Ethical Standards of Behavior: Taking Care of Soldiers is not allows taking care of the Army

Abstract

The two responsibilities for all noncommissioned officers (NCO) are to accomplish the mission and taking care of Soldiers. Taking care of Soldiers is a large and open-ended task. Not every noncommissioned officer view taking care of Soldiers exactly the same way. An ethical dilemma facing the Army, particularly the Army Reserve, at present is the disappointment of how noncommissioned officers take care of junior noncommissioned officers and Soldiers. There are several common approaches that Reserve leadership in particular does to take care of the Soldier that are not necessarily illegal but certainly questionably immoral. The main discussion points of taking care of Soldiers are inflating Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Reports (NCOER), failing to use the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) or enforce discipline, providing additional orders for Soldiers who are not needed for missions, and placing personal needs before the units needs. By incorrectly focusing on how we as leaders take care of Soldiers, NCOs take care of Soldiers at the expense of the long-term effects of our mission and the Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 04, 2008
Accession Number
AD1117102

Entities

People

  • Terry Wong

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absenteeism
  • Assembly
  • Commerce
  • Counseling
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Fitness
  • Standards
  • Supervisors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Workload

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.