Degradation of Discipline in the United States Army

In this report I will be going over the importance of training and education within the military, and how they both play very important roles to not only leaders, but the service members within our ranks. The military is constantly training and, we train as we fight. However, before soldiers train, they must be well educated in all areas in which they will be training. Proper education is the key to proper training. I will also discuss the importance of becoming better educated while serving in the military, as it will make transitioning back into the

The United States Army is in a state of decline. The Army’s senior leaders are either oblivious to the decline or only care about the popular issues such as sexual harassment or hazing. Today’s junior leaders are either incompetent, feel their hands are tied, or simply do not get the backing from their senior leaders in order to effectively make changes. Our senior leaders blame their junior leaders, and our junior leaders blame their senior leaders. The fact of the matter is that all leaders, from the Chief of Staff of the Army to newest Corporal that was recently promoted this month, have to lead.

The United States Armed Forces is one of the largest, strongest, and most versatile military forces. Its elite capabilities derives from budgeting, alliance with other nations, and integration of a branches. This volunteer based force is a complex combination of men and women from all walks of life willing to lay forward their lives for this great nation foreign and domestic. Since the tragedy of September 11, the US military has been on high alert with their main focus on the War on Terrorism within Iraq and Afghanistan. Known for its ability to fight and win wars abroad, the US forces has lack the ability to conquer its own internal war on sexual assault and harassment. Named the invisible war, it is consider the most shameful and well-kept

Mohammed Daudzi, Afghan President Karzai’s Chief of Staff, has explained that there are often scuffles between the American soldiers and Afghan civilians during raids. This can commonly result in the deaths of innocent civilians simply because they show resistance, not wanting to have their homes raided (Kill). A particularly harrowing case came to light in April of 2010 when Afghan investigators announced that they had discovered 3 dead female civilians, 2 of them pregnant, who had been killed during a botched Kill/Capture raid. The investigators said that bullets had been dug out of the women’s bodies in an attempt by the US to cover up their fault in the deaths (Oppel). Later that year, another case garnered attention: On September 2, 2010, a US airstrike destroyed a convoy of vehicles, leaving 8 dead. The US Military announced that they had successfully killed a prominent Taliban leader and his fighters. However, an independent investigation concluded that all 8 deaths were innocent civilians, simply an election group on the campaign trail (Grey). These brutal deaths of completely innocent civilians are scathing examples of the excessive violence and civilian casualties that the US has created with their Kill/Capture missions, bringing into question how the Americans are doing

The general article (Article one hundred and thirty four) authorizes the prosecution of offenses not specifically detailed by any other article: all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty. Clause one of the article involves disorders and neglect "to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces." Clause two involves "conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces." Clause three deals with non-capital offenses violating other federal law; under this clause, any such offense created by federal statute may be

For my first paper I chose to write about the US Army. The reason I chose the US Army for my topic is because I have a brother in the Army that is being deployed to Iraq in the next couple of months. Therefore, I thought this would be a very educational topic to research.

It was March 23rd, 2013 when I was boarding the plane that would take me to Afghanistan on my first deployment. I only remember the date because on my birthday, two days later, I would be sitting in a V-22 Osprey flying into the volatile city of Sangin, a known Taliban hot spot. It was during one of my first few days there, that I found myself guarding the sole entrance to my company’s operating base. Suddenly a van, old and rusting, turned the corner and came screaming towards my position. Wary of a vehicle-borne suicide bomb, I quickly raised my rifle and began a slow, steady squeeze on the trigger, as I’d been trained to. Just before the hammer would fall, sending bullets racing to end the driver’s life, the van screeched to a halt. A

September 11, 2001 was a devastating day for the United States (US) and countries that had passengers on the airliners that were involved in the terrorist attack. This triggered the US military to be deployed to Afghanistan to fight the Global War on Terror in an effort to eradicate terrorist organizations, such as the Taliban, Al-Qaeda (AQ), and the Haqqani Network (HQN). Since 2001, there has been success of driving the Taliban from power and the death of Osama Bin Laden; however, the US military has lost over two thousand US Soldiers (Buchanan, 2014). Despite the success the US helped provide, the result is that it started to become a concern on how the elite Afghan Soldiers are heavily reliant on the American presence within the country (Mazzetti, 2015). US forces have the collection and airlift capabilities to suppress terrorist organizations within Afghanistan, whereas the Afghan military lacks sufficient training and equipment to possess these capabilities.

