I won't say that losing my Military Identification card was completely out of my control, but even losing it twice can happen obviously. Things happen, we've all lost something before, hell I had lost $75.00 cash before. When I woke up the next day and couldn't find it, I was so pissed, but it happened and there was nothing I could do about it, just had to take it as a loss. I’m only human, and this will not be the last mistake I ever make. However, I won’t make the same mistake over and over again. I am certain that the corrective training I am doing sucks just enough if not more to make me want to ensure to maintain firm awareness of the location of my Military Identification card at all times from now on, which I'm sure was the intention of this corrective training or essay writing. Don't get me wrong a lot of bad things have the potential to occur if my Military Identification were to fall into the wrong hands,people could get hurt and it would be my fualt. Also what I am doing is not punishment, punishment is Uniformed Code of Military Justice, that's something totally different and effects my well being, my career, and a lot more in the long run so I should be fully greatful and fully blessed that I didn’t get a uninformed code of military justice article 15. Corrective training is just that, TRAINING. Mistakes are okay, so long as people don't repeat the same ones and they learn from them. The U.S. army values soldiers that are accountable for their actions. Being accountable means being dependable-arriving to work and appointments on time, meeting deadlines, being in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing at the right time, and making sure you have your i.d. card at all times. Morning formation is the most important formation of the day. It is made to get accountability of everyone and put out any information that there needs to be dealt with. Without having accountability there is no knowing of where everybody is or what's going on. I…
promotion, my actions were juvenile and not in line with the Army Values." Fort bragg officials…
The diagnosis of the problem stems from the fact that honor code was a rigid book of rules that all cadets were expected to adhere too. All parties guilty of violations were given the harshest punishment of expulsion. They were 100% aware of what was involved and consequences of actions if violated. The Army and the military in general has always been a place of direct leaders and subordinates and takes in pride in the fact that it is a highly disciplined way of life. More so at the respective academies which were created to train and educate future leaders in the branches.…
In the two tests "Crow Lake" and "Students" by Tom Wayman both show the students and their teachers, but the teachers have not the same ways to teach them. In the two tests there are examples of person vs. person conflict as well as person vs. society conflict.…
THE ARMY HAS tHREE gENERAL oRDERS tHAT MUST BE FOLLOWED AT ALL TIMES. tHE FIRST GENERAL ORDER STATES I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved. WHICH MEANS WHEN A SOLDIERS IS ON DUTY HE IS ONLY TO BE PRESENT AND ATTENTIVE TO THE POST HE IS ASSIGNED TO. THE SOLDIER IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE POST AND MUST BE PROMPT AND ON TIME. THE SOLDIER MAY NOT LEAVE POST UNTIL HE IS RELIEVED BY ANOTHER SOLDIER, WHO WILL THEN CARRY THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SECOND GENERAL ORDER STATES I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner. WHICH MEANS A SOLDIER MUST PERFORM ALL HIS TASK AND ORDERS INCLUDING IN A MILITARY MANNER. mILITARY MANNER MEANS HE MUST PERFORM HIS DUTIES CORRECTLY ON TIME AND HE OR SHE MUST ABIDE BY THE MILITARY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS.AND THE 3RD GENERAL ORDERS STATES I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions, to the commander of the relief. WHICH MEANS ITS A SOLDIERS OBLIGATION TO REPORT ANY MISHAPS, EMEREGENCIES, OR ANYTHING THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH HIS OR HER DAILY DUTIES AND RTESPONSIBILITIES AS A SOLDIER. IT IS MANDATORY FOR HIS OR HER COMMAND TO BE INFORMed of ANY CHANGES SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TIME to make adjustments.…
In a loud informational brief to my whole training class I was informed that the area was referred to as the CTA (covered troop area). Drill Sergeant Willaims was so close to me I could tell he used tide detegant on his uniform. I was being screamed at to pick up my duffel bag that probably only weighed 50 pounds, but felt like it weighed more like 500, and hold it above my head until told to place it back down. To my surprise there was no instruction to put it down. I held that bag above my head for what seemed like a lifetime, but in reality was not even a minute. My arms are limp, they feel like jelly, if they told me to pick that back up above my head again I just might die. I quickly learned what the punishment was for not following an order. Push ups, as if my arms weren’t weak already now I have to push 158 pounds of myself up and down as I stared at my new best friend. I found myself in this position a lot. It wasn’t that I was a trouble maker, or that I didn’t follow direction, it was that the Army thinks that doing push ups builds character. Corrective actions build your character, your battle buddies character, and the character of all the people in your platoon. I was no longer myself, I became one of 54 that made up first platoon, and that meant that I would suffer and strive in the troubles or the glories of my…
