“Courtesy among members of the Armed Forces is vital to maintain military discipline. Respect to seniors will be extended at all times” (see AR 600–25, Para 4-3). This is …show more content…
Respect to all and to higher ranked personnel must be applied otherwise soldiers would not listen to the NCOs or orders that are given to uphold a mission. Upholding the mission is always the main priority for all units, and respect is always a factor in accomplishment of the mission and it also gives moral and builds team work among soldiers and non-commission officers alike.
Disrespect will destroy any team work in a group of people. It shows resentfulness and slows production. Therefore, the army does not tolerate disrespect. Not only will it build tension between two people, it affects the others in the group by making them choose sides or it could offend or embarrass someone else. Disrespect can be showed in numerous different ways. Talking back and arguing is the most obvious one, but also not following orders, being late to a formation or a place and time and having to be asked multiple times. These affect the progress of a unit and its task at hand. These listings of disrespect are not excepted in any work place. The definition of disrespect is lack of respect, discourtesy, or rudeness. In the United …show more content…
Examples of respect to some higher ranked personnel would be, going to parade rest when being spoken to, being on time, listening to all the instructions before asking questions or making comments, and doing everything that is being asked the first time. In the motor pool working as mechanics we must work together and follow all directions from higher ranked officers. A real-life example is when our platoon sergeant gives the squad leader a task to service a truck, the squad leader directs the lower listed soldiers. The soldier must listen to the directions to finish the service. If the soldier were to neglect the directions or plainly not listen, the service would not get done, or if the soldier decided to ignore the directions and do it another way, but did it in an unsafe fashion, someone may get hurt and the soldier would be responsible for the