There are agreeably many organizational cultures residing in the Army. These are often identified between the different military occupational specialties. However, the biggest distinction in cultures is between conventional Army units and Special Operations units. Conventional Army units adhere to strict policy directed by the Department of the Army. Special Operations unit are also direct to follow the same polices but are known for operating outside the directed lines from the Department of the Army. I transferred into my current Special Operations unit in the middle of 2013 and was faced with a familiar ethical issue that I have handled many times before. However in this instance, the decision did not reside with me, but with my Platoon Sergeant.
A young soldier was at the unit for approximately for months prior to me arriving at the unit. In this time, the soldier displayed several signs of …show more content…
In the future, the application of “The Potter Box” will be used if encountering a similar situation. The Potter Box prescribes four quadrants of moral analysis to locate where misunderstanding in decisions occur (Christians, 1997). Although I have not used this in previous decisions, one can see where a certain degree of confidence can arise of the use of this analysis. James Rest’s Four Components of Moral Behavior can serve as an overlay with the Potter Box and can provide a deeper level of analysis. The first step in this analysis prescribes us to define the facts. However, before we can define the facts, we must apply moral sensitivity and recognize that the above dilemma is in fact a moral problem (Christians, 1997). The facts of the above scenario as follows: the soldier displayed signs of dishonestly, instances of violating his own and the Army sense of integrity, improper use of federal funds, and violating state and federal
A young soldier was at the unit for approximately for months prior to me arriving at the unit. In this time, the soldier displayed several signs of …show more content…
In the future, the application of “The Potter Box” will be used if encountering a similar situation. The Potter Box prescribes four quadrants of moral analysis to locate where misunderstanding in decisions occur (Christians, 1997). Although I have not used this in previous decisions, one can see where a certain degree of confidence can arise of the use of this analysis. James Rest’s Four Components of Moral Behavior can serve as an overlay with the Potter Box and can provide a deeper level of analysis. The first step in this analysis prescribes us to define the facts. However, before we can define the facts, we must apply moral sensitivity and recognize that the above dilemma is in fact a moral problem (Christians, 1997). The facts of the above scenario as follows: the soldier displayed signs of dishonestly, instances of violating his own and the Army sense of integrity, improper use of federal funds, and violating state and federal