An Ethical Decision of Life or Death

Abstract

Leaders of today's Army are faced with ethical problems on what seems a constant basis. A specific problem facing our Army deals with the War on Terrorism and society's judgment of ethical decisions made by military leaders. One such case is made regarding LTC Allen West, a battalion commander who received administrative punishment for improperly interrogating an Iraqi detainee. Ethics is defined as a principle of right or good behavior or rules for standards of conduct governing the members of a profession. Similarly, an ethical dilemma creates conflict and makes one choose between values, beliefs and options for their actions. There have been similar situations reported since the War on Terrorism began.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 2010
Accession Number
AD1132036

Entities

People

  • Womack

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assassination
  • Battlefields
  • Combat Areas
  • Court Martial
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Interrogation
  • Judgment
  • Law
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Regulations
  • Societies
  • Standards
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Therapy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.