Understanding the professional military ethic (PME) requires first understanding the conceptual foundations upon which it stands. This foundation includes objective morality, the sociology of professions, professional ethics in general, and the...
An individual’s loyalty to something or someone will always come in to conflict with decisions they may have to make. These decisions may affect only a small number of Soldiers or the entire Army. The United States Army puts its Soldiers in...
The challenge facing Army leadership today is to instill rock solid ethics that can withstand the laissez faire approach that society teaches our youth.
This research study examines the 7/7 London bombings, the Murrah building attack by Timothy McVeigh, and the Japanese religious terrorist group Aum Shinrikyo. The three groups are analyzed against the recognized forms of human rights, as defined by...
This study is an attempt to develop an ethic tor those who must perform soldierly duties in this era. It is an examination of core values, and how these values have been translated into military ethics and obligations with in the context of western...
This thesis is a case study on ethics within war. The thirteenth century Albigensian Crusade was a war against a heretical religious ideology known as Catharism whose tenets threatened the social order of Europe. The campaign took place in...
Ethics and morality have its background in the way that we were raised, in religion or our environment. There can be different perceptions of ethic and sides of one problem or area of problems for different people. The professional ethic of the...
The Herero filed lawsuit against Germany in 2001, demanding reparations for the alleged genocide during German colonialism- resuscitating a century old debate of whether the Herero Rebellion is indeed the first genocide of the twentieth century....
Many Americans associate the fall of Rome with Alaric and the Visigoths and other warrior peoples from the north, but serious students understand that Rome’s decline was slow and from within. Ralph Peters writes, “In its confident years, the...
This study is about soldiers of the United States Army. Their dedication and selfless service not only puts them at physical risk but challenges their morality. Their willingness to participate and eagerness to learn gave energy to the class and...
Soldiers are continuously preparing for war. War has a perfuse connection with destruction, savagery and murder. War on the Soldier's level-taking the life of another human being -conflicts with the moral principle, "thou shall not kill." Soldiers...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
The purpose of this essay is to analyze cases of disobedience during twentieth-century military history as a means of addressing a number of issues. Why do soldiers disobey? What are their motives for disobedience? What is the legitimacy and...
Army leaders place a great deal of emphasis on insuring that it's Soldiers understand and know how to apply the Army values, ethics, and leadership to every situation that may involve an ethical dilemma This practice applies to Soldiers, their...
This study investigates the codification of ethics within the Marine Corps. The study analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of codification. It also presents a comparative analysis between several proposed codes and historic sources of ethical...
Throughout mankind’s history of waging war he has struggled between “total war” and the use of “rules of engagement”, to ease the very real conscience of the Soldier and, in the present day United States, the political conscience of the...
Much of moral philosophy deals with practical moral problems, and many philosophers work to solve some current problematic issues. The current challenge in military ethics is nothing short of a crisis. For those not willing to recognize a crisis,...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
As America finds itself answering to the needs of the world, the costs associated with less-than-vital military operations have become a growing subject of debate. One inevitable part of this debate is the issue of combat casualties and the widely...