Accountability and Responsibility As an American soldier it is imperative to be accountable‚ whether it be for yourself‚ equipment‚ or your battle buddies. Lack of accountability can cause detrimental effects to the binds that hold the team together. For example‚ if you are not accountable of your equipment in combat‚ then you are a burden to the other soldiers‚ thus putting the lives of our fellow soldiers at risk. If you are not accountable‚ people will observe this and not have competency that
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The reason I am writing this essay is because leaving ones equipment laying around degrades the efficiency of the work environment. It binds up all the components that naturally flow causing more problems to arise that are normally not present. Typical the machine is free of problems but‚ is now faced with correcting the issue at hand rather than carrying on with its work. If even a single component is out of place the unit doesn’t function properly and the whole suffers. An old saying comes to
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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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be right. But what good would these coveted traits be in the hands of an irresponsible soldier? Every service member has been charged to maintain their arms‚ equipment and self at all times. If they don’t‚ they could easily take themselves out of the fight‚ putting themselves and their battle buddies in harm’s way. This is called accountability. No matter if you are a Private First Class with an M-4‚ a Non-Commissioned Officer with a squad‚ or a Brigadier General in charge of a post‚ everyone is accountable
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A Soldier’s Accountability A soldier of the United States Army has many values that are set forth in the “Soldier’s Creed.” The Soldier’s Creed states: I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade. I am disciplined‚ physically and mentally tough‚ trained and proficient in my
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Dictionary.com gives the following definition of reporting: an account or statement describing in detail an event‚ situation‚ or the like‚ usually as the result of observation‚ inquiry‚ etc..In the United States Army Reporting is one of the most important actions a soldier can display. Reporting is used to keep track of a soldiers location and or activities. Without some form of reporting‚ it would be impossible to monitor the actions or location of any given soldier. In a garrison environment
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Spc Cartwright‚ David A 17 Sep 2012 RBI On Accountability The definition of accountability comes from the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness. The importance of being on time accounted for is because lets say that you do not come back to
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over the past seven years that I have been in the Army is that accountability and responsibility are the two most important things that the organization focuses on. In this essay‚ I will be discussing the importance of accountability and the responsibilities as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody‚ care‚ and safekeeping. Accountability is defined as‚ the obligation imposed by law or
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What is accountability and the definition: (DOD) 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. Why is accountability important to the Army? Accountability
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instead demanded at the lowest level to ensure unit cohesion (Whether it be team‚ squad‚ platoon‚ company‚ battalion‚ brigade or division level)‚ unity‚ and order amongst troops at all echelons of our spartan society. Seeing as responsibility and accountability go hand in hand‚ it only makes senses to first write on the importance of it and it’s impact on military life. The moment a civilian raises their hand and swears the oath of the soldier they immediately become responsible for not only themselves
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