Accountability

Importance of Proper Accountability and Reporting

The U.S. Army values Soldiers that are accountable for their actions. Being accountable means being dependable-arriving to work and appointments on time, meeting deadlines, being in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing at the right time. Being in a leadership position, you must also account for all of those under you, know where they are and properly account for them. Morning formation is the most important formation of the day, this is when you are required to have accountability of everyone and to push out any information that was given out by the Platoon Sergeant/1SG. This is also when proper reporting by the Squad Leaders to the Platoon Sergeant is also most important. Without having accountability and proper reporting, there is no knowing of where everybody is or what's going on. Knowing the severity of this, I have realized that it is an important asset always showing up on time at the right place of duty. Not only does accountability matter in formation it is also imperative to have accountability of all your weapons and sensitive items. In case of something happening spontaneously and you don't have any knowing of how much and where everything is, there is a lot of confusion. Any time anything happens or you are preparing to go to the field or deployment of course you have to have accountability and order. Without that there would be chaos. Not only being accounted for, you must be able to account for all of those that fall under you. A person who does as promised can be considered as reliable. Reliability is an admirable characteristic. People don't like to deal with those who are unreliable. They'd rather give their business and rewards to the person they can count on. Also, the reliable person feels good knowing that he or she is trusted. A responsible person is one who is able to act without guidance or supervision, because he or she is accountable and able to answer for his or...