Ethics Paper

Abstract

To me ethics is identifying a problem, determining what is right or wrong and then making a decision based on our values. We all posses our own set of ethics, does that mean we are right every time we make a decision. To me in my mind there is usually no doubt that I have made the right ethical choice. The Army teaches us that when faced with an ethical decision to use the Army values as our guide. Fortunately, most of us had many of these values instilled in us by our parents, but our parents also had a tremendous influence over how we prioritized these values. This prioritizing is the single best or at times the single worst factor when trying to make the right ethical decision. I believe the first step a leader must take is to realize that all the Army values are of equal importance, only than can we make the best ethical decision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 2010
Accession Number
AD1137502

Entities

People

  • Martin Hopkins

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Deployment
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Leadership
  • Rotation
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design