Unhealthy interservice rivalry due to poor ethical conduct on the
part of individuals and the general military bureaucratic system
has long been, and continues to be, problematic for harmonious
joint military activity. This paper argues a common code of
military virtues would help promote healthy interservice
competition and retard unhealthy rivalry by improving the ethical
focus of jointness. The study begins with analysis of interservice
rivalry, assessing causes and situational variables. Rivalry is
traditional and exists due to competing paradigms based on
functional differences and competition for resources. It is
personal, and it is institutional. Interservice competition itself
is not a bad thing-for it can produce initiative, efficiency, and
esprit de corps. If manifested in lying or other breaches of
integrity, however, interservice rivalry becomes unhealthy to
working relations between the military services. This was the
situation in the historical case study of the "Revolt of the
Admirals" in 1949. After showing unhealthy interservice rivalry at
work in this case, this study analyzes ethics, integrity, values,
and virtues to argue virtues are fundamental to healthy jointness.
Presently the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines have different
"core values" to help members focus on professional performance.
Yet, all members of the same profession of arms, regardless of
service component, should have a common virtuous bond-which
different core values may not effectively promote. A better system
would be to use the West Point motto, "Duty, Honor, Country," or a
DoD code of virtues, since virtues correspond more appropriately
than values to morality and ethics. Suggested in the paper is a
code of cardinal virtues, based on the four ancient cardinal
virtues-prudence (or wisdom), fortitude (courage), temperance
(selflessness), and justice (truthfulness). If leadership
implements it properly through a continuing educational program, a
code of virtues could help cure
General
Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
October 2012 |
Authors: |
Eric A. Ash
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
68 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-249-58694-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
1-249-58694-1 |
Barcode: |
9781249586944 |
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