Ethical Dilemma - Retirement at 20 Years

Abstract

An ethical problem facing the Army today is whether or not a soldier should continue to serve after he completes his commitment to the Army. The focus of this paper is mainly on Master Sergeants selected for attendance at the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy but who were not on the most recent SGM selection list. A lot of the Master Sergeants in this category are close to 20 years time in service and will soon be eligible for retirement. So what is the new dilemma? With the current operations ongoing in Iraq and Afghanistan and the current deployment length of one year, many are contemplating retirement as soon as possible once the two year commitment incurred from attendance at the USASMA SMC is complete.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 2004
Accession Number
AD1137987

Entities

People

  • Roy D. Lee

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Combat Forces
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Uncertainty
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

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