In the U.S Army all soldiers are taught everyday to live by the Seven Army Values. Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage short for “LDRSHIP”. U.S soldiers are taught to memorize and train these Seven Values. They are taught that these Seven Values must play an important role in their lives. They are also played outside the army and in their personal lives. In some cases some people do not understand or realize the importance of these 7 army values. In many ways these 7 values make us leaders, and being strong leaders representing these 7 values are what make others look up to us it also sets us to become great role models towards the young and sometimes old citizens. In the army soldiers are strictly …show more content…
required to learn these values in detail during Basic Combat Training, for the most part some soldiers live up to it, but in a lot of cases some don’t seem to realize how important these values are in the army. Not only are they learned in the army, but in all JROTC classes. In the JROTC we are taught to also live up to these value to live up to these values like in the army. Many kids might not understand these values because they believe there pride is more important. In JROTC these values are what make us leaders and they are what make the younger kids look up to us. Following these 7 values you will never fail to be a leader to your group or community. One of the 7 values is loyalty. Loyalty is to “Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S constitution, the Army, and other soldiers.” Taking this oath is an important aspect in their life not only are they being loyal to the U.S constitution, but to yourself. Also, reporting in as you should is being loyal, wearing the uniform shows how committed and loyal you are. When you join the army everyone takes an oath and you swear that you are on our country’s side not only our country, but to the officers in the army and the President of the United States in our case it shows how loyal we are being towards the school,program, and community, by following the rules and meeting our expectations when assigned a duty within our school and community. In our community or even in the JROTC program we all have duties and obligations we have to complete. Even though the JROTC program is nothing like army we still have the same morals and goals as them and that is to serve our community and school with any and all service as we can. Therefore, we assign duties to every cadet to 1 help us meet our goals sooner and smoother. Duty is to “Fulfill your obligations”. Everyone in the program or army has a duty small or big. Fulfilling a duty is to complete whatever task you are given as a team. Without a member of each team having a duty the mission or goal will have a struggle on getting met. Everyone has a duty and is obligated to perform their duties the best they can. As you are in the program or army years go by and you grow as your all your responsibilities grow aswell with your duties. Duties are assigned by any special skill or trait someone has, as a leader you should get help to success in a mission or goal. When you first meet someone you always want to be greeted with respect and with respect you all bond and get along well. Respect is something needed in everything for example, in a group, program, community,etc. With respect there comes great leadership and work ethic. Respect is to “Treat people as they would want to be treated”. In JROTC and army we all respect each other they way we would want to be treated,, which is called the solider code in the army. Respecting the army values and actually going forth with them is what a good soldier or cadet would do. Without respect there would be kaus and we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the best in other people. We need respect in our community aswell we all need to learn to work together and grow together, but with respect that's one step to becoming a whole. Another example of respect is to trust , to trust that people will do what they are obligated to do and accomplish their duties and to do whatever they can to meet their standards. When it comes to respect many people have trouble giving it back, some have a hard time giving it back, because of the lack of respect they have received in the past . In a team for example, if a team member is not showing any type of respect it will be harder for the team to meet their goal, with respect it helps everyone to bond and communicate better. In a community we all need to lend a hand from time to time and in most occasions we don’t get anything in return. Helping one and others is what makes us humans, it's what makes us selfless. In times of need there's people who need our service, but can not give back to us but just by helping them in there time of fall is all one needs to feel better about oneself. You don’t need an object to feel satisfied with yourself. Selfless Service is to “put the welfare of the nation, the army and your subordinates before your own.” Basically saying that we should not only think about ourselves, but about others without gaining anything back in return. To build in self service is to believe and be there for every single one of your team members. When doing self service is serving your country which is being loyal, but doing your duty without any special recognition. Quote “ The leader knows that the army cannot function except as a team for a team to excel, the individual must give up self-interest for the good of the whole.” 2 When someone upholds their word it's defined as being honorable.
When it comes to honor you have to have respect and trust in someone. Trust in them that they will fulfill their duty and responsibilities and also that they will live up to there expectations. Honor is to “Live up to the army values.” Honor has to be gain by the hard work, motivation, loyalty and self service. In school we all have to honor the rules and follow the rules whether there good or bad. Not only in school but within the JROTC program. In JROTC we are taught to use honor in many ways for example when we wear our uniform we are honoring that we are proud to be in the program. Honor is summarized as the ability to carry out and live the values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity and personal courage everyday of our …show more content…
lives. When it comes to making the right decisions many fail to do so. In many cases it’s the lack of integrity one has.Talking bad about others to make yourself feel better or just by talking bad about them is an example on what being a bad leader is. Every great leader should have integrity. Integrity “Do what’s right, legally and morally.” Integrity can be hard for lots of people. Everyone likes to talk, which is true but most don’t like to talk about the truth. Why do people do such a thing? It’s either to protect their friend or themselves and that's when other values kick in, being loyal and having respect towards others on the truth. With truth comes trust and the more we all learn to trust each other, the more we can get any duty done without a problem. The more choices you make with integrity the greater your chances of your friends, family, community etc will appreciate and notice you. Have you ever been scared to do something before extreme or not whether it's trying a new strategy or trying something new or bungy jumping?
