Accountability Essay

On Friday, February 27th 2015 I was informed to be at formation at 0415 and I overslept causing me to miss movement and I did not wake up until 0615 and I failed to report to my Non Commissioned Officer about my whereabouts and did not respond to their calls or text asking if I was okay and where I was at. I understand that this type of behavior will not be tolerated by the United States Army and is unacceptable. It is my duty as a soldier to account for myself and for my subordinates. The DOD definition of accountability is "The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping." The U.S. army values their soldiers that are accountable for their actions. Being accountable means being responsible and dependable to arriving to work and appointments on time, and meeting all deadlines. It also means being in the right place at the right time and doing the right things at the right time. Morning formation, the one that I was not accounted for is the most important formation of the day. It was created to get the accountability of everyone and to put out any information that needs to be dealt with for that day. If we weren't all accounted for there is no knowing of where everyone is or what's going on. As a result of any soldier that shows up late, does not call in, or make anything know to their Non Commissioned Officer, they could be pending Uniform Code of Military Justice action under article 15. Not only is it important for soldiers to be accounted for, it is also important for our equipment, weapons, and sensitive items to be accounted for as well. If anything were to happen and we were sent into a state of emergency and no