As of the other week my SOG, runner, and I had fallen asleep while on guard duty and was woken up by the Command Sergeant Major. This is not only bad me but it also travels up my leadership. The steps I should have taken to prevent this is taken shifts between the three of us that night and having at least one if not two of us awake and wondering around. That would have solved being caught sleeping while on duty. The second option is ensuring that the gate was secured and was unable to be opened without cutting the lock or unlocking it yourself. Also, after we were caught we should have informed our leadership so they could expect an encounter from Sergeant Major himself, First Sergeant, or Commander. It was not only my responsibility to stay awake but it was also my responsibility to watch out for my battles. I realize what I have done wrong and understand that the outcome could have been a lot worse then it came out to be at first. After researching the topic a lot could have happened and knowing the outcome of the situation and say it were to happen it’s not something I would want to live with. It was my responsibility to stay awake while on 24 hour guard duty and I failed to obey a lawful order. Knowing that this could have ended in a field grade article fifteen it’s not something I want to happen to me let alone others around me. Another example of my carelessness is what if other professionals fell asleep while on duty, such as doctors or nurses if they fell asleep while they were on call could end in death of wounded troops. Say a surgeon fell asleep while utilizing the bathroom when he was needed for surgery while someone was wounded badly. Or say you were a pilot of a major corporation flying huge planes across the United States carrying a few hundred passengers and you happen to fall asleep while in the air, then what? Once out of the military I would like to pick up job in law enforcement holding some of the same responsibilities as I may have had in…
I am writing this essay as a plan of action because I managed to miss a scheduled appointment. Missing a scheduled appointment may seem like a rather miniature infraction, but if you think about it and trace it back far enough it has a negative impact on all parties involved in it. Missing an appointment shows a lack of accountability on my part, effects the army as a whole; as well, it costs the Army money for another who may have needed that appointment. Service members are held to higher standards than civilians are. We protect our country and being a Soldier I am supposed to lead by example and I cannot lead if I cannot even show up for any of my appointments on time.…
First thing I am going to talk about in this essay is the seven army values and the importance of them to the army. In the US army we are taught to live by the Seven Army Values. They are broken down to us in the acronym “LDRSHIP”. Loyalty “Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution, the Army, and other soldiers. ” Duty “ Fulfill you obligations. ” Respect “ Treat people as they should be treated . ” Selfless Service “ Put the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates above your own. ” Honor “ Live up to the army values.” Integrity “Do what is right legally and morally. ” and Personal Courage “ Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral). ” We are all drilled on these seven army values from day one of basic training. First we commit them to memory. Then we learn to live by them. Lying is looked upon in society as one of the most deceiving and unforgiving acts known to man. The definition alone speaks volumes as to why a person, or a whole nation for that matter, would think of this act of incompetence in such a negative eyesight. To lie means to make an untrue statement with the intent to deceive, according to the Webster’s dictionary. It also means to simply create a false or misleading statement on purpose. So why does it go on in the military? Everyone in the military is guilty of lying one or more time in their military career or even as a civilian. In the military lying to a non-commissioned officer is frowned upon, let alone a senior NCO. Soldiers lie to get out sticky situations, And or to cover their own tracks when they mess up. It is wrong to lie to a sergeant or even anyone. Once you tell one lie you have to keep telling lies to keep covering yourself. When does it all end? It never ends till you get caught. Lying is wrong period not just to an NCO. It is more wrong because these are the people you are suppose to go to if you are in trouble or are having problems. These are the people you are suppose to be able to trust,…
