The United States Army Special Forces (SF) is a unique combat organization that no other American branch of service can duplicate. The Special Forces are known within the force as the "Quiet Professionals" due to the unwritten code of, get in and...
The United States Army Special Forces (SF) is a unique combat organization that no other American branch of service can duplicate. The Special Forces are known within the force as the "Quiet Professionals" due to the unwritten code of, get in and...
The United States Army Special Forces (SF) is a unique combat organization that no other American branch of service can duplicate. The Special Forces are known within the force as the “Quiet Professionals” due to the unwritten code of, get in...
This study investigates the Army's post-civil war systemic problems during the Indian Wars within the time frame from 1865 to 1881. It examines the areas of leadership, doctrine, training and equipment. The study considers the Sioux Indians and...
The conduct of war is regulated by well-established and recognized rules that are designated as the "laws of war" which comprise the written and unwritten rules. The accompanying rules of land warfare have been prepared for use of officers of the...
Intended to assist in both candidates and board members with preparation for examination. Contains theoretical and parade and oral subjects of examination for second lieutenants of cavalry, second lieutenants of artillery, second lieutenants of...
Senior leaders teach ethical standards, but don't always practice those same standards of ethical conduct. Army regulations and Command policies outlines conduct for all service personnel on or off
duty.
As the Army moves into the 21st century, we as Senior Non-Commission officers will be the role models for future generations of soldiers to come. Our ethics and moral values become that of future generations. As such, we must re-evaluate what it is...
In today’s Army, we have an officer manning problem. The two most important reasons for this
development are the casualty rate among junior officers and the operational tempo of our current war.
As a response to the officer shortage problem in...
The Senior Non Commissioned Officer has been a building block for Junior NCO’s and Officers for over 200 years. The style of leadership that the senior NCO displays has been a cornerstone in the US Army for many years. History has proven that...
What price is too high? Where do we draw the line? When do we as leaders stop expending lives of our Soldiers in recovery efforts of dead ones? As a leader, I would say that even one life is too high of a price to pay to recover the body of a dead...
We are often placed in difficult situation in which dilemmas are suddenly placed in our pathway. Oftentimes a decision needs must be rendered about the outcome and the punishment if there are consequences. Personal problems seem to be one of the...
In our military careers, sometimes the hardest decisions leaders make are not between the right and wrong, but between the shades of right. Believing in the best interest of the Nation and the Army, CSM Wood feels that COA "C" upholds ALL of the...
We have to step back and look at ourselves. We must fix what is wrong internally before we can correct others on the same issues. We can fight daily, but the fact is that many of the more subtle forms of ethics violations are hard to prove. They...
When I was presented with the assignment of writing a paper on ethics, it was not easy for me. I am able to give anyone my opinion on any topic at any time, but I have never taken the time to put something down on paper concerning ethics. To me, in...
It is of vital importance that the military leader be versed in the study of military history. By studying history, the military leader uses critical thinking, grounded in military history, as the basis for operational decision making. Military...
This paper will discuss the Army's challenge in the enforcement of human rights of suspected terrorist. It will discuss the challenges the Soldiers face daily in the War against Terrorism with the media coverage of their every action.
An ethical dilemma is when two common held values collide, that is personal values versus military values. If the leadership fails to correct problem it not only can corrupt the unit, but the Army and the entire system that so many have fought and...