Inappropriate behavior has become a growing ethical problem in the Army. With increased deployments, there has been a noticeable increase in the occurrence of inappropriate behavior. Inappropriate behavior not only is wrong, but it ruins families...
Ethics are the values or ideas of conduct which are most important to an individual, group, or organization; rules set to govern conduct of a person or group in a general or specific situation. AR 600-20 Army Command Policy regulates relationships...
The issue of inappropriate relationships in the Army can have a devastating effect on the morale of units if left unchecked. When senior leaders breaks the trust their Soldiers place in them it rattles very the fabric of the organization. The Army...
I believe from the very early stages of our existence our military has struggled with relationships that aren’t in the best interest of mission accomplishment and that detract from the good order and discipline of a unit.
Prior to July 1998, the...
The thesis addresses the fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) issues associated with contingency contracts that DoD has faced for the last nine years. The topic was chosen because of the potential impact it could have on the national debt, military pay...
This briefing is informational in nature; it will present my views on two ethical issues which are facing the military. The issues I will be presenting my views on are adultery and racism. In today's society what one person sees as cheating might...
This paper concerns an ethical problem I see going on in the Army today. The ethical problem I see is noncommissioned officers having sexual or inappropriate relationships with their subordinate Soldiers. In this paper, I go through the Army's...
This Ethics paper covers several critical issues that are greatly affecting our Army today; sexual harassment, inappropriate relationships, and how units handle incidents involving senior leaders suspected of violating Army policies on these...
The pursuit to instill ethics in our soldiers has been at the forefront of all leaders since the inception of our Army. This is evident in the Blue Book, our General Orders, the Soldier's Code, our Warrior Ethos, and even the Creed of the...
This monograph examines time estimation at the operational level of war. The study begins with a review of Classical Military Theory to identify the theoretical basis for time estimation. It next examines the Theory of Operational Art to discern...
Senior NCOs are the ethical standard bearers for our Army. As Senior NCOs we are charged to uphold the Army standard of ethics in our units. We are expected to do the right thing legally and morally even though no one is watching. The Army teaches...
This monograph discusses surprising the enemy through the use of deception during air assault operations. It focuses at the tactical level of war. Its purpose is to explore whether or not there are tactics, techniques, and procedures that can be...
This study examines a fundamental misalignment in the efficiency and effectiveness of current processes employed to select and place candidates for service in tomorrow's United States Army. This misalignment concerns the Knowledge, Skills,...
Throughout the past 15 years, both the Western allies and the Russians have entered into a series of military engagements that have in one way or another spectacularly failed to achieve the results intended, namely a decisive military victory which...
The US Army's Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) has been oft criticized as a time consuming and cumbersome process. Units typically devote so much time to developing and perfecting the plan that once the process is complete, there remains...
Senior NCOs and officers often place our Soldiers and themselves into ethical dilemmas when they say, "What Happens TDY, Stays TDY." When this comment is made, the perception is unethical behavior is occurring and may cause heartache for our...
The United States Army is a people organization. This is an obvious aspect of an organization this size. An organization of this size will have personnel whose moral fiber may not be in line with society's norm. It is virtually impossible that...
Since the end of the Cold War, the world security environment has been characterized by ethnic and regional turbulence. Consequently, the number and frequency of operations other than war (OOTW) requiring the deployment of the U.S. Army have...
The following ethical dilemma discusses an issue that took place while stationed at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii. This paper focuses on the challenges one Soldier faced regarding the group of Soldiers he called peers, the dilemma that was...
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a set of principles to ensure the effective integration of women into a light infantry unit, without impairing operational effectiveness. It is intended specifically for a New Zealand Army audience, but is...