Well I have and I’m pretty sure others have too. Everything you do takes effort and courage big or small we all need the self motivation to help us get through our duties. In the community there will be challenges you may be scared of doing, but will have to step up and become a leader for those who look up to you. Personal Courage “Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral).” In the army it is more riskier because you are actually risking your own personal safety. In the JROTC program you're facing big decisions and impacts from the school,program, and community. Personal Courage can take a long time to build, but with time and going step by step to break free you will find yourself doing things not only for yourself, but those you never thought of helping in a
situation. In a lot of ways these seven values help A young adult to a path of success in the army or not. These seven values were made to help young leaders to learn how to take charge in the right way and to show young cadets and army soldiers how to become strong successful leaders. As a students and cadets following these seven values are what make us a role model to other students a future leaders that look up to us. In my time in the program for the past 3 years I had about three role models Gabriella Caudel (XO 2015- 2016), Victor Barajas (CSM 2015-2016), and Joshua R. Martinez (S-2 2015-2016). All three of them had the leadership I wanted develop. My freshman year I was nothing, I would never wear my uniform,participate, always talk back, never joined a team nothing at all I was what others hated to be, I was a bad example. People would look at me and say why is she here in this program? She has shown the complete obstet from what everyone else has. I never got the point of JROTC until I meet Gabriella,Victor, and Joshua. They were my role models, my inspiration everything I wanted to be and more. As soon as Sophomore year started Joshua encouraged me to join teams, Gabriella showed me the seven values and how to use them to grow stronger, to dream bigger and Victor showed me how become more strict with myself, when I mean strict I refer to being up tight,responsible, harsh but most of all make others look up to me too and want to be better than I was. All three of them taught me numerous skills and I’ve always been grateful, because if it wasn’t for them being my role model and leaders I would still be that same freshman girl to this day who just sat there as her life flew away with so many great opportunities. I am lucky that I have grown and became a much better person and leader because of them. In Conclusion, the seven army values create a path for future and current leaders, to help them meet their goals and to success in any duty and obligation they have. Where every cadet and army solider should live up to the values with loyalty and respect, for they will honor and have integrity towards their duties and responsibilities, but also to have personal courage towards all our missions and duties. With leaders we all have at least one person to look up to and admire.The more leader we have in our community the stronger and more successful we become.
Part 1, The Basics of Leadership, Chapter 1 covers Fundamentals of Leadership while Roles and Relationships are covered in Chapter 2. This section describes and depicts levels of Leadership. We as a military are set apart from other non-military professions in that Soldiers must be prepared to use deadly force and have the courage required to close with and destroy the enemy. All leaders, from non-commissioned officers and warrant officers, to commissioned officers, inherently possess a great responsibility. The repercussions of decisions and actions impact the lives of Soldiers and their families. Additionally, these decisions affect the battlefield environment including enemy and non-combatants, both military and
The United States Army, in its current state, is a profession of arms. In order to be considered a profession, the organization must have an ethical code rooted in values, strong trust with its clients, and be comprised of experts within the trade. These experts are constantly developing the trade for the present and the future and hold the same shared view of their trade culture. The Army currently has an ethical code embodied in the Army Values, which provides guidance to the individual and the organization. These values are universal across the Army, regardless of an individual’s personal background or religious morals.
Honor. What is honor? What does it truly mean to be honorable? What does it take to be honorable? Honor is a simple word that has many definitions. What is your definition of honor? For many years past, honor has been the foundation for what drove a man to be the best he could be and to do the best he could do. In English literature, many of the main characters were based off of the concept of honor. For example, in the literary works Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, the epic poem Beowulf, and the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, each main character’s ethics are determined by their way of perceiving what honor is. Honor means to be loyal, diligent, dedicated, strong willed, to stand for what you believe while ignoring all the consequences, standing up for something few others or no one else will, and being looked up to as a role model.
We can identify three major cultural dimensions that help us to understand what leaders must focus on as they guide the transition of the Army. First, professional Identity, which is guided by Soldiers at all levels who are striving for excellence in their functional specialty, i.e., HR Sergeants. Soldiers who have goals and ideals of the Army to ethically put service and duty first. HR Sergeants are trained and well educated in their field. They are taught to put Soldiers first and have great customer support skills. Second, community, the sense in which Soldiers stop thinking about “I” and start thinking “we”. The bond among units who not only believe in cohesion with Soldiers, but their families too. The HR Sergeants are there to take care of Soldiers when financial issues arise with them or their families and don’t back down until the situation is solved. Last, hierarchy, which leads to order and control and provides Soldiers with moral reference and a sense of direction. The HR Sergeant has the mentality of mission first, knowing who to contact at the next level for assistance helps get the mission
The Army's definition of leadership is “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization.” An army leader is anyone who inspires and influences people to accomplish their goals. Leaders motivate people both inside and outside the army to help them pursue their goals, focus thinking, and shape decisions for the better of the army. Leadership can be acquired by anyone as long as they have the self-determination to do so. The main principles of leadership in the army are broken down in to the acronym LDRSHIP (loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, personal courage), characteristics the army aims to instilled in each solider.
