Would you be inclined to follow a military leader who the Army has proven to be in violation, policy, or regulation because he/she violated military ethics? Non-commissioned officers struggle with military ethics while they support the command in...
The United States Army continues to execute counterinsurgency operations in support of the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. However, inculcating a counterinsurgency ethos into the Army continues to be a challenge. The Army’s reward system,...
In the contemporary environment of Global War on Terror, there is a growing perception of a linkage between Islamic teachings and terrorism. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the vulnerability of Islamic doctrine and teachings to...
If you study hard, then you will make good grades. If you make good grades, you will graduate or earn a degree. If you earn a degree, you will get a good job. If you eat all your dinner, you will get dessert. If you buy your date an expensive...
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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...
In November, 1950, the United States Army suffered one of its most devastating defeats ever, in the frozen mountains of North Korea at the hands of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. This defeat fundamentally changed the nature of the Korean...
This monograph examines the effect of allowing women into the infantry in the U.S. Army. It focuses on aspects of the moral domain - cohesion, bonding, morale and stress. It attempts to answer the question: Will small level infantry unit (i.e....
In my opinion there is a very troubling ethical dilemma that is affecting the United States Army today. That dilemma is the ever changing standard. What I am talking about is the standard that seems to change depending on who it is applied to, or...
The web page states "The United States Army Recruiting Command recruits Soldiers, both officers and enlisted, to meet the needs of an expeditionary Army, begins the transformation from civilian to Soldier, acts as the Army's liaison with the...
Usama Bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, declared war on the United States in a statement issued in August 1996. With the words, "It is a duty now on every tribe in the Arab Peninsula to fight in the cause of Allah and to cleanse the land from...
The concept of operational art was added to U.S. Army doctrine in the mid-,1980s. It is intended to provide a bridge between the complex, ethereal, and many times ambiguous national strategic aims, and the relatively mechanical, straightforward,...
The U.S. military is not currently organized to conduct effective personnel targeting operations outside of the United States. The Department of Defense needs to create an organization that can find, capture or kill designated personnel. With the...
This paper analyzes leading edge information age management concepts future armies are likely to adopt. There are two premises which shape the research. Change is occurring, today with greater speed, volume, and complexity. War is a reflection of...
I deployed with Strike Fighter Squadron EIGHT-ONE (VFA 81) onboard the warship USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV67) in June 2004. In order to prepare for this deployment, our training begins months in advance. The Navy, as in the Army, trains our Sailors 24...
There are three qualities individuals must possess to make ethical decisions. The first is the ability to recognize ethical issues and to reason through the ethical consequences of decisions. The ability to see a second and third order effect is...
Senior leaders today must be aware of lessons learned in the past so as not to repeat the same mistakes. With that being said, I have tremendous expectations of leaders. As a leader, l owe you the opportunity to perform to the best of your...
As senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs), adhering to the principles of the Army Values is essential to upholding high ethical standards. An unethical behavior can destroy organizational morale, cohesion, teamwork, undermine trust and confidence,...
This paper addresses the issue of senior noncommissioned officers managing a fair unit awards program. The two traps that are easy to fall into in this task and that we will address at length are first, "the good old boy" system where only those...