Military Responsibility

Abstract

An attempt to expose the inner basis of the military's structure of discipline and authority. It is based on authentic episode from which it tries to draw more general conclusions. The main argument is that the military structure is primarily a hierarchy of responsibilities, and that authority is only a derivative of responsibility. It intends to show how this relationship is manifested in a given situation and to examine some implications of the moral obligation's primary, over legal and functional rules. Keywords: Performance(Human), Behavior, Military forces(United States), Ethics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199019

Entities

People

  • Yedidiah Ya'ari

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Basic Training
  • Boats
  • Democracy
  • Explosive Charges
  • Hierarchies
  • Law
  • Malfunctions
  • Military Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Tribunals
  • Organizational Structure
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Survival
  • War
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Theoretical Analysis.