Disrespect in the Military Essay

Those who were within my chain of command understood that I was fully able to do my current job but did not allow me to get a pass when it came to a personal choice that I made. By the chain Commanding Officer not condoning my actions and reducing me to the rank of second class Petty Officer impacted me in a way that would change the course of my outlook not only professionally but also personally. Being reduced in rank forced me to look it myself and my actions differently. I no longer utilized the lenses that I previously used. I had to humble myself, understand that certain personal actions were not acceptable and finally, I had to make a solid decision to change how a balanced everything that I do in life. This process was not a simple process but a process that caused me to search deep inside me of to figure out how to survive both professionally and personally. What I learned through this process is that “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.” With that being understood, I decided that I would not allow my negative actions define my future work ethics or

In conclusion you are responsible for you actions either if you’re wrong or right. The articles are there to help protect you either you are the victim or the problem. Article 86 is set in place for accountability example if you do not tell me or if I can’t you then it is my responsibility to find you and make sure your ok but if you leave because you cannot adapt to ARMY life then you will face the conaquinces of a court marshal and/or jail, or even punished under the death penalty in time for desertion while in the time of war. Article 91 I feel that you have to disciplined in the first place you must be able to just bite your tongue and do what you need to do and get it done .Your superior non-commissioned officer has to follow orders just like we do everything gets pushed down . If the first Sergeant said to do a job and we don’t do it then we will get written up for being insubordinate because we did not do what we were told everything in the army is a guide line for our protection and if you violate any article then you will be punished. But all together even though we wasn’t at our place of duty we should have asked what time we needed to in the office but since we didn’t then we have to the corrective training and put it in the past and move on to the

Article 91 covers insubordinate conduct towards warrant officer, NCO, or PO. This is broken down rather heavily throughout the article covering as many bases and loopholes as possible it seems. After reading the article I have realized that not only did I disregard or fall under two of the categories in the article but I fall under two of the first three. The first one that I fell under was “treats with contempt or is disrespectful in language or deportment toward a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer while that officer is in the execution of his office.” Regardless of what I assumed the situation to be I stepped out of line when I proceeded to call Corporal Delorge a “jackass”. Not only is it being disrespectful in

March 1, 1917 – The Articles of War of 1916 are implemented. A revision of the Articles of War of 1806, the new regulations detail statutes governing U.S. military discipline and justice. Under the category Miscellaneous Crimes and Offences, Article 93 states that any person subject to military law who commits "assault with intent to commit sodomy" shall be punished as a court-martial may

Members of the United States military are subject to a special set of laws known as the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). There are many offenses contained in the UCMJ that criminalize conduct, that, while perhaps frowned upon by some, is completely legal for civilians. It is generally argued that these laws are necessary to preserve order and discipline among military members.

First off my compliments on the way you explained in short laymen terms the intricacies of military laws particularly with regards to Article 15 of the UCMJ or what is known as the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Essentially (just to add to what you have already covered) Article 15 is generally invoked circumstantially as you have pointed out for us to have a little better grasp of what that may Intel circumstances wise is that Article 15 is essentially used for a spectrum of misdemeanor offenses whereas elements that would lead to a courts-martial would involve crimes considered felonious in nature.

Non-judicial punishment consist of normally and article 15. It is the most common type of punishment in the military. Non-judicial punishment is often called mast in the Navy and Coast Guard, and office hours in the Marine Corps (military). In an article 15 hearing the commanding officer is the judge and jury. There are 3 grades of article 15’s. There is summarized, company grade and field grade. In summarized and company grade, any commander can carry out the punishment. The punishment for a summarized article 15 is extra duty for 14 days. With a company grade service members may lose 7 days of base pay or even be reduced one pay grade for E4 and below. For field grade the commander administering the article 15 must be a major in rank or higher. Punishment is (a.) extra duty for 45 days (b.) restriction for 60 days (maximum of 45 days if combined with extra duty) (c.) oral reprimand or admonition (d.) forfeiture of

Second, any person subject to the chapter who having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it his duty to obey fails to obey the order. A lawful order can be given by anyone and everyone who enlists in the army promises to obey the orders of those who are appointed over them. Article 91 covers that you cannot strike or assault a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer while that officer is in the execution of his office, willfully disobey the lawful order of a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer, or treat with contempt or is disrespectful in language or deportment toward a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer while that officer is in the execution of his office; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. So this is where Article 91 and 92 are similar. If you know of a lawful order but you did were not order it you still must abide by it. The only way that you cannot be punished for a lawful order is that the soldier had no knowledge of that direct

