What is accountability? The dictionary definition states: 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. In the military this goes double true for soldiers‚ accountability is one of the most important responsibility any soldier can perform. Accountability is a valuable part of military life. We as soldiers are accountable for every action we take and every decision we make. To be an effective
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Accountability and Responsibility As an American soldier it is imperative to be accountable‚ whether it be for yourself‚ equipment‚ or your battle buddies. Lack of accountability can cause detrimental effects to the binds that hold the team together. For example‚ if you are not accountable of your equipment in combat‚ then you are a burden to the other soldiers‚ thus putting the lives of our fellow soldiers at risk. If you are not accountable‚ people will observe this and not have competency that
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Academic Achievement Relative to my Individual Accountability Jerry Philips GEN 200 May 15‚ 2013 JOSEPH BALISTOCKY Academic Achievement Relative to my Individual Accountability My personal opinion on personal responsibility and its relation to my academic achievement is simply doing things right and doing the right things in accordance to the system and processes of all aspects of life‚ having the right mindset on the reason as to why my academic achievement is important to me as a student
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important to secure your gear? The dictionary states that the meaning of the word accountability is “the state of being accountable‚ liable‚ or answerable”. This means to me that if I don’t hold accountability for all my gear than I am not doing my duty as a soldier. Holding accountability for my gear is important for many different reasons in fact. For one if anything were to happen to my gear I am held sole responsible for it. Also if it is stolen or ruined for my lack of accountability and due to my
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17 Sep 2012 RBI On Accountability The definition of accountability comes from the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness. The importance of being on time accounted for is because lets say that you do not come back to formation after you go out on a convoy then
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Accountability in Leadership SGT Jeremiah Hendry Accountability is the cornerstone of an effective organization. It begins with the individual‚ whether a soldier‚ a civilian‚ employee‚ manager‚ supervisor‚ CEO‚ or General Officer. I want to first look at the definition of accountability‚ its impact on leadership in all walks of life‚ both civilian and military‚ and finally‚ how to implement effective accountability in a organization. Let’s first look at the meaning of the
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The purpose of this directive is to ensure proper accountability of sensitive items which include: COMSEC equipment‚ Night Vision Devices (NVDs)‚ Global Positioning Devices (GPDs)‚ weapons‚ munitions‚ and any other item designated by a Controlled Inventory Identification Code (CIIC). This equipment is critical to our war fighting capability and highly desired by criminal and terrorist elements. It is imperative that commanders and leaders at all levels of command manage the control of sensitive items
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a paper written on the importance of keeping eyes on your weapon‚ written by Private john Jacob smith on the twenty third of September year two thousand fourteen. When you are in possession of a weapon for training purposes‚ or otherwise‚ for example; m 4‚ m 4 320 combo‚ m 249 saw‚ m 240 b‚ or 240 c‚ It is important to always maintain physical or visual contact with the weapon at all times. Also you should never be more than your own arm’s length in distance from your weapon at any time. In the event
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record keeping What is recordkeeping? Recordkeeping is the making and maintaining of complete‚ accurate‚ reliable evidence of business transactions. Why is recordkeeping important? Good business requires good recordkeeping. In competitive business environments and strict accountability structures‚ it is vital that organisations have the evidence and information they need to drive and support their business operations. ------------------------------------------------- What are recordkeeping systems
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Mitchell Strohmeyer Lance Corporal Uch 3/4 Kilo 20120811 Importance of Gear Accountability Gear accountability is very important in the Marine Corp. What would a Marine do in a combat environment if he left his Kevlar back at the rear? None of his brother’s would just happen to pull out an extra for him to borrow for the patrol. The same fundamentals apply to any other significant equipment items. In combat environments all the gear issued is issued for a reason‚ whether it is something
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