CO2 TRAINING

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CO2 TRAINING Honesty in the Military FACILITATOR
CH(CPT) JOSEPH HUGHES
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TOP SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS

• 1940
• TALKING
• CHEWING GUM
• MAKING NOISE
• RUNING IN THE HALLS
• GETTING OUT OF PLACE IN LINE
• WEARING IMPROPER CLOTHING
• NOT PUTTING PAPER IN WASTEBASKETS

• 1989
• DRUG ABUSE
• ALCOHOL ABUSE
• PREGNANCY
• SUICIDE
• RAPE
• ASSAULT
• BURGLARY
• BOMBINGS

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Moral Courage is the most valuable and usually
the most absent characteristic in men.
-General Patton
I cannot count the times Ive seen men who
should know better than to keep quiet when unjust
decisions are being made, decisions that
literally affect the lives of tens of thousands
of soldiers. These decisions are made, not on
the basis of sound military policy, but purely to
further the political and personal ambition of
officers in high command. Cowardice on the
battlefield is disgusting enough. Cowardice in
the military planning room is repugnant. It
ultimately means the unnecessary death,
mutilation, and disfigurement of soldiers for the
sake of the commanders. It takes courage to
stand up for what is believed to be right and
just. Most men seem to lack such courage.
Sycophancy for the sake of career is just as
deadly as incompetence.
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HONESTY..
STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS, TRUTHFULNESS,
OR SINCERITY
NOT LYING, CHEATING, OR STEALING
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IS IT EVER RIGHT TO LIE?
WHITE LIES IN-TROUBLE LIES LITTLE
LIES MOTHER-DADDY LIES DECEPTION IN WAR
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THE UNTRUTHFUL SOLDIER TRIFLES WITH THE
LIVES OF HIS COUNTRYMEN AND THE HONOR AND
SAFETY OF HIS COUNTRY.
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
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PRESSURE TO BE DISHONEST

• SELF-INTEREST
• PRESSURE FROM FRIENDS, PEERS
• PRESSURE FROM SUBORDINATES
• PRESSURE FROM SENIORS

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• IT IS THE LITTLE THINGS
• (Case Study)
• SPC Murphy first discovered that the green
  machine is hard to control the day he received
  his orders for the combat zone. His writing
  abilities had gotten him assigned as the company
  clerk. It was a dumb company clerk that ever
  found himself on the muddy end of a stick, and
  Murphy avoided all the hassle of overseas
  processing with the ehlp of his magic pencil.
  Let the other dummies stand in all those lines,
  he thought. Whatever the unit did, Murphy took
  credit for when the unit orders were cut. A
  review of his records on the final day before
  deployment showed that he was fully prepared for
  overseas movement.
• When Murphy arrived at the replacement station,
  there was a greater need for 11B than 71L, and
  Murphy foundhimself in a foxhole wondering how in
  the world it had happened. He hadnt qualified
  on an M-16 in three years, even though his
  records showed him to be an expert.
• But Murphys inability to aim and fire his weapon
  became academic when he was medically evacuated
  on his eighteenth day in country with a severe
  tetanus infection. Murphy had faked his shot
  record also.
• 1. What is the issue?
• 2. What factors influence SPC Murphys actions?
• Legal Standards
  Ideal Army Values
• Personal Values

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• IM SHOCKED!
• (Case Study)
• The units redesignation as a rapid deployment
  unit brought mixed blessings. Equipment
  impossible to obtain two months before was now
  being delivered daily. At the same t8ime, the
  date of the units IG inspection was advanced.
• The arrival of the units new 100-kw generator
  the day before the IG, created a problem for the
  units maintenance and administrative NCOs. A
  generator operator had to be assigned, but a
  review of the DA Forms 348 produced only SPC
  Pike, and he was trained only on a 10-kw.
  Without telling the NCOs, a clerk quickly solved
  the problem when he noticed that there was room
  on Pikes 348 to add a zero to the 10-kw. After
  all, SPC Pike could be trained on the 100-kw
  after the IG left.
• The inspector did not catch the alteration, and
  the unit avoided the gig. The unit also forgot
  to train SPC Pike on the 100-kw generator. The
  next week, the unit was called to the field and
  the platoon leader directed SPC Pike to operate
  the generator. Having a can do attitude, SPC
  Pike set up the generator. But in his worry
  about getting the darn thing running, he
  neglected to ground it properly. The wet ground
  did not bother Pike until he engaged the
  generator with the motor and used his body to
  complete the circuit.
• 1. What is the issue?
• 2. What factors influence this case?
  (Legal/Institutional Pressure/Professional
  Commitment/Pressure from Superiors)
• 3. What should have been done?

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• SECRET NOFORN
• (Case Study)
• SGT Rodriquez was faced with a problem. He had
  been notified about 0100 of the missing secret
  document. By 0130 he was standing in the
  communications van, facing SPC Allen and SPC
  Booth. It was my fault, Booth said. I didnt
  do a joint inventory with Allen when I relieved
  him at 2200 like it says in the SOP. When it was
  time to change the authenticators at midnight, I
  discovered the KP21 missing. I immediately
  called SPC Allen at his home. He was asleep, but
  he still had the authenticator in his BDU
  pocket.
• SPC Rodriquez turned to SPC Allen. Why did you
  keep the KP21 separate from the CEOI and the
  other documents? He asked. Because it is the
  only crypto authenticator that is SECRET NOFORN,
  explained Allen. I just forgot to put it back
  with the rest when Booth came in to relieve me.
  Im sorry.
• Youre sorry! explained SGT Rodriquez. You
  take a SECRET CRYPTO NOFORN document home and
  leave it unattended by your bed for two hours and
  then you tell me youre sorry! SGT Rodriquez
  paused. Does anyone else know about this?
  Rodriquez asked. As far as I know, only the
  three of us, Booth said. I called Specialist
  Allen from the orderly room phone. I dont think
  anyone heard me. All right, said SGT
  Rodriquez, Lets just forget about the whole
  thing.
• The next afternoon, CPT Honeycutt, the Battalion
  S2, called SGT Rodriquez into his office and
  closed the door. SGT Rodriquez, I have a heard
  a disturbing rumor about a security violation
  last night. Do you know anything about it?
• 1. What actions are available to SGT Rodriquez
  now and which action do you think he should take?
• 2. What is the ethical issue illustrated by
  this case study?
• 3. As a good leader, should not SGT Rodriquez
  be tolerant of the mistakes of his subordinates?