Micheal Jones PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Prof. Kathleen Andrews June 13, 2013 Giving: Is It Our Moral Obligation? “It is better to give than to receive”, many of us are familiar with this statement but few live by this golden rule. In today’s society it is everyman for himself. The weak are left to suffer with no hope of being rescued. We live in a world where we expect people to assist us in our time of need although we refuse to help those who truly need our assistance.
While I agree with General Dempsey’s view on how to form the Army into a “Profession of Arms,” I don’t think today’s Army is quite there yet. I think The Army is going in the right direction but it will take time to change the culture. We need to understand that it is virtually impossible for all Soldiers to be professionals based on experience and expertise alone. We need to understand that not all Soldiers join today for honor, tradition, and/or wanting to be a part of a team. Soldiers are joining the military more and more to have a secure job with benefits for themselves and their family members.
Second, many law enforcement agencies are staffed by military veterans and are, in fact, organized along paramilitary lines. Law enforcement officers, tend to take military service very seriously and will not trust or respect someone who did not serve honorably. In some states, those with dishonorable discharges are specifically forbidden from serving as law enforcement officer by state law. It is sometimes possible, in rare cases, to appeal to the military and have a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge upgraded to a general discharge. However, this is not likely to make a difference to the hiring
END OF LIFE DECISION MAKING By Eric Fleckenstein 2009 What is an Advance Directive in the first place? This is a document that an individual would write, while they are of sound mind, stating exactly what they want for medical care and treatment if and when they become incapable of making these decisions. Most people never even think about end of life decisions until it has either abruptly come up on them or they realize that they need to address the issue because of their age. Having to deal with these questions are stressful enough but the most upsetting thing about it is how many peoples’ requests are being completely ignored. Communicating end of life preferences can be difficult for the patient and their
Schooling isn't that important to the Amish because they aren't going to go to college. But, if someone was to try to leave the Amish and come to our society, they are looked down upon and they usually have trouble fitting in. Once you leave the Amish, you are not allowed to come back. The only exception to coming back is if you admit to your wrong doing, then you have to be accepted. It works the same way if Americans were to try to join; they have to give up everything they know and be accepted into the Amish culture.
It affects us(soldiers) and their family's lives, especially if the soldier died in battle. It affects leaders because they know that they have military resources at the ready. If theres is a civil war, it affects the citizen's life, win or lose, live or die. Another thing: everyone boasts how there isn't a war on American soild at the moment, but I disagree. We have drug wars, riots, and personal wars; and these go on every day of our lives, most going un-known except by the people it directly affects.
I wonder how come the health of our soldiers is not a primary concern and why is there not appropriate help available at the time of need or thereafter? I realize there might be some legitimit answers like there is a lack of money to support every soldier with psychiatric long term help, or there is a lack of soldiers to excuse every one that is suffering from PTSD. But, shouldn’t greater measures be taken to ensure that all of the soldiers needs are met? I believe that in reading this essay the war has huge effects on a soldiers’ mental health, that to better protect our soldiers appropriate help options should be available at the time of need, and that protecting and caring for our soldiers should be a nation’s priority. When a soldier is suffering from PTSD he may experience rage, depression, flashbacks, emotional numbness, and hyper vigilance.
It is completely up to the soldiers chain of command and it depends on the situation. Most of the time it will not go higher than an Article 15 if it even gets that far. Most of the time the team leader will talk to the soldier and the soldier will get a negative counseling. Dereliction of Duty is when any sentinel or look-out who is found drunk or sleeping upon his post, or leaves it before he is regularly relieved, shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment other than death as a court-martial may direct. There are several different elements that need to be met in order for the crime to be Dereliction of Duty.
When a country is at war the whole population has to come together and support the troops away from home y providing the thing they need like food, supplies, funds for programs, etc. However when a large portion don’t believe we should be an ally, there is some resistance to support the choice to be out there. Since there was resistance there were less and less volunteers between the ages of 20-45 willing to go overseas(Granastein, Jones). The government had to do something because they couldn’t just pull out. So they succumbed to heir last option:
Yes the draft is a scary word to hear, but it is a way of protecting our country and loved ones. Nobody wants to go to war, but the depending of service cannot only fall on volunteers. The draft may not be fair but what can we do. When someone gets drafted they should see it as a blessing because they are going to be part of a war and will be honored with respect. Most people will not agree to go and rather be stuck in prison or pay a huge fee.