A few days ago, I SPC Ensley, was caught lying to SGT Henshaw about, my whereabouts, why I did not contact him before, or when I was leaving, and as well as my reason for hiding that information in the first place. I should not have attempted to withhold that information, and give out false information on where I was, and why I, SPC Ensley, wasn't honest about it when SGT Henshaw asked in the first place. I had no reason to lie, nor did I show any hint of any of the army values that an enlisted military personnel who is a non commissioned officer in training would normally portray to younger, more impressionable soldiers in our unit.…
In the beginning of 2001 I was a SGT in the 82nd Airborne Division, by January 2002 I was standing in front of the Battalion Commander’s desk being read my second Field Grade Article 15 in seventy days. I was being demoted to Private First Class, being sent to Correctional Custody in Camp Lejeune, South Carolina for thirty days and being moved to a new company when I returned. The first field grade was for disobeying a lawful order from three senior NCO’s, the Brigade CSM, Battalion CSM, and my Platoon Sergeant. They had all told me in the same day at separate times to get a haircut and I failed to, the second was for stealing from the company supply room while on extra duty from the first field grade.…
In losing accountability of my meal card, I have shown a general disregard for the Army Values of Duty and Respect, as well as violated several points of the Soldier’s Creed. In the Army Values, Duty is defined as a soldier’s ability and devotion to “fulfill your obligations” and resisting the temptations to take “shortcuts” that might undermine the final product.…
I’m writing this essay about how important it is to maintain deadlines. Deadlines are defined as something that must be done within a certain amount of time. The lesson that should be learned when it comes to deadlines is how to manage your time efficiently. When you can fulfill a deadline it shows to your peers and leaders that you are a committed person to the task that is given. Time frames for deadlines can vary from short or long term depending on what it is. Without a deadline to meet you could simply drag out whatever it is you’re working on for as long as possible, which is hardly a productive way of working. It is therefore important to meet any deadlines that have been set, because there is an expectation on the part of the Non-commissioned officer that you will come up with what they are asking for within a set time-frame. If you fail to meet a deadline, you are left looking extremely unprofessional, and if you develop a reputation for missing deadlines, this could hamper your career progress. Clearly, then, it is important to meet deadlines for your sake as well as your Non-commissioned officer’s. If you have been told a deadline then the chances are that your Non-commissioned officer is not the only one who is going to be directly affected by it. Your Non-commissioned officers may have to answer to other leaders and explain to them why there has been a failure to meet the set deadline. This reflects badly on them and yourself. If you have been set a deadline you need to meet it. You may not even receive a reference if you did not come up with the necessary items on time, which is why it is essential that you organize your time and learn to prioritize. If you fail to do so, you could find yourself with a growing heap of work that never seems to shrink. You certainly don’t want to find yourself in the position of having to explain yourself to the platoon sergeant or First Sergeant why you have not been getting what was…
On the morning of Tuesday the 25th of January, I arrived late to a room inspection conducted at the barracks at 0700. As part of my corrective training for this incident I will being teaching you all a class on the importance of being on time and how being late can affect your career in the Army.…
The main reason for this essay is because I did not follow out proper orders and was not at the correct place of duty for PT/Accountability formation at the correct time. Although there was a miscommunication, granted on my half, there is still no excuse for me to miss a formation. I want to be an excellent soldier and I want to excel in the military. The first step I need to put into action is always making sure I am at the appropriate place of duty at the correct time or preferably with time to spare. This is a simple task that is easy and painless to ensure, and it will be accomplished.…