I Lost My Lon Bow

I LOST MY LONG BOW

I am writing this do to me losing my weapon; this is on reasons why I should not forget my weapon and accountability. My weapon should be an extension of my body and mind; I should be able to automatically pick it up without thinking. If my weapon had been picked up by someone from someone else in the military then they would have turned it into their commander which would have turned it into the military police, I would then be under UCMJ actions and lose rank and pay. The way things are right now I would have most likely gotten the highest punishment or even discharge from the army. If my weapon had been picked up by someone outside of the military it could have been sold to be used to hurt other army members or used by the person who got it to be used to hurt men, woman, and children. The whole place (FOB Warhorse) could have been locked down and searched, which for the convoys outside of our post that could not get in would have been open to attack which could have cost a lot of lives and money to the government. This whole incident not only cost my unit but could have cost a lot of people valuable time which is precious over here. I am desperately working to become a better NCO and this could have set me back which would have taken even longer to get to, it was an irresponsible thing to do and not the actions of an NCO which I want to be. I apologize to my unit and my NCO’s. What is accountability; the definition is simply liable to account for one's actions, “A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about A’s (past or future) actions and decisions, to justify them, and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual misconduct. Accountability is a concept in ethics with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as answerability, enforcement, responsibility, blameworthiness, liability, and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving.

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