Ethical Dilemma Within Military
Abstract
In the Army Reserve, there is an ongoing ethical dilemma occurring. Soldiers with a minimum of two to four years of training and experience are being enticed by outside civilian ontractors with offers for positions within their companies. Thus, making the Soldiers decide weather to stay in the military or leave. Throughout this paper I will discuss five main issues; the Army Reserve and the capacity in which today's reservist serve, their military training, pay comparisons between a reservist and an active component Soldier, the tough decision Soldiers have to face when contemplating leaving the military and the effects it has on the military. Army Reservist Capacity To Serve The Army Reserve is not just one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer time anymore. Reservists are called upon to apply themselves much more then before. Often, weekend Battle Assemblies start on Friday night and end on Monday night. The two weekends in the summertime has turned into four weeks throughout the year. In this time of war, there is no such thing as a traditional reservist anymore; reservists are committing to 15 month long deployments and have more responsibilities that require more time to accomplish. Tens of thousands of reservists are on active duty, either at their reserve sites or within the United States performing the same duties they would be doing if they were over seas. Reservists raised their right hand and committed to one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer. They did this to maintain their current civilian positions, to supplement their income, obtain educational benefits and to serve their country. However in this time of war, the call from their country has dominated their lives, their family lives and changed their entire existence. Despite the change, reservists are proud and willing to serve. Even though it is not what they signed up to do, you will still find thousands serving all over the world right now.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 03, 2008
- Accession Number
- AD1117258
Entities
People
- Sandy E. Ramos
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy