This Essay is to explain the Army Values and how they pertain to the mistake I made. The three Army Values that pertain the most to this particular incident are Loyalty, Integrity, and Honor. What I am going to do is define each using the Army’s definition and then state how I did not use them.
First being, Loyalty- is bearing witness to your allegiance to the US Constitution and its ideals, to the
Army, to your unit, to your fellow Soldiers and subordinates, and to yourself as an Army Professional. Loyalty means placing your professional obligations and commitments before your personal ones. It means dedication to carrying out all of your unit’s missions and to serving faithfully the values of the country, the Army, and your unit. Loyalty is a value that has to be worked upon; Non Commissioned Officers cannot just demand that their troops be loyal to both them and to each other. Loyalty to one’s own unit and to other soldiers also allows comrades to develop deep and lasting friendships that can help them get through the stresses of both combat life and life after it. Both superiors and subordinates who show that they are looking out for each other’s best interests will undoubtedly gain loyalty from other soldiers. In my situation I did not show loyalty because I not only did the wrong thing myself I allowed my Non Commissioned Officer to do it as well. In this case I not only let myself down I let down, seniors my subordinates and my peers. This was an even bigger issue for my situation because I let the Army down as a whole, by allowing myself to half to be held accountable by a military member from another service.
The next Army Value I failed to uphold was Honor, My honor is my most valuable possession; if I lose it, everything else is worthless. In military service, honor is probably the prime motivation for your actions and underlies the other six Army Values. Honor compels you to adhere to the Army Values and gives you the ability to make moral...
