Ethical Decision Making

Abstract

The ability to make a decision is a complex process. It involves morals, ethics, and training. As senior noncommissioned officers we are role models regardless if we like it or not. It is important that we show our Soldiers what right looks like on and off duty. An ethical decision is one in which an individual chooses the hard right over the easy wrong. This paper will address the importance of making ethical decisions and the problems that occurred when leaders failed to make such decisions. Furthermore, it will address the failure of one of my previous Battalion Command Sergeants Major to make an ethical decision which lead to a dysfunctional and broken relationship between the NCOs and Officers in the Battalion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 2008
Accession Number
AD1117171

Entities

People

  • Robert Blakey

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Deployment
  • Dictionaries
  • Families (Human)
  • Infantry
  • Leadership
  • Maintenance
  • Mortar Ammunition
  • Mortars
  • New York
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Systems Analysis and Design