Misappropriation to Make Mission
Abstract
Over the past 12 years I have struggled over aspects of my military occupational specialty, 92Y-Unit Supply Sergeant, which has caused me to self-assess my integrity and honesty while making mission in the Special Operations community. In early 2003, I was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in November of 2002. My job as the battalion S-4 NCOIC was to provide expert guidance in all aspects of logistics. While in Kuwait from January 2003 to late April 2003, I experienced an ethical dilemma related to making the mission happen for my unit. I'll provide some background on how I was involved in an ethical dilemma. My unit was deep into the planning of identifying re-supply drops for A-Teams that were to be inserted covertly behind the enemy lines for various missions of unconventional warfare, surveillance-reconnaissance, and direct action. My job was planning the re-supply bundles and their contents based on prior coordination with the A-teams' input on what they needed in each bundle. I also coordinated with a supporting rigger detachment for parachute and rigging support for those bundles after prioritizing each load based on the dates of each airdrop and identified by team.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- AD1117366
Entities
People
- Michael W. Thomas
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy