What Makes an Army Leader Practical Exercise
Student Handout
Extracted Material from Task 158-C-1230


Apply the Ethical Decision Making Method at Small Unit Level

158-C-1230

Conditions: As a leader faced with a situation which requires you to make an ethical decision.

Standards: Resolved the situation ethically by appropriately applying the Ethical Decision Making Method IAW FM 22-100.

Training and Evaluation Guide

Performance Steps:

1. Clearly define the ethical problem.

2. Employ applicable laws and regulations.

3. Reflect on the ethical values and their ramifications.

4. Consider other applicable moral principles.

5. Commit to and implement the best ethical solution.

6. Assess results and modify plan as required.

Performance Evaluation Guide

Evaluation Preparation: Provide soldier with references listed below. Prepare a scenario that requires the soldier to respond accurately, IAW task standards, to the task performance measures listed above. This may be presented orally or in writing.

Brief soldier: Tell soldier that he/she will be required to correctly respond on at least 70 percent of the performance measures to receive a GO the task.



Evaluation Guidance: The instructor is to evaluate the student performance on the task. Score the soldier GO if 70 percent or more of the performance measures are passed, and NO GO if less than 70 percent of the performance measures are passed. If the soldier receives a NOGO on a performance measure, show or tell the soldier what was wrong and how to perform the measure correctly.

Required References:
FM 22-100
DOD 5500.7-R

The clearly defined ethical problem is that SFC Sharp is a stellar NCO within your newly assigned unit and is thought of very highly. The problem outlined in the fact that SFC Sharp has failed to meet the requirements