Title: SFC Sharp and the Secret Papers In resolving the ethical problem shown in the case study, you are to develop possible courses of action and the solution that best represents Army values. Keep in mind, however, that there may be several correct solutions to the problem. Arriving at a different solution does not necessarily mean that your solution is wrong. 1. Define the problem. a. What is the problem? -The basic problem is the pressure you have to be dishonest and not report the breach
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staff NCO of the 99th Infantry Battalion. You are replacing SFC Sharp, as a result of his selection for promotion to MSG and departure for a new assignment in two weeks. SFC Sharp impressed you with the welcome you received and all he is doing to ensure that you get off to a good start. Your soldiers appear well trained and your admin sergeant, SSG Day, seems to know just about everything. You know you have big shoes to fill when SFC Sharp leaves because everyone seems to like and respect him. You’ve
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care about their duties as nco's. SFC Sharp did not think about his actions and the consequences that came with it. Does paper are secret and may have a lot of sensitive information. He suppose to destroyed but he failed. He preferred to hide it and do not say anything about it. With his actions he failed to accomplished the mission, he lost his Integrity and Honor. When the paper were found one of his soldier took the same approach as his leader SFC Sharp. His actions were the same hide it
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Performance Steps: 1. Clearly define the ethical problem. SFC Sharp failed to shred secret documents that he personally marked as shredded. SGT Day is trying to cover for SFC Sharp and is encouraging me to look the other way. 2. Employ applicable laws and regulations. The unit commander and the unit’s standard operating procedure will determine if the documents were mishandled. SFC Sharp recorded the destruction of the book theses pages were from but the
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Secret papers The basic problem is to ignore what was found and report the breach of security. With that said, there are some issues that should be addressed such as 1) Will I report the discovery or accept SGT Day's approach to the matter? 2) If I report on this, who should I report the issue to, and how and when should I report the issue? 3) Should I just discuss the discovery with SFC Sharp, before I go ahead with any other decisions? The ethical questions I have identified now challenge me
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define the problem: SFC Sharp has violated AR 380-5 Department of the Army Information Security Program by not destroying the secret document scheduled to be destroyed. SGT Day implied that SFC Sharp was the only one present when destroying the classified material. AR 380-5 states that there must be two witnesses present at the destruction of any material classified higher than confidential. SFC Sharp has also violated Article 107 of the UCMJ (False Official Statements). SFC Sharp may have become
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The ethical problem in this situation is that through either negligence, unknowing or some other factor pages marked secret from a document that SFC Sharp certified was destroyed were found wedged in between the wall and his desk and another SGT is trying to get you to cover for him by saying all pages of the document were destroyed IAW AR 380-5. By doing what SGT Day is suggesting you are compromising the army values of; Loyalty: Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, The Army
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* CASE STUDY “SFC Sharp and the SECRET Papers” Recently, you received an assignment as the communications and electronics staff NCO of the 99th Infantry Battalion. You are replacing SFC Sharp who is on the promotion list to master sergeant and is departing for his next duty assignment in two weeks. SFC Sharp’s welcome was impressive and he has done everything imaginable to ensure you’re getting off to a good start. Your Soldiers appear well trained, and your section sergeant, SGT Day, seems to
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* What Makes an Army Leader Practical Exercise * Student Handout Extracted Material from Task 158-C-1230 | This student handout contains one page of extracted material from the following publication: | | Task 158-C-1230, Apply the Ethical Decision Making Method at Small Unit Level | | | | | Disclaimer: The training developer downloaded the extracted material from the General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library (https://atiam
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SFC Sharp failed to report the security issue that the documents were lost. A lack of honesty on his part? Or was all this legit? Was it intentional or not? How should I go about handling this situation? Army Regulation 380–5 covers the safeguarding of classified materials. It states that in discovery of this type of security breach that any person, who discovers classified information out of proper control will, take custody of the information, safeguard it, and immediately report to their security
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