Following Orders
I am writing this essay on why its important to follow orders. I failed to follow an order from my sergeant, and the punishment was to write this two page essay on why it is important to follow orders. I thought of seven reasons for me to follow orders and wrote a paragraph for each.
The first reason is: It is the law. I signed for six years of military service and swore an oath to follow all lawful orders given to me. I can be charged an article 92 for failing to follow a lawful order. Maximum punishment for a violation of an article 92 is dishonorable/bad conduct discharge or forfeiture of pay. Most likely in this case it could have been an LOC (Letter of Council) or an LOR (Letter of Reprimand) which can stack with other similar charges into a bigger punishment such as an article 15. Punishments for an article 15 include but are not limited to: pay forfeiture, base restriction, and extra duties.
The second reason that ties into the first is: It is my job. The military chain of command works in such a way that airman are pushed by their supervisors to learn and better themselves. It can only do this if everyone has proper military discipline and follows orders given by superiors. On and off the job training is greatly inhibited when trainees do not follow the orders of their instructors. This is the reason that the oath taken when becoming a member of the armed forces states that you will follow all orders given to you by superiors. Only with trainees following order can knowledge be passed from instructor to trainee.
Another reason to follow orders is that job safety is often compromised when people do not follow written or verbal guidelines or orders. It often leads to people getting injured on the job which takes away from productivity for the military along with possibly killing/rendering useless the person that was injured. Superior members of the military have more training in the job and therefore are meant to pass on that knowledge and safety...
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