Recruiters really tell people interested in joining almost anything that they want to hear, like they’re going to be the next GI Joe, or whatever it is they think or dream of happening. If you sign up for it, and you read the papers, is it morally defensible that you will do what you 're told, from then on out? This goes back to the UCMJ, because insubordination and conduct unbecoming are things that can really get you in trouble in the army. One’s autonomy refers to “a person’s rational capacity for self- governance or self- determination”. Part of the process to enlist in the military involves stating an oath, which specifically says that you are choosing to do this without reservation or purpose of avoidance. The autonomy of enlisting is clear in today’s volunteer army, even though the reasons behind the choice to join may vary between soldiers. The local effect of this choice is all around us; there are over three thousand soldiers in the Montana Army National Guard, and the only fort in Montana is located less than twenty minutes away from Carroll. These citizen-soldiers have civilian jobs as well; they’re all over Helena, whether or not they’re recognized. They work on ranches and in schools, in the state department offices, and take classes here at Carroll as well, alongside veterans of the
Recruiters really tell people interested in joining almost anything that they want to hear, like they’re going to be the next GI Joe, or whatever it is they think or dream of happening. If you sign up for it, and you read the papers, is it morally defensible that you will do what you 're told, from then on out? This goes back to the UCMJ, because insubordination and conduct unbecoming are things that can really get you in trouble in the army. One’s autonomy refers to “a person’s rational capacity for self- governance or self- determination”. Part of the process to enlist in the military involves stating an oath, which specifically says that you are choosing to do this without reservation or purpose of avoidance. The autonomy of enlisting is clear in today’s volunteer army, even though the reasons behind the choice to join may vary between soldiers. The local effect of this choice is all around us; there are over three thousand soldiers in the Montana Army National Guard, and the only fort in Montana is located less than twenty minutes away from Carroll. These citizen-soldiers have civilian jobs as well; they’re all over Helena, whether or not they’re recognized. They work on ranches and in schools, in the state department offices, and take classes here at Carroll as well, alongside veterans of the