EPISODE · Nov 1, 2021 · 11 MIN
An Ethics Code for the US Armed Services?
from Radio Stockdale · host Stockdale Center - Michael Sears
Reed Robert Bonadonna served in the U.S. Marine Corps as an infantry officer and field historian, retiring with the rank of Colonel. He participated in the first Marine landings in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982 and in Operation Iraqi Freedom-1 in 2003. He earned a PhD at Boston University. He recently retired as Director, Ethics and Character Development program at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He and his wife, Dr. Susan Bonadonna, MD, have three sons and reside in Larchmont, New York. FACE IN THE MIRROR: An Ethics Code for the US Armed Services https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/ethics-code/ A Code of Ethics for the US Armed Services? A Counterpoint https://www.usna.edu/Ethics/blog/2020/An_Ethics_Code_for_the_Armed_Forces_A_Counterpoint_to_Reed_Bonadonnas_Proposal.php
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Why might the existing Oath of Office not be enough to serve as an ethical guideline for military service? Why can’t the Uniform Code of Military Justice handle the potential criminal cases? How can trauma, disillusionment, an exaggerated sense of entitlement, and what has been termed “moral injury” lead a servicemember astray in their ethical behavior? What are your elements of a potential Military Code of Ethics?
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