The issue of following military orders from higher ranking military officials that may be unethical has been a disturbing and controversial issue over many years and decades. Many soldiers and service members in general have been put into a situation where they were given in order‚ knowing well that the situation isn’t right but cannot disobey. The leader giving the order in all likelihood may threaten or set out stiff punishment on to the individual who did not follow the order or hesitates to
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and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me‚ according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. That is the Oath we take when joining the United States Army. Military discipline and effectiveness is built on the foundation of obedience to orders. Recruits are taught to obey‚ immediately and without question‚ orders from their superiors‚ right from day-one of boot camp. Military members who fail to obey
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The importance of following a direct order Last night at final formation the company was directly told from‚ “The BAD GUY” to put our phones up before we went to sleep. This was just a simple task that should have been too easy to follow‚ right‚ wrong after lights out I was laying in bed not talking on my phone but I was still fumbling around with my phone trying to set my alarm‚ which was wrong because in the back of my mind I knew all I had to do was just leave the phone alone. Now this order
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WEEK 3 Discussion Question 1: Just Following Orders? Do you believe the sentence she received is just? Wasn’t she simply following orders? Why did Ms. Vinson make the ethical decisions that she made? In my opinion‚ from the two articles read I do not believe that the sentence of 5 months in prison that Ms Vinson received coincided with her level of involvement. Ms Vinson was the Senior of Corporate Reporting Department; for two years she chooses to continue to misrepresent and inflate
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The Importance of Following Orders. Why is it important to follow orders and instructions? From a military standpoint the difference can mean life or death for a soldier. On the civilian side it can mean the loss of your job‚ loss of position‚ or loss of pay. There are many factors that play into each individual scenario. No two events are ever the same and the outcome can range from a verbal reprimand to the death of the individual. Orders are meant to be obeyed both explicitly and implicitly
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appropriateness of a course of action (Arrigo‚ 2006). It presents classical theory as an overarching ethical principle that could be applied in solving moral ethical issues. In this case‚ classical ethics will be used in analyzing unethical orders in the military. This means that different perspectives of moral issues will be discussed through the introduction of relativism‚ emotive and ethical egoism. Utilitarianism Utilitarianism favors a course of action that facilitates happiness. It can be
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regulations state that you must respect the orders of those appointed over you‚ period. NCOs are the backbone of the military and carry the workload for the day to day operations. They spend countless amounts of time‚ drop countless amounts of blood‚ and shed tears ensuring that our military remains the best in the world. With the time spent comes experience that’s invaluable. They pass down their wisdom and experience to junior and new military Soldiers‚ Sailors‚ Airmen‚ Marines‚ and Coastguardsmen
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The Importance of Orders. What would the military be without rules and regulations to follow? A brief answer would be that every man and woman in the service would be considered just another civilian but with guns doing whatever they wanted and going to war with whoever they wanted without any consequences. Our military services are highly honored for the obedience they set in stone throughout all the service men and women. Obedience goes beyond listening to the commanding officer‚ it also involves
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Dog tags are required components of the military uniform. Dog tags are used to show a service member’s name‚ social security number‚ blood type‚ and religious preference in case the service member becomes a casualty. Army Regulation 670-1 states that every service member must wear I.D tags at all times when traveling or overseas‚ even in civilian clothing‚ and that every service member in uniform must wear them in their everyday duty uniform. The importance and purpose of dog tags can be dated back
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The Importance of Following Directions Following directions is one of the most basic and fundamental skills necessary to maintain order in today’s society. From the most basic “No!” to a little child to “Don’t drink and drive‚” following directions can save a life and maintain safety‚ create efficiency in the
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