Responsibility in the Army

My decision to carry probably stemmed from my military background. I joined the Army at the age of seventeen, and before I graduated high school, I had already sworn my allegiance to this country and to defend it against all enemies: foreign and domestic. I’m a veteran with fifteen years of combat training and two tours of actual combat experience. To this day, I’m still trying to understand what that pledge means. I have recently traded in my battle fatigues for blue jeans and a couple of bum knees, but I still hold myself to that pledge. Although my

For the meanwhile, I get lost in thought on how I ever made it this far. I remember the first time I had ever held a firearm. I was eleven years old when I was dragged to a hunters education class by my father. He made us sit in the front row which I opposed all the way. Since my father is the way he is, I was volunteered by him to go up during one of the activities. Mentally, I was screaming at my father while he sat in his chair with a smug face. I took a deep breath and just went with it. My duty of the activity was to stand in front of hundreds of eyes and show the different ways to hold a firearm safety while basically chanting the number one of firearm safety—Treat every gun like it is loaded. I remember holding a grudge against my dad for making do that, but now that I think about it, I know I will never forget how to hold a gun safely. I remember the first time I shot a firearm and how I missed every shot. My dad repeated over and over again, just keep trying, you’ll get it soon. I remember it after half a box of twenty-two ammo before I finally hit the target. My dad was right. I just had to keep

If accountability fails to be kept then it can cause a lot of disorderly conduct amongst the Army and society itself.

How does the individual participant defend himself/herself in the most effective manner with either minimal equipment or up-to-date firepower? How do these individuals deploy to an area to make sure strategic superiority is maintained? How are these individuals transported and sheltered during the deployments? How are supplies replenished on a timely basis, including personal needs as well as equipment to continue the engagement? At what point is victory assured for this particular involvement? All these areas have matured through the years and made our profession the most potent, feared fighting force in the world. But, what is the value of such power if it is not perceived as being used in an ethical manner for protection of our American population or in the lands of those we have sought to help throughout the years? It is our very mission to do every campaign in the most ethical manner possible which gains the respect of all individuals seeing our profession valuing the life we have been given the oath to protect and support.

The US Army values soldiers that are accountable for their actions. Being accountable means being dependable; arriving to work and appointments on time, meeting deadlines, being in the right place at the right time and doing the right thing at the right time. Morning formation is the most imprtant formation of the day. It is made to get accountability of everyone and to put out any information that needs to be addressed. Without having accountability there is no way of knowing where soldiers are or whats going on. Not only does accountability matter in formation, but it is also imperative to have accountability if all of your weapons and sensitive items.

The first time I shot a firearm, my uncle had taken me on a trip past the outskirts of town and before being able to question the reasoning for this location. He was briefing me on proper safety etiquette; and shortly thereafter, I was taking my first shots toward an old washing machine. I reflect on that feeling of pure happiness, intertwined with astonishment while emptying that initial magazine and seeing the holes I had created. I’ll never forget the feeling of power the firearm had forced upon me while simultaneously demanding respect and awareness for the weapon. Showing

with the people who use such weapons to commit crimes. It is said that “93 percent of the guns

The Army is a platform for Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) and Officers to be able to execute their duties. In order to execute their duties, it is imperative that the Army run smooth and create balances between all NCO’s and junior enlisted personnel as well as keeping in line with the American people. As it states in The Profession of Arms (2010) “Our client, the American people, gets to make the judgment of the extent to which we are a profession and they will do so based on the bond of trust we create with them based on the ethical, exemplary manner in which we employ our capabilities”. There are many important roles in the Profession of Arms especially the role of the Human Resource Sergeant which is at the forefront of visibility of all Soldiers and civilians. Before anything else, in order to know the importance and what it means to be a Profession of Arms, you must also understand what it means to

I worry about someone else getting ahold of it and doing something reckless and then I would get it trouble – Male Gun Owners no kids, N

As a junior leader in the army, I was extremely technical in my job, and displayed good interpersonal skills with my fellow lieutenants and captains, but did not conceptually understand the role of an Army officer as I do now. As I move closer to an organizational level leader, I find that I will be more conceptually proficient and rely more on interpersonal skills as I move into this stage of my career. I know the technical aspect of my job, one because signal knowledge and job responsibilities change as I move through the ranks and the organization. As organizational leaders, we must be able to apply technical and tactical expertise at the right time and in the right areas. I will rely on my interpersonal skills more because I need to be able to influence subordinates and sometimes peers, to do things for the organization. As an organizational leader, your emotional intelligence is more refined and tuned in to your subordinates.

To be a professional is to grasp, embrace, and effectively practice the expertise of a profession. To be a Human Resource professional you must be able to be a leader, a mentor and knowledgeable in your roles as an Officer or a Non-Commissioned Officer. These roles include the Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service, Honor, Integrity, and Courage. A Human Resource Professional must always be able to integrate these values into their daily profession.

In view of the responsibilities that fall under my shoulder of taking these soldiers into battle and bring them back to their families. I will coordinate with the leaders within the battalion to determine possible course of actions through organize military decision making process. By doing this, I will empower our leaders to come with suggestions and recommendations that be suit the situation. It will permit to conduct duties as collaborator and facilitator to ensure soldiers have the required resources and means to become successful during this battle. In essence, it will intimate organization involvement toward common

out pink slips to individuals who had been stagnate in their ranks and were eligible for retirement. So, that younger soldiers like myself could had the opportunity to move up in the ranks and possibly make a career out of the Army. Several months afterwards, I noticed the number of solders start to diminish. At the same time, I also noticed that my unit wasn’t receiving any incoming soldiers. This left everyone wondering what was going on, we were losing more soldiers than what we could replace. I believe my platoon specifically received only five new soldiers within one fiscal year and that was it for the next two years. When I moved to my next duty station the atmosphere wasn’t too much difference. I was still witnessing solders leaving without a replacement and the talks of downsizing were getting lauder. Jumping ahead approximately three years after arriving to my second duty station. I found myself on that very same chopping block. I took notice that I was begging to be looked at to passably one who will find themselves being put out of the ranks. After returning from vacation leave I was pulled into my platoon sergeants office and was given the speech of “thank you for your service, this is the end of the line for you”.

The debate about the possession of weapons by the citizen is extremely common. It ignites multiple passions and ardent debates from opposite points in the subject. Some people thinks Firearms are a right not a privilege or a need, just human right in costrac to many people that think owning guns you're going to get hurt A person is born with a reflex to defend himself and take care of his life. From the beginning of the human, he used weapons to defend himself against dangerous animals and preserve his existence.

This paper will use a specific incident from Platoon to support the claim that it is morally right to report unethical behavior within an Army unit. In the film, a senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Staff Sergeant Barnes, partakes in unethical behavior during a village raid. Sergeant Barnes attempts to elicit information from one of the villagers by murdering the man’s wife and threatening to kill his child. Before Barnes can harm the child, one of the platoons other Non-Commissioned Officers, Sergeant Elias, intervenes (Kopelson & Stone).