Accountability and the Leader Every soldier likely knows or has an abstract idea of just how crucial accountability is to the Leader and each organization‚ no matter the size. It is vital that as NCO’s we understand that relationship and use it to our advantage during our tenure as Leaders. Accountability is invaluable when done right‚ and reckless when done poorly‚ but it takes a good leader to strike the balance required to make sure it is executed well. The Concept Many in the Army grow tired
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THE ARMY AS A PROFESSION Argumentative Essay February 24‚ 2014 Is the Army a profession? Today‚ the Army is composed of brave men and women who have volunteered to serve our country. American citizens accept the Army’s code of ethics during their process of becoming an American soldier. The Army promotes professional development through military occupation specialties‚ education‚ and expertise. The Army develops soldiers into experts‚
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will not be tolerated by the United States Army and is unacceptable. It is my duty as a soldier to account for myself and for my subordinates. The DOD definition of accountability is "The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property‚ documents‚ or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while
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Serving in the army In America‚ serving in the army is often associated with respect and honour. From an outsider’s view‚ America has always been a very patriotic country based on a strong passion for freedom and democracy. So is that the driving power that makes so many young American men and women to enlist themselves in the Army? Yet it seems that not everyone looks upon the army with the same amount of respect‚ and maybe America today isn’t as patriotic as it used to be. In the text “A
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The importance of accountability. In the military accountability is very important. Your NCOs need to keep accountability at all times‚ the need to know where you are going to be so they find you in case you have formations‚ or something else important comes up. If you are not accounted for and your NCO does not know where you are a lot of things could happen as far as being listed as AWOL. You could get in so much trouble over being in a AWOL status like an article 15 or worse‚ prison time.
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What is respect? Respect can be in various forms. It can be knowledge‚ self awareness‚ trust‚ character‚ honesty‚ understanding‚ and a positive attitude. But respect also has to be earned. If you can’t respect yourself then you won’t be able to respect others. To gain respect you have to treat others the way you would want to be treated. Without respect you can’t have team work and care for other peoples well being. It is respect which creates devotion to the team‚ and the important part is that
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IS THE ARMY A PROFESSION? ARGUING THE ARMY’S STATUS AS A PROFESSION OF ARMS EINSTEIN Is the Army a Profession? The bond between the professional and the client has been around for thousands of years and in the proceeding millennia‚ there has been minimal change to the principles governing the service client relationship. These principles in include trust between the professional and the client‚ uniquely expert work provided‚ and intrinsically motivated employees.1 Like most modern
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THE ARMY RESTRUCTURING PLAN 2 Abstract The U.S. Army plans on cutting 80‚000 soldiers by 2013. This will be done by cutting the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32. This restructuring comes as the Pentagon works on its 2013 fiscal year budget‚ which much reflect $260 billion in savings over the next five years. On January 26‚ 2012 senior DOD leaders released a new defense strategy‚
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The Merriam dictionary defines “accountability as an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions”. (Almazan) Throughout military history‚ accountability has been a key component that encapsulates every aspect of one’s duty and obligation. Fulfilling one’s duty and obligation requires the individual to be responsible for their actions. Therefore‚ failing to be accountable means failing your duty and obligation not only to yourself but to the military as well
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that they are accountable for. When accountabilty is not being maitained the impact is far reaching. It affects not just soldier but the unit and also the entire unit’s mission. It ties into many basic aspects of being a soldier such as discpline and army values. poor acountabilty degrades unit readiness. It takes away from a unit’s abilty to respond to any situation. Accountabilty is needed at all times. It is needed during the normal duty hours of the day and also when a soldier is off duty and not
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