Good Order And Accountability

Honor is a feeling/earned respect that people have either for themselves (independent) 0r for others (respect and selflessness). These are things you get from or with working for the police, fire department, military, navy, etc. People have honor from earning it. Like in schools. You have certain levels of staff/administration. Or in prisons. You have higher class prisoners/guards with different permissions.

Good order and discipline is vital for a successful military. General George Patton was a strong disciplinarian who was equally as adamant about preparedness. He told his commanders if they did not enforce and maintain perfect discipline, they were potential murderers (McBride). He went on to say… “That is a blunt way of putting it, but war is blunt, and war is what we must all prepare for” (McBride). It is too late to prepare for war once the war has already begun. Good order and discipline prepares soldiers for war; it teaches responsibility for being accountable for what they do or fail to do and it assists soldiers in making them accountable for their personal conduct as well.

Punctuality is a very important part of military life for several reasons. one reason is that if someone is late for a patrol or convoy that patrol or convoy might haveto leave without that person. Another reason is because it will make whoever your relieving have to stay at work for longer than they are supposed to, tired and sluggish because of that fact, giving a high chance that whatever work that person does would be sub par and not up to standards because of lack of sleep. Punctuality also shows your chain of command that you are serious about your job and are ready and motivated to do said job to the best of your ability.

The term, honor, transcends all languages including classical Latin and modern English with its spelling and basic definition. Honor is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as high respect or esteem. The concept of honor dates back to the peaceful samurai of feudal Japan and the chivalrous knights of medieval Europe. A samurai or a knight would either honor or dishonor himself and his family based on his actions in battle. Their motivation to be honorable focused more on the individual and their family and less on their kingdom. Even though the branches of the United States military each have their own code of honor, all branches believe that honor is about doing the right thing personally and professionally in a manner so as not to disrespect

The United States Army customs and courtesies are the basic rules that allow for order, and keeps chaos from taking over and destroying the very fabric that makes the army effective in its mission to protect the people of the United States. They promote the discipline for soldiers to carry out the orders that their superiors put out, and shows respect to the person that has earned his rank and displayed the leadership qualities to be able to command. The soldiers that display these customs and courtesies to their superiors will in return be treated with dignity and respect.

Honor: a soldier that fails to be prompt/punctual, isn't honoring the unwritten code of the Army and its tendency/custom of showing up early. The army is having some soldiers make a presentation at a school and instead of being there on time (ten minutes early) a few of the soldiers show up a few minutes late. That would make all soldiers look bad. It is not just the individuals honor that the Soldier must think about, but that of the whole Army.

My actions affected me a lot it went from being late to getting a negative counselling and having to do a 1000 word RBI taking away from my time. It not only made me look bad but it showed that I can’t do a simply task and now must earn that trust and respect back. It just puts more on me to do when I could have avoided everything by simply waking up to my alarm and showing up for shift. It also was unacceptable to JBLM because it could have caused the gate to open late making military personnel and civilians to run late and cause them to fall behind on time causing a big chain reaction. It affects my team leader by making it look like he's not doing his job because he is held accounted for me and my absence as an NCO which then leads up to the Squad Leader and so on causing it to affect the unit. It also take away from the chain of commands free time, making them waste their own time that can be spent with their families. Making my actions a big deal. It affects the PMO by them having to wait on me them not knowing if I’m gonna show up or not and if they need to call for someone to cover it cause stress and which is critical to the mission. It just waste their time. It affects the MPs by making them cover a part of the shift and makes things a little hectic. So my actions do add up to a lot of negative outcomes all from being late. So being on time is the way to go you won't have to worry about getting into

Accountability: Be where you need to be, when you need to be there. In all events, you need to keep me aware of your whereabouts at all times. You must be present at least 10 minutes before the scheduled formation or planned activity. In the event that you are going to be late, you need to contact me so that I will be aware of the situation. If you have multiple incidents of tardiness it will result in negative counseling and corrective training.

One big part of honor is loyalty, and most people who have honor had the loyalty to push on and help, their squad or family, or the people who need them. People in the military fight wars and lose their life to keep our country free and to help our allies. Without loyalty, most people

Honor is to have good character as judged by other people. My view of honor is to be respected by those who admire you and to be a good person for everyone to look up to. To be honored is a great reward for someone and it means they are highly respected.

Honor means that the person has a high self esteem or high respect. It means that the person will endure anything if they put their mind to it. Nothing phases that person. It also means that they are better than some other people. They do what

Honor can be used to describe a person in either a hopeful or negative standpoint, take if they are very honorable that means trustworthy and reliable. If a person has a low sense of honor, however, the opposite is true. Honor is the way that people perceive it and the actions of others make them to be seen as honorable, as “people trust the information you are providing and the actions you are taking” (Gibson). Having trust as a bond from others lasts lifetimes, just getting there is the hard part. It defines who someone is, acting like a guiding light for individual growth

Military Discipline is a state of order and obedience existing within a command. Self discipline in the military is where soldiers do the 4 rights without being told, even in the absence of the commander. Discipline is created within a unit by instilling a sense of confidence and responsibility in each individual. To strengthen discipline, senior leaders need to give praise to their subordinates, either individually or as a whole, for tasks done well. By doing this, it will accomplish every commanders goal of having a unit that functions well and builds a bond which binds together the team. Everything in life requires some sort of discipline. Whether it is hitting a baseball, learning to sew , playing a musical instrument, making good

A soldier is always expected to be on time, being late can be problematic not only for him but also for his brothers in arms. The reason army lays such great importance to punctuality is because when the soldier has to enter the real life battlefield then there is no relaxation for laziness. Even a minute late to a specific rally point can be the difference between life and death. Consider a situation where a soldier has to provide supporting fire to cover for his friend, if the soldier does to not strictly obey time then there is a good chance that his friend would be in life threatening trouble.

Leadership, accountability, efficiency, morale, and a sense of order all depend upon your chain of command. Why it is important to follow proper instruction procedures in the military is for many reasons. As military personnel, it is our responsibility to not only follow instruction/orders, but to execute the command. Not following orders can result into consequences not only for the personnel whom committed not following instructions, but also it can put others at risk too. Like your NCO in charge of you, to your Team Leader, to your Platoon Sergeant, to your 1st Sergeant, to your Company Commander, to your Brigade Commander, and so on. Not only can your NCO in charge of you, your Team Leader, your Platoon Sergeant, your 1st Sergeant, your Company Commander, and your Brigade Commander could all get into trouble for your actions of not following direct instructions/orders. But some may lose rank in the process including the personnel whom didn’t follow the specific instructions/orders giving by a personnel higher rank than those individual personnel. Also when you are down range deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, and other combat places we have our units fighting the war at, not only can a personnel lose rank but in fact not following directions/orders you could get a personnel fighting alongside of you in the war killed in combat but you as well. Try to explain to a spouse, or a