As a officer, you cannot be a great responsible leader if you cannot be taken at your word for lying. This is why the Honor Code emphasizes this allowing the cadet to be truthful throughout all aspects of life, developing trust. The Honor Code, means to me, being a truthful citizen who can be trusted at his own word throughout all of life who weathers through any adversity with confidence and
Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education (U.S.) United States. Department of the Air Force. (2012b). Ethical Leadership (LM01). Maxwell-Gunter Annex, AL: Department of the Air Force.
When I hear the word honorable, there are many different meaning that come to mind. To start, in the dictionary the word honorable has to do with people and actions that are honest, fair and worthy of respect. An honorable person is someone who believes in truth and chooses to make the right choices; a person who tries to live up to the high principles. Also, this word is used for people who are deserving of this title. For example, a judge who has the privilege of the title “ Your Honor”. The judge is merely supposed to enforce what the law is; they are the only ones with the power to put a person in jail. Then, there is the United States Military that pops up to mind when the word honorable is thrown around. The military, any of the military
Honor means to have high respect or esteem towards something or someone. It also means a privilege and to regard with great respect. To me honor means to hold someone in high regard for what they have done for the betterment of something other than their self.
The core values are Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. The Army’s definition respect is, “Treat people as they should be treated. In the Soldier’s Code, we pledge to “treat others with dignity and respect while expecting others to do the same.” Respect is what allows us to appreciate the best in other people. Respect is trusting that all people have done their jobs and fulfilled their duty. And self-respect is a vital ingredient with the Army value of respect, which results from knowing you have put forth your best effort. The Army is one team and each of us has something to
I see honor as three character traits; integrity, responsibility, and hard work. Integrity is by far the most important, and I feel like it is a part of each of these traits. I find honor in doing the right thing. One day I was walking on the street and I found a wallet surrounded on the outside by camouflage duct tape. I was thinking about just walking on and forgetting I ever saw it, but then I realized that someone probably needs the wallet, so I picked it up. Instead of running off and keeping all the money for myself, I brought it to the hair salon that was next door. The ladies there thanked me and told me they would find its home. After handing over the wallet, I felt a feeling of pride and honor. I made the right choice and that was a great feeling to
HONOR CAN BE DEFINED IN SO MANY WAYS CAN mean respect and esteem shown to another. HONOR may ALSO apply to the recognition of one's right to great respect or to any expression of such recognition IN SOME SITUATIONS IT implies profound respect mingled with love, devotion.There is a priceless respect that everyone in the world possesses, and that is the. respect of a person?s honor. A person?s honor is something that can not be bought, sold,. or traded it?s something that must be gained by the respect of your peers. An example of. how honor is seen in everyday life in through a persons word. The standard dictionary definition of honor first lists public regard and esteem under the word, with ethical conduct or high standards of justice and responsibility appearing much further down the list. This is reflected in the way the modern world treats the issue of honor. In ancient times, honor was the manner of being that we now describe as having integrity. In plain language, an honorable person avoids deception whenever possible, treats others with respect and sticks to her beliefs no matter how others think or act. People generally do not seem to behave very well toward each other any more.Honor determines the hierarchy of an individual while revealing his loyalty and true intentions. Reward comes for those at the top whose honor does not diminish, while a false or fleeting honor of a lesser mortal causes destruction. Exploring and discussing how to act honorably toward each other is a place to start.The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. How can you be a person of integrity? First, figure out what integrity (honor) is. My mother used to say to treat others the way you wanted to be treated. Does anyone do that these days? Well, I know that I don't want to be cut off in traffic, or yelled at, or bumped into rudely at the grocery store, or left picking up garbage all over my yard from the street. So I could try not to do those things to other people. I won't cut off others in traffic, or yell, or act rude at the grocery store, or throw garbage in the street. That's just a place to start. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
American Honor can be described in a few different ways, but military is the biggest one. General Douglas MacArthur writes, “ In battle, and in the face of danger and death, he discloses those divine attributes which his Maker gave when He created man in His own image” (MacArthur). When you think about it military is a huge American thing. We don’t draft anymore because so many people go into the army for themselves or family. They don’t do it forcefully they do it
In addition, Honor is to be a person of integrity, to always do what you say you’re going to do because; your word is your bond. To have honor means that one is true to his/her own beliefs not to the standards others have set for you. Not changing the things one value most in order to impress others. Showing others respect, letting them know you are listening and considering what they say and not taking them for granted. Honor is acknowledgment of something someone did or just deserved, based on ones actions. On the other hand, honor is the men and women serving their country fighting for the rights of others. The military men and women, police officers, FBI agents, CIA, DEA, ATF, and fire fighters and the many other people who serve their country...
Honor is “Appreciation given to a person who is admired; has a good reputation.” according to Merriam-Webster but what does it really mean. How does it relate to modern times? One of the biggest problem in defining honor is that it means so many things to so many different people. To some it means nothing and to other it means everything. It seems to have lost a lot of meaning over the years . Honor could be defined as a hero serving in the military or simply one who is courageous.