Carry Your Morals Into Battle - In Your Top Pocket
February 25th, 2008 by ThunderDragon
It’s all well and good to say that soldiers should act morally at all times, this is really taking it to the extreme:
All soldiers are to be issued with a guide to moral behaviour to be carried in their top pockets, as a reminder of the good conduct required whether on the battlefield or in barracks…
Soldiers are also to be given morality instruction by Army chaplains who are being trained to provide guidance in ethics and morals. Soldiers who shine in the morality stakes will be awarded with good-conduct chevrons: upside down stripes worn on the left sleeve of their dress uniform. (The Times)
Soldiers are also to be given morality instruction by Army chaplains who are being trained to provide guidance in ethics and morals. Soldiers who shine in the morality stakes will be awarded with good-conduct chevrons: upside down stripes worn on the left sleeve of their dress uniform. (The Times)
Part of a soldier’s job is to kill. If they go into battle, what should they be doing:
(a) checking their morality handbook, or
(b) trying to stay alive and kill the enemy.
Which would you do? Me too.
This really is an absurd idea. Ensuring that soldiers understand what is acceptable moral behaviour and what isn’t is surely good practice. But expecting them to carry around a guide to moral behaviour is ridiculous and demeaning to our soldiers.
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