United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been and...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
1SG Lowe joined the pre-Civil War US Army as a Dragoon. He was assigned to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. There he was part of Leavenworth’s early years and involved in the subsequent construction of Fort Riley, Kansas. Rising quickly to the rank of...
An Ethical dilemma in which Sergeants Major’s face is when they have been selected to sit on a centralized promotion board and they recognize one of the Soldiers in which they have to vote on. Although that Sergeants Major might have firsthand...
Army recruiters of today face serious ethical dilemmas due to the pressure from the Army and the Chain of Command to maintain the end-strength of our Army. The public opinion of the Global War on Terrorism and the constant wear and tear of...
Audie Murphy was a leader who "Lead by Example," and he demonstrated the seven Army Values in every aspect of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage! Audie Leon Murphy was born in Hunt County, TX on June...
Audie Murphy was born on June 20, 1924 near Kingston, Texas. However, some accounts place his actual birthdate in 1925. The son of poor sharecroppers, Audie was one of 12 children, only nine of whom survived to adulthood. Military Enlistment: Audie...
Background Information: Some feel studying military history is a waste of time because history is written from personal viewpoints which may be skewed from reality. Others feel studying military history is essential because understanding the...
Commanders, in their frustration to destroy an elusive enemy, often make decisions that have unintended consequences for both friendly and enemy forces. A Special Forces Battalion that was recently on its third rotation in support of Operation...
Ethics and awards is a subject that frequently causes Soldiers to talk about fairness, mischief, moral ethics, and the Army Values. Soldiers will verbalize, “When I get to be a senior leader, I will make sure my Soldiers receive the awards they...
Ethics in the workplace is a subject that confronts us all. As professional Soldiers it is paramount that we live and conduct ourselves ethically at all times. As Soldiers we have tools to assist with this. The Army values are engrained from the...
Ethics is vital to the United States Army. Without ethics, we would not have a values system. Our Army values would not and could not exist without ethics. Loyalty-bear true faith and allegiance to the US Constitution, the Army, your unit and other...
Ethics, in my opinion are the backbone of our society. Soldier’s individual, personal, and social beliefs guide their everyday decisions and actions, along with the professional rules we live with everyday as Soldiers. Challenging our Soldiers...
For the ancient Greeks, the word ethics meant "character." For Aristotle, the study of ethics was the study of excellence or the virtues of character. It has come to mean the study and practice of the "good life," the kind of life people should...
For the ancient Greeks, the word ethics meant "character."
For Aristotle, the study of ethics was the study of excellence or the virtues of character. It has come to mean the study and practice of the "good life," the kind of life people should...
H. Willis Reddick and the former Gertrude Washington were married June 23, 1952. They are the parents often children, five girls and five boys, five of which enlisted in the military. We were raised in the small rural town of Greenville, Florida,...
History has portrayed the Continental Soldier as a patriotic farmer who left his fields and family to fight for liberty. Research shows a far different and historically correct picture of the Continental Soldier. A study of 710 New Jersey soldiers...
I believe Army ethics can be defined within the Army values that guide a Soldier. It is important that we train our Soldiers and lead by example. Making ethical decisions can be one of the toughest types of decisions a Soldier will have to make....
In October of1989, I was selected to attend the United States Army Drill Sergeant School located at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Drill Sergeant Duty is not something all noncommissioned officers look forward to. The one who wants to perform this...
In order to deal with today's ethical dilemmas in the Army, leaders must constantly reinforce the fundamentals of the Army Values. These fundamentals spell the acronym LDRSHIP and sum up the Army Values that all Soldiers must abide by. We will...