Leaders establish the ethical standards of their organization. The Army is a particularly unique and special organization due to the important nature of its business in defending our nation. We recruit Soldiers from all walks of society with...
Arriving at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy gave way to a clash of cultures, which led to an ethical dilemma. I had not been here long and under the guidance of the International Military Students Office, when we were directed to...
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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...
This monograph analyzes whether major combat operations or stability operations should be more of a priority for United States Army general purpose forces given the likely future threat, future operating environment, requirements and resources....
Coercion theory centers on an actor's ability to influence the decision making of an opponent. This monograph examines military operations in Libya 2011, Operations Unified Protector and Odyssey Dawn, through the lens of coercion theory. It seeks...
Senior enlisted advisors at all levels of command and staff are charged with defending and preserving the quality and traditions of our Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) academies. The U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) is a...
In an Army that is fully engaged in the Global War on Terrorism, there is a group of soldiers that carry the honorable burden of keeping the force pointed in the right direction with the right attitude and vision. The Senior Noncommissioned...
Surely we have all been in a situation where we felt uncomfortable with our leader’s decision. Did you approach the leader to discuss the decision? Did you comply with the decision to prevent conflict with a person that could directly affect you...
I will attempt to capture the significant lessons learned during the New Horizons 2005 exercise conducted in Panama, Central America. The exercises intent is to run a Reserve Component unit through all the rigors of a deployment. The mission will...
The whole field of moral, duties, values, and virtues- -our attempts to order human conduct towards the right and wrong. We as senior leaders must be the role model for our Soldiers to follow.
A major ethical problem confronting the Army today is sexual misconduct. Sexual
misconduct cannot be tolerated by leaders and directly violates Army values and professional ethics. All Soldiers must be disciplined, morally and ethically sound, and...
Leaders must possessed individual values. Individual values are the values our parents, culture and customs or our community instilled in us during our upbringing. These values are usually deeply rooted within our belief. For some leaders,...
Equitable distribution of operational assignments including combat duty is an ethical dilemma facing the Army today. I believe this is an ethical problem because Soldier's trust their assignment manager at DA to consistently and fairly manage their...
The events of September 11 , 2001 will always remain vivid in the minds of many Americans. The events of this day changed the lives of many Americans. This event also changed my life and Soldiers in the US Army. Deployments have been an ongoing...
As Senior Non-Commission officers we are the role models for our future generations of Soldiers. Our Professional Ethics and moral values set the foundation for the future. Therefore, we must continuously re-evaluate what is it that makes us...
We as senior Non-Commissioned Officers must exemplify ethical conduct to be effective and credible in our profession, but living by the code of ethics is not always easy. Many people are tempted to behave unethically because sometimes it is the...
Howell, Peter D.; Thomas (Guyana), Dwayne S.; Johnson, Harold; Lemke, Richard B.; Artis, Lekeith L.; Kinder, Darrin A.
As a result of the United Nation’s ineffective leadership in peacekeeping operations, the United States frequently assumes the lead role in establishing security, stability, humanitarian aid, and protecting human rights around the globe. With the...
We as senior Non-Commissioned Officers must exemplify ethical conduct to be effective and credible in our profession, but living by the code of ethics is not always easy. Many people are tempted to behave unethically because sometimes it is the...
Dealing with the news media traversing the battlefield is not necessarily new. Bringing battlefield news to the American people has been the responsibility of major news publications and their correspondents since the Civil War. News reporters,...
An Ethical dilemma in which Sergeants Major’s face is when they have been selected to sit on a centralized promotion board and they recognize one of the Soldiers in which they have to vote on. Although that Sergeants Major might have firsthand...