Justify the need and role of discipline within the uniformed public service
In this essay, I will be looking at and justifying the role of discipline within the public services, as well as evaluating the impact of discipline. Discipline takes a massive role in the public services for many reasons. It is crucial for the servicemen to stick to the rules, which I will be demonstrating within my case study which looks at what happens when a Buckingham Palace Guard is seen pirouetting.
Every serviceman within the uniformed public services knows how discipline is of the upmost importance when serving your country. There are many reasons for this, although some people feel that some are more important others. Some of these reasons include:
• Keeping yourself and others around you safe when in dangerous environments
• Knowing what you can and can’t do
• Serving and representing the country in the correct manner
• Keeping the public safe
And the list goes on, although these points will be the focus for this essay.
Some say that keeping yourself and others around you safe is the most important role of discipline. Entering any sort of dangerous situation without the knowledge or discipline to adhere to the basic rules could not only cause your own death, but also risking the lives of everyone around you. Although this is a very valid reason, some may argue that if someone accidently breaches the rules without knowing their breaking a rule, then it is completely reliant on the training given to that person.
This then leads to the importance of knowing the rules of your service and what you can and can’t do within your role. I think that this is totally reliant on your training; if you haven’t been told what you can and can’t do then how are you supposed to know. Although I think most people would agree with me, there are few that, despite of this, will discipline their colleagues whether they know the rules or not, leaving it up to them to learn the hard way.
Moving on to my third point, if you are to serve the country, most people would
Every serviceman within the uniformed public services knows how discipline is of the upmost importance when serving your country. There are many reasons for this, although some people feel that some are more important others. Some of these reasons include:
• Keeping yourself and others around you safe when in dangerous environments
• Knowing what you can and can’t do
• Serving and representing the country in the correct manner
• Keeping the public safe
And the list goes on, although these points will be the focus for this essay.
Some say that keeping yourself and others around you safe is the most important role of discipline. Entering any sort of dangerous situation without the knowledge or discipline to adhere to the basic rules could not only cause your own death, but also risking the lives of everyone around you. Although this is a very valid reason, some may argue that if someone accidently breaches the rules without knowing their breaking a rule, then it is completely reliant on the training given to that person.
This then leads to the importance of knowing the rules of your service and what you can and can’t do within your role. I think that this is totally reliant on your training; if you haven’t been told what you can and can’t do then how are you supposed to know. Although I think most people would agree with me, there are few that, despite of this, will discipline their colleagues whether they know the rules or not, leaving it up to them to learn the hard way.
Moving on to my third point, if you are to serve the country, most people would