Those who have the most authority in the military and who are the highest-ranking officers must come to exemplify the virtues of ethics that the organization as a whole would like to see practiced. As previously indicated, some of the more major ethical misconduct in recent times has involved ranking officers and even generals (Baldor, 2014)
Prior to the recent developments in which there have been widespread media reports of unethical behavior in the armed services, such situations involving military leadership were rarely reported. When assessing the fact that military leadership may also be flawed from an ethical perspective and actually causing some of the immoral behavior among subordinates, it appears that The more troubling ones are the upper-ranking officers who have presumably been squared away for 20-plus years, doing what they're doing and then are failing in these embarrassing ways involving alcohol, sex and money…there's something going on at the that level that…is new (Bowman, 2014)
From a personal perspective, it is important to realize that empirical evidence supports the fact that "Hypothesis 1: Ethical leadership has a positive effect on follower moral identity….Hypothesis 2: Ethical leadership has a positive effect on follower psychological empowerment" (Zhu, 2008)
OSHA is reconsidering the finding that a 10 dB shift in hearing acuity represents such a health condition." (Minter, 2002) However, another very large percentage of those individuals who have lost their hearing have lost it while serving in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces
On my physical exam my complaints of depression, tremors, vertigo, severe headaches, ringing in my ears, numbness to both arms and hearing loss were blatantly ignored and, in my opinion, purposefully, left off the Medical Evaluation Board Findings (DA 3947) which has prolonged my MEB process, which prolongs the time that I can seek competent medical and psychiatric care from the civilian world, and be close to my caring family My depression had become so severe I went to sick call and was told to return the next day." (Mosley, 2004) Current situation Modern life as well as military life has become noisier
Acoustic trauma, a related condition, results from an acute exposure to short-term impulsive noise." (Rabinowitz, 2000) The educational program should incorporate insights into the common leisure, occupational and environmental hazards, the benefits of properly utilizing hearing protection devices, and the potential benefits of maintaining ones hearing
This is no longer the case, as high-tech speakers, jet engines, leaf blowers, and machinery of all types spill their sounds invasively into our lives. (Tabachnick, 1994) The twenty-first century is very noisy and the need for serviceman and women to keep up with hearing protection technology has become more crucial then ever
The ability to accurately localize and quickly identify the position of potential hazards is critical in combat and in many of today's work environments. (Vause & Grantham, 1999) The military has been contending with this issue throughout its history and the current war in Iraq will only intensify the situation regarding soldiers suffering from hearing loss or tinnitus
Army It has been stated that more than 2 million Canadians are "sandwiched" between caring for their children and their parents at the same time (Bouw, 2013) This role is not only physically tiring but it goes on to tire the person for the family and the economy
al, 2009) These issues ultimately go on to affect their physical and mental health issues and their productivity at work. These caregivers go through more scheduling conflicts and workplace compromises (Brink, 2004) 43% of the caregivers in the country reported coming to work late
By doing that, they have then contributed for a shorter period to any private or public pension plan. The result would be that these persons are then less financially prepared for their own retirement (Keefe & Medjuck, 1997) Being less prepared for your own retirement would lead to more stress and cause more health problems for this age group as well
There are more expenses than savings and people are getting stressed out about it day by day. According to Pew's definition and surveys, 71% of the sandwich generation is made up of the people in their 40s and their 50s (Wiles, 2013) This is the age when most of the people should be saving for their own retirement
The research process would be focused on the identification of locations in which the needs of the military personnel and their families are underserved, or the identification of locations in which needs exist for the various facilities operated directly by the AAFES or operated through concessionaries. This particular action would combine the efforts of both technical managers as well as innovative leaders (Daniels and Daniels, 2006)
One criticism, however, is that despite the decent pay for active duty personnel, particularly those who sign on as a career, disabled service individuals are ousted by service doctors and thus lose about 50% of their pay and benefits. If the individual is injured while on duty, it seems harsh to punish them by a huge reduction in salary and benefits, while at the same time not providing opportunities to work either as a civilian for the military, or to help transition into a better paying job out of the service (Meyer, 2010)
Basic pay in the military is taxable unless the person is in a combat or non-tax zone; and depending on one's living situation, a combined military salary using base housing and benefits can be competitive (e.g. two W2s, see below chart) (Powers, 2012)
History had given them an army that was relatively small and decentralized and, therefore, ideally suited to such warfare "(Cassidy, 2005). They have also gained as an island world power because "geographical dispersion can coincide with high degree of cohesion, as can be seen from the example of the British army, which remains a very cohesive body in spite of having outposts in Hong Kong and Singapore (Andrzejewski, 1954)
The large navy was used to blockade the enemies that could threaten by sea, and the small army was used to fight enemies that threatened empirical gains. Due to this found need, "in the early 19th century, British statesmen created a quasi-tribal regimental system in which officers and enlisted men served together over extended periods of time, rotating between overseas and home assignments" (Cassidy, 2005)
In this fact they are very much like other companies. "Traditionally conservative economists, most notably Nobel laureate Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago, have long argued that the sole mission of a corporation is to maximize profits for the benefit of shareholders" (Engdahl, 2005)
As can be seen from this quote, there are only four layers of responsibility from the top division commander to the lowest sub-unit. As an example of the above structure, "The key design feature of the Armored Division was two combat commands (brigade-type headquarters) focused on combat functions, and a third brigade-type headquarters focused on reserve and support operations, thus providing flexibility and rapid repositioning and commitment of forces in battle" (Harrison, 1997)
Another important lesson that businesses can learn from army structure is the need for structure. "Military management is heavily tasked to plan for all contingencies so that for want of a nail the horse will not be lost" (Higham & Parillo, 2002)