Ethics In The Military Profession

When you think of professions, you think of an occupation that requires training and expertise. How do we become experts though? Do you just obtain it over night? Can I learn it in one day? The obvious answer is no. Our profession involves ethics and how we conduct ourselves. Building our profession over time requires trust from ourselves and from others. Within our profession, there needs to be a balanced role as a leader and the ability to adapt to the Army culture, as well as how that culture impacts the profession of the Human Resource Sergeant.

The Profession of Arms: The Army is an American Profession of Arms, a vocation compromised of experts certified in the ethical application of land combat power, serving under civilian authority,

Ethics is one of these elements. The Army Soldier’s, whether officer or noncommissioned officer, should always act ethically both in times of peace and war. Their response to situations should withhold encumbering their own personal biased experiences and preferences. Military duty is an arduous task borne out of trust. To earn trust, it takes professional study, experience and patience. The installation of knowledge and experience form the other element responsible for defining the military as a profession. More importantly, despite the heavy task and high discipline expected of Army officers and noncommissioned officers, remuneration plays a very small inspirational role in keeping them going. Their adherence to duty springs more from intrinsic factors such as knowledge gained and the pride of the end results. The Human Resource Sergeant plays the role of reinforcing these elements among the lower rank of the

Within this view, it needs to be understood that the Army’s drive for one broad culture which cascades from top to bottom and vice versa. Culture is one of the things that defines the unwritten rules of operation within the Army. Culture is shown in various facets including artifacts, beliefs and values and basic underlying assumptions. How well cultural systems enumerate determines their entrenchment into the core system of the military ranks. For instance, historical tales of a unit’s heroism told and retold over the ages might become a rallying point for bravery in