I have to write this paper as part of my corrective training for being late to my appointed place of duty at the appointed time, the motor pool at zero six hundred the twenty fifth of september two thousand and eight. I was late and there for voilated Article ninety two of the uniform code of military justice, disobeying a lawful order. I was told by staff seargent Raven, on the night of september twenty fourth two thousand and eight,to be at the motor pool at zero six the next morning in order to prep for a mission that day. I overslept and did not arrive to the motor until zero six thirty on september twenty fifth two thousand and eight. I was a full half a hour later than the time specified. This offense could have also been listed as a violation of Article 114 of the uniform code of military justice, missed movement, or failure to report. The topic of this paper is being late and why it is unnacceptable and how it affects accountablity and the army.
Being late is not tolerated in the army, it hurts discipline, the unit, and the mission. When a soldier is late to anything it hurts discipline. Discipline can not function as a whole if one part of it is missing and by being late that one soldier has now disrupted the discipline of the whole unit. That soldier has shown he has no discipline and there for probably also the lack of discipline in his leaders, peers and or subordiantes. That soldiers leadership has failed to instill discipline in him, the discipline to be on time and do what he or she was told. That soldiers peers could lack that same discipline or fail to maintian it due to the bad example set by there team member. That soldiers subordiantes will definately lack any discipline due to serval facts, one fact being is you can not teach someone something you do not know so if you do not have discipline you definately can not give it to anyone else, you can not judge or punish someone for the inability to do what...