Military Values Essay

In the United States Army we are taught to live by the Seven Army Values. They are broken down to us in the acronym ‘LDRSHIP’ which is short for Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. We are all taught these 7 Army values repeatedly from day one in the United States Army. First we memorize these values. Then we are trained to live by them. All of these 7 values coincide with each other, and play an important roll in our Army lives. These 7 Army Values also play well into life outside the Army in our personal life. People sometimes do not realize the importance these values have on the way we are viewed by the people who look up to the men and woman who are privileged enough to represent the

Imagine someone being out to sea for eight months, and them having their only towel or shower shoes stolen from them. As Senior Enlisted Leaders, we should understand that a deceitful man is no different than a thief and both contradict the Navy’s Core Values. Integrity and honesty are essential characteristics of every sailor because the Navy is built on trust and comradery. This essay will examine the Navy’s ultimate deceit; discuss how this one man’s actions contradicted the Navy’s Core Values, and the importance of honesty and integrity within the Navy.

I had the unique privilege of growing up on United States Air Force bases where leadership and service are the pillars of our community. The schools on base, the names of our streets, and even the cannon holes on the sides of buildings instill a unique identity that drives a desire to lead and serve. Growing up in that type of selfless community shaped me into the student and leader that I am today. I believe that it is my responsibility, during and after law school, to continue to live, learn, and lead by the core values of the United States Air Force: integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

As our Core Values suggest in the US Air Force, integrity first, service before self, and excellent in all we do. It is very clear that we and ought to do better. I believe this a great starting point with plenty of room to improve. The image of a fit man or woman is not what I am necessarily looking for; I aim to create a happy and healthy work environment with energic people through some minor behavioral changes.

Respect and integrity, what really do those mean? I could look up those words in the Oxford English Dictionary or Websters, or Dictionary.com and give a scientific, perscise and exact answer to these words. And while that tells you what they mean, does that really give their meaning. Well by Dictionary.com's standards respect is a noun that means to hold in esteem or honor, and to show regard or consideration for. And Dictionary.com says that integrity means an adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character, honesty, and the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished as to morality. The Army on the other hand has their own, similar, but specific definitions for these words, they call values, and are one of

Back in 1966, the United States established that tipping services should have a set minimum wage; it was held at 50% of the current minimum wage at the time. In 1991, when minimum wage was $4.25, tipping wage was at $2.13, and (Stuart 2) the wage has not changed since. Contrary to the accepted practice that tipping helps servers make more money, if we abolish tipping, we will be able to lift those working in the service industry out of poverty, provide a better work environment for restaurants, and develop a new system to show gratitude towards those who do an exceptional job in the service industry.

I was only nine years old, but I can almost still feel the bitter cold and the excitement in the thin air while sitting in the stands in the Rocky Mountains. The rivalry between the two Service Academies was at an all time high as the coveted Commander in Chiefs trophy was still up for grabs. Although the battle ensuing on the field between the two foes was formidable, it was the battle upon what to do with my life that was of greater consequence. The outcome of the game is now forgotten but the impression that the young servicemembers left would forever be etched in the back of my mind. Despite my young age, I knew that I would answer the call to join these young men and women and the values that were instilled in me would allow me to

Military has its own culture. It shows the best and the worst of military life. To understand that very thing in the military is different from regular life outside the military. It has been proving that the military culture is one of the strongest bonds between people. Trying to put into words that military culture is one of the hardest things to write about.

Excellence means to do your best to the best of your ability in everything you do. It is one of the core values I have pledged to following while serving in the Air Force. The Air Force has three core values and “Excellence in all we do” is one of them. Doing our best with the talents and abilities that God has given us. Not dwelling on what we cannot do, but what we can. One example I have seen personally was a paraplegic climb the climbing wall at REI, he was pursuing excellence. However, it would be an easy attempt and not so impressive with someone without his handicaps. I believe excellence can be a quality, a standard, an action and/or a method of measuring something. When we do our best we might get quality work but not always. A child or average adult can do their best at drawing but not produce the quality work that an artist would

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”.

I join the military soon after high school. I didn't really have a clue of what I wanted to do at that time. I knew I had to do something because my high school sweetheart had just got pregnant. I was scared out my mind because now I'm sitting here thinking how am I gonna support a child when I cant event support myself. So I made up in my mind that I would join the military. I start talking to all the recruiters that came by the high school. I got all the information I could get from all the branches. I choose the Navy because it kinda appeal to me as having the better job. I also was thinking about the traveling I'll be doing to different countries. That really got me excited. I left headed to to boot camp in August. My heart felt real heavy because I was leaving my

I have served in the US Army Reserve for the past 31 years, 17 years as an enlisted Soldier 14 as a Warrant Officer and 18 overall as an AGR Soldier. I have deployed three times since December of 1991 to the Persian Gulf region. The world, individuals, and groups along with their ideologically belief have changed dramatically over the years as new persons assume leadership roles. Terrorists and their activities or attempted activities have increased dramatically as sympathizers following the advised of or being influenced by activities that is happening overseas try to attack or carry out terroristic acts against the homeland. There are standard operating procedures for most activities that happens during Battle Assembles and for most training

Many people believe that faith serves an important role in bringing peace because United States army has invested real resources in providing clerics of every conceivable faith where there is enough demand. They currently have clerics, catholic priests, protestant ministers, Buddhist monks, and a lot more. People who go into combat were able to have religious services of their own faith and not just the generic religious services provided by the army (Lecture 28; 3/17/2017). This shows that religion matters a lot in the US military. US army portrays pluralism, especially regarding religion backgrounds. There are a lot of religions in the United States and all of them are represented in the United States army. US army knows religion is important

Military Discipline is a state of order and obedience existing within a command. Self discipline in the military is where soldiers do the 4 rights without being told, even in the absence of the commander. Discipline is created within a unit by instilling a sense of confidence and responsibility in each individual. To strengthen discipline, senior leaders need to give praise to their subordinates, either individually or as a whole, for tasks done well. By doing this, it will accomplish every commanders goal of having a unit that functions well and builds a bond which binds together the team. Everything in life requires some sort of discipline. Whether it is hitting a baseball, learning to sew , playing a musical instrument, making good

The work described in this document has been undertaken by the Human Factors Integration Defence Technology Centre, part funded by the Human Capability Domain of the U.K. Ministry of Defence Scientific Research Programme. © BAE Systems 2009 The authors of this report have asserted their moral rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents act, 1988, to be identified as the authors of this work.