Publisher's Synopsis
This unique book reproduces five valuable monographs and documents about military ethics, including the 2015 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium (The Professional Ethic and the State Symposium Report), the book Army Professionalism, The Military Ethic, and Officership in the 21st Century, and important speeches by Trump Administration National Security Advisor McMaster on moral and ethical conduct in battle. Army Professionalism, The Military Ethic, and Officership in the 21st Century - The authors address what they perceive to be a decline in military professionalism in the Army officer corps. The authors first describe the ethical, technical, and political components of military professionalism and then address the causes for the decline. They conclude by proposing a set of principles which, if adhered to, will reinvigorate the vision of the officer corps and motivate the corps to selfless service. Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium - This compendium of articles document the independent thought of many experts, covering a wide array of related topics regarding Soldiers and politics, trust between society and the military, caring for service members and veterans, moral injury, and the professional obligations of the military. Although chosen for this year's symposium, these subjects are enduring and represent longstanding topics that will shape how we view the relationship between society and the military for years to come. Chapters include: Breach of Trust: A Contributing Factor to Traumatic Stress Injuries in Soldiers * The Profession of Arms and the Moral State We are In: The Shared Mission of Ordered Liberty * Wounded Warriors as Army Professionals and the Tension Between Selfless Service and Self-Interest * The Unjustness of the Current Incantation of Jus Post Bellum * Veteran's Administration: Can it Provide What the Nation Needs it to Provide? * Ethical Paradox, Cultural Incongruence, and the Need for a Code of Ethics in the US Military * Moral Injury and the Problem of Facing Religious Authority * A Uniform Code of Military Ethics * Jus ad Bellum, Conscience, and the Oath of Office: The Problem of Selective Conscientious Objection in the United States Military * To Support and Defend * Towards Just Intelligence: Wielding Power More Legitimately in an Era of Persistent Conflict * Kevlar for the Soul: The Morality of Force Protection * Grounding British Army Values Upon an Ethical Good * Multiple Ethical Loyalties in Guantanamo * Competing for Relevance: The Army Ethic in an Age of Moral Diversity * Ethical Considerations in Humanitarian Efforts * Preparing Soldiers of Character * Stewardship in the Army and Stewarding the State * Officers Should Not Vote * The Two-Mirror Model: A Concept for Interpreting the Effects of Moral Injury Moral, Ethical, and Psychological Preparation of Soldiers and Units for Combat - Address delivered on by Brigadier General H. R. McMaster, U.S. Army - Because our enemy is unscrupulous, some argue for a relaxation of ethical and moral standards and the use of force with less discrimination, because the ends-the defeat of the enemy-justify the means employed. To think this way would be a grave mistake. The war in which we are engaged demands that we retain the moral high ground despite the depravity of our enemies.
