Assignment 1: A Military Case Study

S: YMR stated that she had been living with her mother about one year, has is a newcomer. YMR lived with her maternal grandmother for many years back in her country. YMR stated that when she arrived to the U.S., she found out that her mother was pregnant, She shared that her mother did not want to tell her because she did not know how the client was going to react. YMR stated that she was happy because her mother had had four miscarries before. YMR explained that almost at the same time that she started living with her mother, the mother's partner and father of the child that her mother was going to have moved into her home. YMR stated that her mom used to work from 6am-12pm and the YMR spent a lot of time with her mother's partner. YMR stated that this man has

Three qualities important in life, but even more so in being a successful USMA cadet and Army officer are honor, responsibility, and determination. These traits will allow a person to be a powerful leader, follower, and soldier in general.

The murder of countrymen is okay, but the murder of a soldier is not. Colonel Lanser, leader of the occupation, requests the local Mayor, sentence Alex to death. The Mayor responds, “I am the Mayor, I have no right to pass sentence of death. If I should do it, I would be breaking the law as much as you.”(48) The Mayor, understanding he is in office because of the voice of his people. “You killed six men when you came in. Under our law you are guilty of murder, all of you,”(48) Ultimately, Colonel Lanser sentences Alex to

In some countries people, do not have the freedom to choose their own path. Many people live in places with so much conflict and destruction that they are force to follow the orders of a political lieder and force to make decision that are not in accordance to what they believe, but they do it because they are loyalty to their country, family and friends Pauline M. Kaurin provide a scenario of a soldiers killing civilian people that they confused with a suicide bomber, then she asked, “When is killing murder and when is it a legitimate act of war? Whom can one legitimately kill in war?” (Kaurin in page 41). She argues that during combat distinction from the enemy and civilian should be relevant to preserve the essence of true morality. In the contrast to Achilles the essence of true morality is irrelevant when he claims that no Trojan should keep their life, he swore death to all Trojan. (book XXI). During a time, war, is important to accept the fact of the situation in the eyes a devastation believing that one fate must be accepted in other to continue living or accepting the consequence and the faith of their own

“Everybody! We must evacuate the city! The Americans will attack the city soon. Leave all your belongings behind, the Organisation will take care of them. Follow the soldiers.”

The author states “When the orders we receive from a civilian authority pass legal, ethical or moral boundaries, any soldier of any rank has the right and the duty to first question those orders to receive clarification, and if necessary disobey them if they cross the line.” The author says this because he has been in the army for decades and to him it is the highest form of honor. The author is successful in using tone to express his disdain towards a particular candidate, and to warn other candidates of making the same

I recommend COA #3, move outside the camp to the first concealed location, defend it, and ensure 6th Army has its link-up force moving towards us quickly. I recommend this COA to LTC Mucci because it guarantees the securing and extraction of all POWs, does not require our forces to defend an open location and be exposed to more Japanese fire and will likely result in far less

I think the first thing is that we need to ensure we have plans in place to help alleviate the officers concerns regarding his or her family during a catastrophe. In instances like this, I would make it mandatory that all essential personnel ensure their families have been evacuated and are in a safe place. This would be a rule I would put in place and have that as part of the contract they sign on as part of their employment. I would also launch a major ethics training program to train officers the importance of their oath and how the local government relies on each of you to do your

The sound of rapid gunfire. Innocent civilians fleeing from the scene. Many leaving loved ones behind. Helpless cries and soldiers risking their lives to defend these people. This is an image that comes to the average mind when thinking about war. Many American’s believe war is terrible and we should just stay out of it. John Stuart Mill once said, “but if other nations do not meddle with it, it will not meddle with them” (252). However, most of the time it is not that easy. Most common people do not know the major decisions behind the scenes of war. Americans mostly only think about one side of the war and not the bigger picture. Numerous people believe we should defend the innocent; while others believe everyone should just mind their own business.

For employees of the U.S Military including the air force, army, navy, marine and coastal guards, one can get tax advice and help from the free tax services provided by the Armed Forces Tax Council. These services are provided at different levels. If you are in the military or you are a veteran, you can find out more about these free services by enquiring from your local administrative office. Below is the structure of this free military tax service:

Combating in modern warfare does not simply mean killing the enemy. There are ethical rules and standards of behavior that soldiers must strictly follow because these rules are essential for defeating the enemy, winning "hearts and minds" of potential allies, and maintain the morale of the troops. These tasks have become especially challenging in the face of the proliferation of guerilla warfare that has been adopted by weaker military forces in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. In fighting insurgencies, abiding by the ethical standards of the Army behavior may be even harder than in fighting conventional battles. The ethical rules may sometimes put the soldiers in dangerous positions. Disregarding the acceptable standards of behavior, however, may have even graver consequences, putting innocent non-combatants at risk and risking total demoralization of the Army unit participating in disorderly behavior. It is therefore essential that Army leaders maintain an ethical command climate during the war.

When the call comes in during a threatening disaster that there must be an evacuation of a town or a certain area of town, it is something that is not taken lightly. There is careful planning and consideration given before the call goes out to evacuation. Many of us have seen the movies that sensationalize pending disasters, as people are evacuating there are miles and miles are cars backed on major roadways, going nowhere. We have also witnessed large scale evacuations with Hurricane Katrina as it approached the Gulf Coast, visions of several lanes of traffic at a standstill. Making a call for evacuation is a serious decision that is not to be taken lightly and there many factors that need to be taken in consideration that determine the appropriate type of evacuation.

The assumption that there are a morally significant achievements that can be made in war seems paramount to just war theory. Taking a life without certainty of of the necessity of doing so undermines the value of that life. Because international relations provides such an ambiguous and subjective subject matter to apply just killing theory to, pacifism seems to be the approach most likely to encourage peace.

My response to the order would be to inform the Platoon Sergeant that legally we cannot follow through with it as it currently stands. We are allowed to have personnel evacuated from the city for their protection and are able to force them to leave if they don’t comply, however, we cannot destroy homes of those who refuse to leave according to the Law of War. Destroying homes is an unnecessary use of force and a violation under Law of War by discrimination. Homes are not considered a military objective as they are non-combatants. Another consideration is the evacuation of the sick and wounded personnel at the hospital. The patients cannot be moved until proper location and treatment of care have been established for their new location.

Jus in Bello falls between two broad categories of discrimination and proportionality. Discrimination and proportionality are key factors that must be considered when engaging in war. For example, Michael Walzer argues, “war should only occur between combatants – soldier to soldier and noncombatants should be shielded from harm”. 2 Essentially, this means during times of conflict only legitimate targets should be targeted, combatants should distinguish against whom is attacked and should not include innocent bystanders. Furthermore, Alexander Moseley states, “In waging war, it is considered unfair and unjust to attack indiscriminately since non-combatants or innocents are deemed to stand outside the field of war”. 3 Unfortunately, this can be difficult at times since it may be hard to distinguish a combatant from a non-combatant especially since they do not always wear a uniform or carry arms, making it impossible to distinguish between them.