Commanding Officer Firings for Personal Misconduct: Considerations for the Navy's Long-term Ethical Leadership Strategy

Abstract

An alarming trend of Commanding Officers being fired in the Navy for personal misconduct began in 2010 and has continued through 2012. There has been a significant amount of negative media attention as a result and some people in and outside of the service have wondered if the overall culture of the Navy is broken and to blame. Navy leadership reacted vigorously as the trend developed, instituting several administrative measures to stem the tide of firings and restore the trust in naval commanders. This paper seeks to examine the possible contributing factors to the rise in personal misconduct firings using a social science and business focused lens while offering suggestions based on the research for use as part of a long-term solution to the problem that more thoroughly addresses root causes and points to a sustainable plan that could be implemented by naval leadership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2013
Accession Number
ADA603706

Entities

People

  • Joseph V. Libasci Iii

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Case Studies
  • Commerce
  • Human Behavior
  • Leadership
  • Marine Corps
  • Mentoring
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Psychology
  • Social Media
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology
  • Naval Personnel Management