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    amounts of change within the military once the mobile revolution, and other development changes in information technology. As previously stated in my discussion answer, mobile technology has impacted my career in the most important way. As a leader, it’s imperative to always have accountability of your staff. In the military, whether it be in training or my everyday office work, I must have 100% accountability of my staff at all times. The use of technology makes accountability much easier to track, maintain

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    Accountability is one of the many skills learned in the military which transfers directly to the civilian world, yet is crucially paramount while still enlisted seeing as the stakes are generally much higher. I was once told a story chronicling the account of an individual lost during a convoy operation which met with fatal results due to a lack of accountability on the behalf of his vehicle commander. From the beginning, the military brings you up with the mindset of each individual being accountable

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    Why accountability is important to the chain of command. Accountability to me means know where someone or something is whenever in time. In the military it a big deal when compared to the civilian sector. In every job there's a boss. In the military there's a whole chain of bosses. From E1-E9, O1-O10, and W1-CW5 there's bosses. To ensure the safety and health of its soldiers. Soldiers are assigned a group of soldiers to keep track of. Squad leader are in charge of their squad what where the members

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    The Importance of Accountability: A Military Perspective The importance of accountability, the definition of accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s action. Accountability plays a critical role in many facets of life. Acknowledging and taking responsibility for actions and decisions directly affects the health and success of individuals, households, communities, businesses, and governments. Such a concept is especially important in a large

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    When was the last time not being accountable for something benefited you? Accountability is defined as the quality or state of being accountable. There are many things you can be accountable for such as people, equipment, or even just yourself. In the military, if you are responsible for an item or a person and bad things happen to them then bad things will happen to you. There is always one hundred percent accountability. Everything that is in the Army is being tracked and held accountable for

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    Accountability…. What does it mean? The responsibility of an individual or organization to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and to clearly show the results. The army 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, funds or soldiers”. Accountability should not be taken lightly, it is important for NCOs and squad leaders to have accountability over

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    Accountability is defined as, “Obligation of an individual, firm, or institution to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.” The importance of accountability, are being on time and in the right uniform. The main reason we have formations and that we are trying to keep account of personnel to know where everybody is at, at all times. You need to know where your soldiers are at all times night and day because in the military things

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    What is the importance of accountability in the military and in the work place? What is accountability by definition: (Department Of Defense) 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 responsibility is concerned primarily with

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    would be impossible to monitor the actions or location of any given soldier. All soldiers in any unit and or branch of the military must be accounted for at all times. If not properly reported or accounted for falls not only on the soldier that’s missing but falls on the person in charge over him or her which is usually the Noncommissioned officer and so forth. Accountability is defined by department of defense as the obligation imposed by a law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other

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    Accountability is the act of knowing where something or someone is at any given moment. This is crucial in today’s professional environment for a couple of different reasons. Companies, businesses, and pretty much anything that is being used to represent a group of people or has some kind of image it needs/wants to uphold has to maintain accountability for many different things. Whether it be equipment it uses to do its job or employees that assist customers and get the jobs that need to be done

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