Ethical Dilemmas Facing Army Leaders

Abstract

Command Leadership Teams face a variety of ethical dilemmas pertaining to Soldiers and the units deployable strength. Soldiers who enlist for the two year enlistment option, coupled with Stop Loss, and the Human Resources Command fill policy for deploying units places anadditional burden on the decision to retain Soldiers we would otherwise discharge. The Commander potentially must decide if he wants to discharge a Soldier for the use of drugs and alcohol or deploy with him in order to fill the unit, in direct contradiction to Army Policy. TheRear Detachment Commander and the Deployed Commander create several second and third order effects during the deployment as a result of these ethical dilemmas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 2007
Accession Number
AD1129377

Entities

People

  • K. V. Burgess

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Combat Operations
  • Deployment
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Guidance
  • Human Resources
  • Latitude
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Physical Fitness
  • Recruiting
  • Regulations
  • Standards
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • Warfare

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