Lieutenant Sidney Martin demonstrates his moral ambiguity with his adherence to military procedures, but his actions, which he believes are standard protocol and thus effective and can be labeled as ¡°good¡±, make his men dislike him and attempt mutiny. Lieutenant Martin can be considered a great military man. He realizes all the choices he has to make in such critical times. ¡°He had many problems to consider: whether to stay on the road, with its danger of land mines but with its advantage of speed, or whether to move instead through the rough country, with less danger but with less speed. He had the problem of heat. He had the problem of sending tired men into the battle. He had other problems, too¡¡± Lieutenant Martin only has a different way of thinking than the men. ¡°¡but he was a leader, working through his sergeants according to the old rules of command. This kept his sergeants happy, and it would
Lieutenant Sidney Martin demonstrates his moral ambiguity with his adherence to military procedures, but his actions, which he believes are standard protocol and thus effective and can be labeled as ¡°good¡±, make his men dislike him and attempt mutiny. Lieutenant Martin can be considered a great military man. He realizes all the choices he has to make in such critical times. ¡°He had many problems to consider: whether to stay on the road, with its danger of land mines but with its advantage of speed, or whether to move instead through the rough country, with less danger but with less speed. He had the problem of heat. He had the problem of sending tired men into the battle. He had other problems, too¡¡± Lieutenant Martin only has a different way of thinking than the men. ¡°¡but he was a leader, working through his sergeants according to the old rules of command. This kept his sergeants happy, and it would