What is accountability? The dictionary definition states: 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. In the military this goes double true for soldiers‚ accountability is one of the most important responsibility any soldier can perform. Accountability is a valuable part of military life. We as soldiers are accountable for every action we take and every decision we make. To be an effective
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Accountability in Aviation Security 1. Introduction On September 11‚ 2001 the world watched as nearly 3‚000 people were killed from a coordinated terrorist attack involving four passenger jets. Aviation security became a heightened focus with the Australian Government committing to extensive review to ensure safe travel for the Australian public. This paper will examine political accountability in relation to aviation security to determine what‚ if any improvements have been made. A case
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This essay I am going to write is about the importance of accountability in the army‚ and as to how it affects the unit’s mission. First off by definition "Accountability is important in the military because soldiers are often times required to perform extremely challenging duties and services. Without accountability‚ a soldier cannot be expected to meet these high demands and expectations". Being accountable means being in the right place at the right time‚ being in the proper duty uniform‚ being
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76 December 2004 31042 SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY An Introduction to the Concept and Emerging Practice Carmen Malena‚ with Reiner Forster Janmejay Singh Abstract This paper highlights the World Bank’s growing interest and involvement in social accountability initiatives‚ which derive from its core goals of promoting poverty reduction and effective and sustainable development. It addresses five fundamental questions: (i) what is social accountability; (ii) why is it important; (iii)
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Accountability is essential for any society to function and military accountability is no different. We are all held accountable in one way or another. For example‚ there are laws to obey and if we fail to be obedient‚ we may have to suffer the consequences set by the officials who hold us accountable. Accountability is simply being responsible for one’s actions. Accountability is the quality or state of being accountable‚ which by definition means an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility
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instances‚ playing out everywhere‚ of people who make poor decisions‚ and try to get others to bail them out. While this is a fact of life‚ it’s certainly not one I want to be a part of. Long ago‚ people used to not have a choice about accountability and responsibility. In the 1800’s‚ people didn’t have a choice as to how they spent their summers and falls- they were farming and plowing and bracing for the cold‚ harsh winter to come. Without being responsible and accountable to tend to their families
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Accountability is normally viewed as being responsible‚ giving an explanation of your actions‚ to somebody for something. When you take 100 percent responsibility for holding yourself accountable‚ your performance will improve‚ your relationships will thrive‚ people’s respect for you will increase‚ you will be a great example for others to follow‚ and your self-esteem will grow. How is it that in all these areas of your life you can see such dramatic improvement? Because when you hold yourself
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NCO’s. I did not lead by example. As a non commissioned officer I should have used better judgement. I can’t expect my chain of command to entrust Soldier’s to me if I cannot be accountiable for my actions. I truly regret not having better accountability of myself. I have caused work to be late due to the fact that I let my personal issues cloud my judgement. It will not happen again. I need to ensure that I always strive to do better and achieve all of the goals in which I have set forth.
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between Courts and citizens are essential to constitutionalism. Thus accountability must be comprehensive to include not only the politicians‚ but also the bureaucrats‚ judges and everyone invested with public power. Accountability is the sine quo non of democracy. Transparency facilitates accountability. No public institution or public functionary is exempted from accountability although the manner of enforcing accountability may vary with the nature of office and the functions discharged by the
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GEAR ACCOUNTABILITY There are many important reasons to be checking your gear constantly to keep proper issued gear accountability as an Infantryman in the United States Marine Corps or any other MOS in the Marine Corps as well. It is the Marines responsibility to always have proper issued gear accountability at all times. Whenever you have a pause through your patrols‚ raids‚ or movements the Marines always want to take a quick check to make sure that you have your issued or serialized gear
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