchangeable or are they two separate ideas? Can something be considered ethical without being moral? Are ethics and morals the same all over the world? These are some of the questions that we, as...
Ethical and moral standards based on the Army core values are a driving force on what is considered appropriate personal and professional conduct within the military. This paper will define what I believe ethics to be. I will further address an...
An ethical dilemma facing the Army at present is the disappointment of noncommissioned officers not setting the example and adhering to standards and regulations. As noncommissioned officers it is our ethical duty to do set the example every day....
The current War on Global Terrorism, coupled with the implementation of Stop Loss and multiple deployments has created a unique dilemma for Commanders and First Sergeants. This dilemma is one of ethics. This paper will describe the dilemma, give an...
Many American's as well as Soldiers are faced daily with unethical behavior. This paper focus on one extreme case of an elected U.S. official's unethical behavior. The Army leadership must continue its efforts in teaching and mentoring Soldiers to...
Human behavior is the collection of activities performed by human beings and influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, and/or coercion.
The behavior of people falls within a range with...
How many times have you heard, "You're a soldier twenty-four hours, seven days a week"? All rules and regulations apply, regardless of your location, whether it be on post, or in your own living room. You will comply, or else. Sound familiar?
This article reports the results of some of the leadership challenges in the United States Army Recruiting Command dating back to 1994. You will see some of the tactics, procedures and results, and the leadership issues. Despite the leadership...
Since the 1970 establishment of centralized senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) promotion boards, the Army has utilized the noncommissioned officers evaluation report (NCO-ER) as its key indicator of promotion potential. Although revised in...
A big problem in the army is the Soldier deserters, because they affect the normal development of the Institution and troop morals. U.S. military records show that between 8,000 and 10,000 Soldiers are currently unaccounted for. It is not known how...