Respect in the Military
Respect is very important, especially in the armed services. You have to show respect to your coworkers, your friends and above all your superiors. The American Heritage Dictionary states that respect is
1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard, esteem.
2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem.
3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. Respect is one of the things they start teaching you in grade school.. treat others the way you’d like to be treated, and it’s expected that you’ll carry on with that throughout your life. Respect is not fear, it is admiration and understanding and accepting the rights of someone else who may have different beliefs. It was what keeps us polite and curtious towards one another. Respect should be earned, not demanded. You can’t disrespect someone and then expect them to have respect for you, respect is a two way street. I was raised with the notion to not take crap from anyone. There are three main forms of respect, the first being respect of others. Others being your parents, teachers, friends and everyone else. It’s respecting others for what they believe in and stand up for, even if it does not coincide exactly with your own personal beleifs. This first from is important in the marines. They started teaching you respect in boot camp, and you didn’t dare disrespect your superiors, and if you did, there were severe consequences ____________. The second form of respect comes in the form of property, which is also important in the Marines. You respect your barracks, your rifle, your vehicle. Respect of property is especially important when you are in another country because you inadvertently are representing the United States as a whole. That means no destruction of property, public or private. No throwing rocks over fences, no leaving your trash lying around, no taking things that don’t belong to you. That’s respect. The third form of respect is respect for one’s self. This
1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard, esteem.
2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem.
3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. Respect is one of the things they start teaching you in grade school.. treat others the way you’d like to be treated, and it’s expected that you’ll carry on with that throughout your life. Respect is not fear, it is admiration and understanding and accepting the rights of someone else who may have different beliefs. It was what keeps us polite and curtious towards one another. Respect should be earned, not demanded. You can’t disrespect someone and then expect them to have respect for you, respect is a two way street. I was raised with the notion to not take crap from anyone. There are three main forms of respect, the first being respect of others. Others being your parents, teachers, friends and everyone else. It’s respecting others for what they believe in and stand up for, even if it does not coincide exactly with your own personal beleifs. This first from is important in the marines. They started teaching you respect in boot camp, and you didn’t dare disrespect your superiors, and if you did, there were severe consequences ____________. The second form of respect comes in the form of property, which is also important in the Marines. You respect your barracks, your rifle, your vehicle. Respect of property is especially important when you are in another country because you inadvertently are representing the United States as a whole. That means no destruction of property, public or private. No throwing rocks over fences, no leaving your trash lying around, no taking things that don’t belong to you. That’s respect. The third form of respect is respect for one’s self. This