The "Double Standard"

Abstract

Is it ethical for senior NCOs and Officers to use their rank for "a double standard"? Since we are the Sergeant Major or the Commander, does that mean we get to pick what standards we follow, but hold subordinates to a different standard? Situations of "double standards" occur at all levels of leadership, but it becomes more apparent when it occurs at higher levels. Where does this "double standard" come from? Is it that we made it to the top and we just feel that we have played by the rules our entire career and now that we are Sergeants Major we just make the rules and expect our subordinates to follow them?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 2007
Accession Number
AD1143740

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  • Marc Eckard

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  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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