We are always living by the Army ethics whether it is the way we conduct our missions or by the performance of our duty. Why we serve can be broken down into three sub categories Honorable Servants, Military Experts, and Stewards of the Profession. Honorable Servants can be summed up to by oath we support and defend the people of the United States and obey all laws set forth, we are supposed to report all illegal actions and set the example by living up to the Army Values. As an Army our goal and mission is to support, defend, and serve all those within the United States. As Military experts we understand that we will be placed in harm’s way and may have to use violent actions in order to accomplish the mission. However we are committed to completing the mission and always placing the needs of other above our own. As Professionals it is our job to continually refine and sharpen our skills, like previously stated we are always striving for excellence. Stewards of the Profession, we live up to the standards and Values set forth by the Military. By leading by example and holding ourselves and those around us to those standards and

I should have taken upon myself to ask for help but prided got in the way of that. when I was writing my paper I should have used the other Sergeants at MSGR. Use better moral judgment, before turning in a paper that was not my own work to Sergeant Brantley. This all started with me given a Senior NCO Disrespect. In the Marine Fleet I know for a fact that would never fly most likely I would have gotten blasted and given a page 11. I see now this can be avoided by taking fractions of seconds and find the best avenue of approach by using a better tone and phrasing of my words around that Senior NCO Satisfied. As a Corporal of the United States Marines that was unprofessional of me to act that way. Every action has consequences, my Consequence I agree with 100 percent. I can see how my moral Judgment and Decision making skills can put the team and myself at risk. My Decisions Lately has been putting me in a Bad Light, as a

Having forty individuals under my “command”, I was able to experiment with the superior-subordinate relationship, similar to the role of a Division Officer in the Fleet. Given a general mission to train the Plebe class to be ready for Youngster Year at the Naval Academy by the Company Officer, I was given flexibility in doing whatever I saw fit to meet those ends. In my role, I would frequently issue orders (through the training sergeants). Sometimes, things went according to plans. Sometimes, they did not. It became very important, when issuing new orders for the Plebe class, that I had a specific purpose and intent. Analyzing both my reasoning, the means in which the command was implemented, and the reaction from its implementation, were important facets of reflection. When issues arose, it was my responsibility to accept failure, resolve a quick and sound solution, and implement it effectively to prevent or further issues.

Millions have served our country in the United States military, having learned to respond to direct orders and comply without question. I have a family member who served in the United States Army Airborne unit, and was ordered to make continuous parachute jumps, even though he had a fractured hip. The chain of command had total disregard for his medical condition and physician’s orders, which prohibited him from preforming with any parachute training missions. The young soldier continued to participate, fearful of the military unit’s hierarchy.

Disrespect of a Noncommissioned Officer is a punishable offense in the United State military, and falls under the auspices of Article 91. The punishment for the offense varies depending on the severity of the disrespect shown and the history of service for the perpetrator.Disrespect of a noncommissoned officer includes striking, acting in an insubordinate manner, disregard for a lawful order, use

Failing to follow instructions, no matter who delivers them or how trivial you may believe them to be, is a serious offense and will not be tolerated. Your actions can have a negative effect on both the section and unit and leads to discipline issues which will threaten our team's cohesiveness and strength. Accountability and responsibility

Mid-way through my deployment during the end of my shift on tower guard my replacement shows up without the proper gear. He was supposed to conduct night time tower guard with NVG’s (night visions goggles) and he didn’t have any. So me looking out for a battle buddy I gave the soldier my NVG’s to use for the night and my first line supervisor was there to witness the exchange. I told the soldier, once he was done to bring the NVG’s to my room, because he knew where I lived at and he replied with ok. The next morning when I returned to work I was told I had to go see the Company Commander because I was in trouble and I was getting an Article 15 for not having accountability of a sensitive item. It turns out that the soldier took my NVG’s to the company and said that he found them and he didn’t know who they belong to. So that’s when I received my second Summarized Article 15. At this point I felt like my career was over, I’m done with the Army and I have my second child on the way. This is when I learned that a DA 2062 would have prevented the entire situation, and don’t trust anyone when it comes accountability of your items. After about a week of thinking and talking to my first line supervisor I realized that I can’t let this hiccup stop me from becoming a NCO (Noncommissioned Officer), and that’s it’s not just about me, I have a family at