Army Service Standard of Conduct

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All organizations in the world should have a standard to uphold, whether it is a code of conduct standard, living standard, or a standard for appearance. Having standards gives an organization value and it puts a sense of pride within the individuals that are a part of the organization so that they show pride in everything that they do. It is important to keep a high sense of pride in the standards of the organization because taking pride will help boost the confidence of the organization as a whole and it will make the members of the group tackle every task with force and motivation. Those qualities can help any organization achieve any goal and they will look good while they do it. Not only do organizations like the Army have a standard code of conduct, but they also have a strict uniform policy. U.S. Army uniforms show a sense of uniformity, they are a means of protection and they also show tradition.
The new Army Service Uniform is rooted in tradition. In March 1778, a Congressional resolution directed General George Washington to prescribe a service uniform. The resolution "authorized and directed the Commander in Chief, according to circumstances of supplies of Clothing, to fix and prescribe the uniform, as well with regard to color and facings as the cut of fashion of the Clothes to be worn by the troops of the respective States and regiments."General Washington issued a general order October 1779 "prescribing blue coats with differing facings for the various state troops, artillery, artillery artificers and light dragoons. The Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, March 27, 1821 established "Dark blue is the National color. When a different one is not expressly prescribed, all uniform coats, whether for officers or enlis...

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...k high speed. This also gives of the perception that they really care about how they represent the army; and of course in the army perception is reality.
I have learned when people do extra in front of the sergeants and make it look like they know what they are doing even if they do not know the sergeants perceive this as a good thing. As long as soldiers only let sergeants see what looks like the good things, they will make it far. As an individual I usually put it out there that I am who I am and I do not conceal anything, but I might need to adapt to the military way of being “high-speed”.
The moral of the story is to just sleep in the entire darn uniform so if you have a bad day and either wake up late or feel terrible you will already be dressed; so you will look high speed…. This means you are high speed, because perception is reality. Reality is perception.

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