Leading is being ethical and maintaining values instilled in me since childhood: integrity, respect, morale courage and commitment. A leader will be fair with the distribution of awards and punishment and communicate to their Soldiers the circumstances surrounding the situation to maintain or correct. Leading is not just being right, I am open to and will accept constructive criticism. As a leader, I earn the respect of my Soldiers through my leadership, I am an honest leader. Leadership is not…
This past summer, I was named one of the two chairpersons of the Anna’s Celebration of Life Foundation (ACOLF) youth board, an organization dedicated to raising money in order to buy life enhaning gifts for children with special needs living in Indiana. After working with this organization for the last sixteen months, I have fallen in love with the cause, and it is because of this organization that I am considering a career in nonprofit organization management. In working with ACOLF youth, I…
. Introduction: The Army has multiple high-performing organizations that share common values such as direction, objectives, and purpose. My philosophy consists of two parts: Core Principles which covers the values and purpose I expect from our unit, besides Standing Priorities which outlines the Company’s direction for operations and training. 2. Core Principles: a. Stewards of the Profession. As members of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps we are part of an honored tradition…
ETHICAL DILEMMA IN PLATOON In the movie Platoon directed by Oliver Stone, Charlie Sheen portrays an idealistic young infantryman named Chris Taylor serving his first tour in Vietnam. When on patrol one day, Taylor’s platoon commits a series of war crimes against Vietnamese civilians, including rape and brutal murders (Stone, 1986). Taylor is then faced with a moral problem -- whether to stay loyal to his fellow soldiers despite their crimes or report them so they may face justice. The question…
If your Soldiers are not successful in accomplishing the mission, have you stopped to ask yourself if you have done all that you can to take care of them; or to provide them with the necessary resources? We as Non-Commissioned Officers affirm that we will always have our two basic opportunities will always be uppermost in our minds: accomplishment of our mission and the welfare of our Soldiers. I assure you that the moment your Soldiers stop bringing you their…
Ethical Problem Solving I chose Ethical Problem Solving as my topic because it represents a difficult and important training area, not just for the military but for any organization. From my experience in the Army, I have noticed that the Army is always seeking to develop ethical problem solving from officers and soldiers who come from many different religious, personal, and philosophical backgrounds, who may view some problems and solutions within the ethical field in different ways. All…
Share Our Strength Brings World Hunger to a Halt Communities just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas are deprived of food and jobs. A woman named Heather is the mother of 3 beautiful children; although, they all have struggled through the curves of life. Heather explained to the Share Our Strength volunteers that it was one summer day that changed her thoughts about life in an unbelievable way. Share our Strength volunteers state her exact words, “Heather told me about a day last summer when she…
Introduction A great deal of political ideologists believe that “public services or goods that gain support from a majority of constituents will be provided by public agencies; those more controversial or preferred by only a minority will be provided by nonprofits” (Ott & Dicke, 2016). If this ideology is true, then nonprofits are in the business of serving the few, who in a majority of cases end up being societies that have a large population of with middle and lower-class constituents.…
Contemporary Health Care Issue Technology is one of the key elements for both for-profit organizations and nonprofit organizations in providing modernized medical services for the vast amount of populace in all the various geographic locations. At one time, the means of one doctor being able to consult with another doctor was by either sending messages or a messenger or by traveling to the other practitioner via stage coach or horse and buggy, depending on the geographic location. Today…
For meritorious service while serving as the Senior Enlisted Advisor at U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Far East Detachment Diego Garcia from January 2015 to March 2016. Senior Chief Robinson consistently demonstrated leadership and initiative in the performance of her duties. Her ability to perform in an extremely isolated, arduous, and dynamic environment are directly reflected in the high level of success provided to Navy, Joint and Coalition forces conducting Overseas…