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    The Importance of Following Orders. Why is it important to follow orders and instructions? From a military standpoint the difference can mean life or death for a soldier. On the civilian side it can mean the loss of your job, loss of position, or loss of pay. There are many factors that play into each individual scenario. No two events are ever the same and the outcome can range from a verbal reprimand to the death of the individual. Orders are meant to be obeyed both explicitly and implicitly

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    humans from other animals. It is important to try to comprehend what Dewey means by this and in order to do so the following must be done. First, one must understand the role education plays in an individual and Dewey’s notions of education in the areas of growth, direction and social function. Second, after comprehending Dewey’s notions of education in the areas of growth, direction, and social function, one must be able to grasp the distinction between education as a social function and the simple

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    The Importance of obeying orders and being on time for duty. There are many reasons why a soldier, (doesn't matter the rank) should obey orders from anyone above him or her in the chain of command. Sometimes its good to listen to people soldiers below you too because they maybe smarter at the task then you are. One reason is that the military is revolved around higher ranking soldiers leading the lower ranking soldiers, they’re more experienced in the military then I am and been deployed

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    After countless letters and complaints were sent from both parents and students, failure for the Hamilton County School District to respond to the allegations, resulted in a fatal school bus crash on Monday, Nov. 21. Killing six children and injuring several more, 24 year old Johnthony Walker now faces multiple vehicular homicide charges, as well as charges of reckless endangerment and driving. According to a statement made by the Chattanooga Police Department, “Walker was driving at high speeds

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    communicate what the goals of Littleton are and what it hopes to achieve in the long run. All employees should have a clear idea of Littleton¡¯s operative goals. All levels can benefit from both a mission statement and goals, as they will provide direction and motivation and give everyone a standard of performance to try to achieve.      An organization should be designed to provide both vertical and horizontal information flow as necessary to accomplish the organization¡¯s overall goals (Daft,

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    command structure discussed by Cronkhite (2013). The unity of command principle seems to be practiced by both departments and ensures that an employee only receives order from a single supervisor and is only responsible to that supervisor. The importance of this principle was discussed by Cronkhite (2013). If an employee is subject to obeying orders from more than a single supervisor will only result in confusion on the part of the employee on whose orders to follow. This will result in poor communication

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    the resolution of the presented issues, thus allowing the organization to function more effectively and efficiently. The importance of organizations and their reasons for existence are

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    PFC Ashe, Thomas Charlie 447 Signal Battalion Fort Gordon, GA February 1st, 2014 Importance Of Following Orders In order to be successful in any career one must be able to listen and take to heart the importance of what they are learning and doing throughout their lives; this has significance in both the military and civilian life. In order to do that you must follow whatever your superiors say, like when you are at your civilian job and your boss tells you to clean the

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    defined by American Heritage dictionary as "a code of correct conduct." In layman 's terms, protocol is simply the rules and customs of a group or a standard procedure. Let 's look at protocol in application, specifically in the armed forces. The importance of maintaining correct protocol and Military bearing on and off duty, is essential because to show disrespect to an NCO when in uniform could cause disrespect among civilians about the military in general. Any disrespect towards my leaders, from

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    higher velocity into space. Our team consists of: • John Sutter-a material engineer who’s been with the company for 25 years and has a Bachelor’s of Science degree. He has worked on several material development teams and has a strong sense of direction and a high regard to safety. • Mark Finney-Masters of Business specializing in finance who’s been with the company for only 2 month’s but has a reputation for coming in several thousand dollars under budget on previous projects • Laura Calhoun-Bachelors

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