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.
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...
Through the Army’s centralized promotion system, the most qualified noncommissioned officers (NCOs) selected for promotion. Although most senior noncommissioned officers live the Army’s values on and off duty, a few do not. Some senior NCOs...
Although numerous senior NCOs fail to become professional leaders, it is up to the rest of us to set the example and demonstrate on what right looks like. Few senior leaders set the example but many will falter by turning their head the other way...
This paper will discuss the character of senior Army Non-Commissioned officers of yesterday and today. The Army has high standards that require adherence by all of those who have taken the oath of enlistment. In conclusion, this paper will focus on...
What are ethics? How am I to write a thought paper on ethics, if I do not know if you know the meaning? It is defined by Webster College Dictionary as "the system or code of moral of a particular person, religion, group, or profession." Although...
Ethical behavior is a wide lane to manage. Senior NCOs can do their part by mentoring, and setting the example for all soldiers to see. The NCOs and Officers who choose to behave unethically will eventually learn that their decision was costly. We...
The great institution the Army is today can be directly linked to the Army values of leaders and Soldiers alike. Values are the foundation of our organization, and because of the personal ethics of our Soldiers and leaders and their ability to...
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,...
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...
Taking the moral high ground will be a thankless job. It takes place on a battlefield without high-tech equipment or flowered up doctrine. It is a fight where the only equipment you will have will be your courage, honor and integrity. Where your...
Daily, you read or hear on the news of a teacher, politician, professional athlete, minister, day care worker, entertainer, or people in position of trust charged for some form of lack of ethics. These individuals, in most cases, know right from...
People come into the Army today from a thousand different backgrounds. Many, if not all have, heard or know about ethics. However, many have never been forced to use or abide by them. They do not care whomever they hurt, what they say, how disloyal...
The 220th Military Police Brigade received its warning order for deployment on December 2002 to provide command and control of combat units during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This Mission was anticipated after September 11, 2001 attack on the United...
A sense of urgency is necessary by leadership anytime war is imminent. This is important from the first activating phone call until the ship is boarded to come home. From the beginning, you as a leader must force soldiers to do what they believe...
Ethnic and sectarian conflict is a prevalent form of conflict today. Most of the conflicts on-going today and in occurring the past twenty years have been internal wars between rival groups with ethnic or sectarian identities. Though its causes...
I was the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of approximately ten Recruiting and Retention NCO's. This team was unproductive, lacked motivation, failed to operate as a team and had not met their Recruiting mission for years. The previous...
The operational level of war translates strategic goals into guidance for tactical actions. Because war has expanded in terms of time, space, and mass, modern wars cannot be decided in a single battle; instead commanders must concentrate combat...
Contains a description of the Serbian Army's retreat from the banks of the Danube and the Timok towards the Adriatic Coast during the fall of 1914. The author is a veteran of English journalism, and personally followed the principle phases of the...