Wanted: A joint ethics code for the armed forces

[rangerrebew]

Wanted: A joint ethics code for the armed forces
Reed Bonadonna
February 15
 

About a year and a half ago, I attended the annual McCain Conference on military ethics held at the U.S. Naval Academy. The subject was “Moral Injury and Moral Virtue.” I came away from that conference with the sense that the American military needed an explicit moral code. Recent events have renewed this belief, and I want here to state briefly why we need such a code, what it might look like, and how the armed forces could put the code into effect, making it a part of military culture, one that is much needed.

At the 2019 McCain Conference, the prevalence of moral injury, or MI, was a major concern. Why were so many service members reporting that they had been witness or a party to dubious or very reprehensible behavior, leading in some cases to the undermining of their own moral foundations, to feelings of apathy and hopelessness? One speaker cited an estimate that between 14- to 28 percent of Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans have been responsible for a non-combatant death. How could this be prevented? Many theories were advanced, but a few simple ideas stood out. Character is not enough to prevent the actions that lead to MI, and that of course can have other, even more serious and immediate effects, such as the death of innocents. The enforcement of standards is often required to restrain misconduct, especially in in extremis conditions like combat. Clear cut rules of behavior have to be invoked and repeated.

https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2021/02/15/wanted-a-joint-ethics-code-for-the-armed-forces/

[sneakypete]

Wanted: A joint ethics code for the armed forces
Reed Bonadonna
February 15
 

About a year and a half ago, I attended the annual McCain Conference on military ethics held at the U.S. Naval Academy. The subject was “Moral Injury and Moral Virtue.”

 
@rangerrebew

Say WHAT?

The unadulterated GALL here is stunning! There has probably never been a LESS moral or virtuous military officer than John McLunatic. I am trying to come up with a name of someone who would be less Virtuous or Moral in a different field,and the best I can come up with is the porn guy in the wheelchair that recently died,that promoted stuff like the Chester the Molester cartoon about a child molester raping children.

McLunatic was a traitor that gave aid and comfort to his communist captors in exchange for personal comfort. He lied,cheated,and stole his whole damn life. There may be no one MORE despicable than him. 

[GtHawk]

I thought there was always a joint ethics code, don't bogey the reefer. Okay, seriously the Army is what 245 years old, Navy 245 years old, Marine Corps 245 years old, the Army Air Service/ United States Army Air Corps/ Army Air Forces/ Air Force 95 years and the Coast Guard 230 years and in all that time the services don't already have ethics codes that are basically uniform? The sole purpose in all this bullshit is to demoralize and weaken our military with PC bullshit and social engineering.

[sneakypete]

I thought there was always a joint ethics code, don't bogey the reefer. Okay, seriously the Army is what 245 years old, Navy 245 years old, Marine Corps 245 years old, the Army Air Service/ United States Army Air Corps/ Army Air Forces/ Air Force 95 years and the Coast Guard 230 years and in all that time the services don't already have ethics codes that are basically uniform? The sole purpose in all this bullshit is to demoralize and weaken our military with PC bullshit and social engineering.

@GtHawk

Yup,stated plainly,the professional political class want to take over control of the military,including being able to determine who can and who can NOT be court-martialed.

Which,of course,will mean it will become open season on white NCO's and officers,and no branch of the service would DARE to plan an attack on an enemy without Congressional approval.

Gee,I wonder how well that would work out? Think maybe Congress would keep a potential future Donald Trump presidency from using the military to respond to attacks on America,and then blame him for not defending America?

[Sled Dog]

The code of military ethics:

Defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign AND Democratic....er "domestic".

It's not complicated.

Just say "no" to socialists.

Shipmates don't let shipmates vote for Democrats.