I think every U.S citizen should be required to serve at least one year in the military, once they are over the age of eighteen. If every U.S citizen serves at least one year in the military, they will be more diciplined, and will learn self-defense. The militaryis harsh, but every one of the soldiers are diciplined. Yes, the military is dangerous and their are casualties, but if every United States citizen serves at least one year in the military, the world will be a more respectful, diciplined place. Secondly, by serving in the military it will also benefit every person by teaching them self-defense. Self-defense will help us because we can protect ourselves against anyone trying to harm us. Serving in the military will also

Due to the 911 Terrorist attacks the Islamic faith has been under tremendous scrutiny and has created a negative connotation with terrorism against the U.S. Another challenge many Muslim soldiers face stems from the challenges of dual identities as believers of the Islamic faith and as members of the U.S. military. Some soldiers use fake last names to avoid being singled out by insurgents as traitors and to prevent retaliations against their families (Dreazen, 2009). Some other challenges Muslims serving in the military face are discrimination among their peers. Multiple of the articles discussed how many soldiers are subjects of taunts, making them feel singled out by fellow soldiers. After reviewing the article and reading I feel like there needs to be a delicate balance of making Muslim military members feel less marginalized without their being a risk for radicalization. I think currently the military is doing a great job balancing this by allowing “religious-minority service members to display their beliefs outwardly — such as wearing a turban, scarf or beard — as long as the practices do not interfere with military discipline, order or readiness” (Constable,

This paper will describe how the United States Army has changed training over the last decade of war and why it is important that our doctrine should reflect the changes. As leaders we should continue to develop ourselves in order to develop competent and confident subordinates. Leaders who are physical and mentally fit will have a positive effect on the unit. While maintaining the skills they have learned from past experiences in order to prepare for future conflicts.

The United States (U.S.) Army is a tremendous organization that has made many changes over the years to adapt to an ever evolving ethical and cultural environment. Although the Army values are instilled in every soldier starting from their first day of basic training there are still numerous instances of unethical behavior throughout the population. the pressure to produce results and be highly productive continue to cause ethical lapses in judgment among service members. These different instances of ethical dilemmas have changed the organizations ethical climate entirely. There have been many situations that have forced upper management to try different tactics to improve the ethical climate with little success. Recently, the U.S. Army has had a noticeable cultural shift in relation to ethical environment and behavior.

When I was in the military (Air Force) I encountered two business problems that I felt was totally unnecessary because both of these problems could have been avoided as well as corrected if the people who I was working with would have worked together instead of against each other. The first problem that I experienced was the lack of leadership that was in place at the base that I was newly stationed at (Hurlburt Field, FL). Being that I came from an overseas base (Osan AB Korea), I knew that it was going to be different and going to a different base; people operate differently or conduct the day to day business differently especially when it comes to leadership styles. The problem that I faced when I first got to my new base in Florida was the lack of job involvement which leads to lack of leadership because the people over me, especially my immediate supervisor did not want to get involved

In a 1757 letter to his Virginia Regiment Captains, Lieutenant Colonel George Washington wrote, “Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the

I was a civilian, as well as only 17, when I walked in the front gates, which means I had civilian and 17-year-old thoughts, patterns, experiences, and understanding. The military organization I had joined was more than a club or institution; rather, it was an ethos and a way of life. It is that same ethos and way of life that gives the military so much respect within Australia and others. When speaking of the military, certain words or feelings are often uttered, such as “discipline,” “selflessness,” “serving,” and “precise.” These terms did not just appear as “nice to haves,” nor were they were “instituted” by some senior-ranking person. They were instilled as the cornerstone of each military member from the day they started in the military. Some may say that military members are “brainwashed” into thinking and acting the way they do. I would prefer to look at it as “renewing” or “rewiring” the brain in a different and effective niche, directly linked to the military modus operandi.