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...
In a constantly changing world threatened by the likelihood of terrorist acts, the American people need military leaders who clearly demonstrate an understanding of American core values, and who are both competent and morally focused. In order to...
The intent behind this paper was to develop a set of key principles that would support both planners and operators in the conduct of counterinsurgency operations. This set of principles would also be morally acceptable on an international level,...
Should the United States stop nuclear proliferation for both North Korea and Iran? These two countries desperately seek a place among the nuclear powers, however, their bellicose talk and belligerent actions towards others in their region as well...
The emerging operational environment of the United States military is characterized by a changing myriad of complex dimensions, the elements of which are often uncomfortably and in some cases drastically different from those encountered during the...
Ethical failures during the current era of persistent conflict have had significant operational costs. To minimize the effects of these operational costs, leaders must morally asses their forces and strive to implement programs to minimize future...
Socrates stated "There are these two evils, the doing of injustice and the suffering of
Injustice-and we affirm that to do injustice is a greater, and to suffer injustice a
lesser evil." (Gorgias, 509c). The United Nations in 1984, stated that...
The purpose behind this monograph was to explore the moral level of war in the context of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the larger framework of counterinsurgency operations. Operation Iraqi Freedom is a war fought in the moral realm and the resulting...
This paper seeks to examine the changing nature of war and the environment in which it is fought. The fact that America is not applauding its successes at the physical level of war in waging the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and does not perceive the...
We as leaders are entrusted with young men and women that are depending on us to instill the ethical and moral attitude needed, to carry them through their military careers and beyond. In these times of shrinking budgets, the public and the media...
This monograph directly addresses the problem posed when considering the question 'Who says what right is?' or 'Justice according to whom?' The relative nature of the term 'justice' creates a problem for military ethics, particularly when soldiers...
Sexual harassment is an ethical dilemma facing the Army every day. Why is it we
Soldiers are constantly receiving training dealing with Sexual harassment? Because Soldiers continue to sexually harass each other. The leadership of the Army must be...
This study investigates military moral problems from the perspective of situation ethics. It explores the feasibility of a situational military ethic using the supreme moral imperative of universal concern which underlies all moral action and from...
This thesis examines what a soldier's legal, ethical, and moral obligations are when he is ordered to surrender but still has the will and means to resist. The question pits two of the military's highest values against one another. The first is the...
Owning our army ethic. MAJ Chris Case, U.S. Army; Major Bob Underwood, U.S. Army; and Colonel Sean T. Hannah, Ph.D., U.S. Army; The Army's ethic must reconcile possible tensions between action and duty by providing guidance for both why we fight...
The methods that the military currently uses to train and execute combat operations enable soldiers to kill the enemy effectively, but it leaves the soldiers liable to post-combat psychological trauma caused by guilt. This is a leadership issue. I...
In order to deal with today's ethical dilemmas in the Army, leaders must constantly reinforce the fundamentals of the Army Values. These fundamentals spell the acronym LDRSHIP and sum up the Army Values that all Soldiers must abide by. We will...
Since World War II, the United States has yielded many of its policy decisions to the desires of the United States military. These policy decisions reach from nylon and aluminum restrictions for the war efforts of World War II through the tough...
90th Anniversary History
Integrating Intelligence and Information: Ten Points for the Commander. Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, U.S. Army; Brigadier General Charles A. Flynn, U.S. Army; The authors provide ten points as an azimuth for...