Effectiveness, rather than pure efficiency, is the key to the work of professionals—the sick want a cure, the accused want exoneration, and the defenseless seek security. “I am an expert and I am a professional” (the ninth statement of The Soldier’s Creed) eludes to our duty as soldiers to know our job and be able to perform it under any circumstance imaginable without hesitation or question. Second, professionals are capable of making judgment calls, applying their skills and reaching informed decisions in situations that the general public cannot, because they have not received the relevant training. Professions create their own standards of performance and codes of ethics to maintain their effectiveness. One of the examples of professional ethics is the Hippocratic Oath to which medical doctors adhere to.
The Profession of Arms is a vocation, not an occupation. The American government and the American people place trust in Army Professional Soldiers, and the Professional Soldiers serve a civilian government and people. The Army Profession must self-police and develop expert Professional Soldiers capable of ethically applying lethal force to protect the nation. If the profession fails to self-police, the trust of the American government and people will deplete, such as with drill sergeant hazing or prisoner abuse. Army Professionals must certify and develop military-technical expertise, human development expertise, moral-ethical expertise, and political-cultural expertise to operate and adapt to a wide range of demands.
For example, I have a particularly strong anti-war ethic and some clients have been in the army and are very proud of that. I respect this and understand they have had a different life experience to me so do not let my views get in the way of having a professional working relationship. 2.1 explain why reflecting on practice is an important way to develop knowledge, skills and practice. I want to provide the best care for the students we support and to do this
The defense discovers that the death was the result of a ‘Code Red’ illegal corporal punishment meted out to a soldier in need of discipline administered upon the order of a Colonel Nathan Jessup. What weight to attach to a defense of “superior orders” when these are claimed as the basis for action by a soldier. On the one hand a soldier’s duty to the military is considered paramount, the code for Marines is “Unit, Corps, God, Country”; at the same time, as a human being, he cannot be exempt from the moral duty to differentiate between right and wrong.
In applying the UCMJ to civilians, there are three degrees of inclusiveness that may govern jurisdiction. First, the military might, as a matter of policy, limit its prosecutions to DOD contractors. While in keeping with Congress’s earlier MEJA legislation, such a limitation would run counter to the legislative intent behind the 2007 act. MEJA was not applicable to the civilian contractors in the Abu Ghraib scandal because the DOD had not technically hired them, even though they performed military functions. According to Senator Graham, the recent change in UCMJ jurisdiction was intended to curb contractor abuses such as Abu Ghraib.38 Thus, at the very least, nonDOD contractors actively involved in military operations should now be subject to UCMJ authority.
The importance of not lying in society. There are many reasons why a soldier should not lie in the army. First I will go over the moral implications of lying. First and foremost any one person should not lie because it is wrong just plain wrong. For instance if you were to lie to a family member or a friend about something as menial as saying you have taken out the trash and you didn’t or failed to do it correctly you are deceiving your family member or friend.
Page 386 (7 and 8) 7 As Thoreau discusses his essay on civil disobedience, he discusses several political ideas such as that the government is not really needed in a person's life and that it can change a person. Many people might think that he might be a patriot with his ideas or as traitor. I might self saw Thoreau neither as a patriot or a traitor, because a patriot is a a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors and a traitor is a a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors. I would say that Thoreau was more in the middle of this spectrum. He neither loved the government nor betray it.
The orders issued in garrison are just as important as the ones being issued in a combat zone. It is important that the order be understood and done when told to, to avoid further problems. I realize that disrespect does not alway fall under the guise of orders, however as understood by the UCMJ, disrespect and disregarding an order are one in the same so the comparison and effectively, the issue fall under the same
In Be, Know, Do: Leadership the Army Way integrity is defined as doing what’s right – legally and morally (Hesselbein and Shinseki 28-29). People with integrity do the right thing not because it’s convenient for them to do so but because their character permits no less. Hayes, although very angry over the interception, should have swallowed his pride and helped opposing player Bauman off the ground and back onto the field. Another value that the army stresses is selfless service which is defined as putting the welfare of the nation, the Army and subordinates before your own (Hesselbein and Shinseki 28-29). Selfless service means not making decisions that hurt the team but help you.
While on the other hand misbehavior is when you step out side of the rules that have been given if the person in charge finds out. That is why misbehavior is only relevant to the person in charge, someone could be breaking the rules but never know they have misbehaved because they were never told. We must when creating rules make sure they everyone understands them if we expect them to comply. Some people can not separate discipline from punishment but for me I see discipline lined up closer to management then punishment. As Army veteran I know what it takes to be disciplined and also how to manage a team of people.