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Normative Ethics: Utilitarianism and Deontology
Introduction
The United states Army is an organization based in the United States of America as the largest corporation that focus mostly on defending the constitution of the United States of America. Every organization is known to have its own issues that it deals with. Therefore, by focusing on the 180th Transportation Battalion, various issues are learned from the way it functions up to how it deals with the problems it encounters.
The 180th Transportation Battalion is an organization that is known to be historically and traditionally wealthy. This makes the organization a better place for someone who desires a career in military to establish him or herself there. The physical structure of the 180th Transportation Battalion is made up of the Battalion commander as the head, followed by the Battalion command sergeant major, then the Battalion Executive officer, the Battalion support operation officer, S-1, S-2, s-3, S-4, S-6 (Stein, 1993). The other officials that are included in the organization include the Battalion Maintenance officer, Battalion Maintenance Sergeant as the primary staff.
There are about eight different companies found in the Battalion Corporation and each individual company is recognized to have its own problems. The organization is build up with a first Sergeant who is well experienced and thus capable of handling the problems encountered by the soldiers no matter what the problem may be. Being the Battalion Command Major for sometime now since 4 May 2007, I have realized that the most challenging problem within the Battalion that requires my attention urgently is the moral and ethical issues. In terms of moral, an issue has emerged is the one concerning the senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the Battalion who was having improper relationships with the junior soldiers. This behavior was noticed by the manner in which the junior enlisted soldiers socialized with the senior leaders within the companies. This issue could have resulted into serious problems within the Battalion if I had not dealt with it on time.
There are codes that are referred to as the Army values that guide the company in moral and ethical issues. These values include leadership, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. Therefore, in case any one goes against or violates these values, the unit may not achieve its goals. In any organization, not every person will adhere to rules and regulations; at least there is one person who will be found guilty for having violated the rules. Thus, the same applies to the Battalion Company where I noted that some soldiers were not living according to the set standards as others were doing it comfortably. For instance, some soldiers were noted to be disrespecting their senior leaders, leaving work very early before time daily and not coming to formation.
I was given the responsibility to ensure that such kind odd issues could be avoided or dealt with. Therefore, I had to call for a meeting with entire groups of the Battalion. The meeting was an open forum meeting where I made it known that incase any soldier was violating the rules they will be dealt with seriously. All the new issues evolving from the company were well tackled hence putting an end to them from spreading. Unfortunately, I was even forced to sack some of the senior soldier leaders as I tried to solve the recent issues that had occurred within the Battalion Company. The best thing is that, I managed to solve the problem and now the soldiers available in the company follows the values stated, as it is required. They are very respectful and have demonstrates personal integrity in their leadership process.
Conclusion
The United States Army does not entertain behaviors that do not measure up to the stand as required. For instance, incase a leader fails to solve a certain issue, then he or she becomes part of the problem. Soldiers are advised to follow the leaders that they respect and honor. Today in the Army, soldiers are supposed to trust and respect the senior leadership. Because we are a country that encounters wars most of the time, we value proper and advanced training of our soldier in order to avoid poor leadership.
References
Stein, B. (1993). U.S. Army heraldic crests a complete illustrated history of authorized distinctive unit insignia. Columbia, SC: Univ of South Carolina Press.
