Ethics and the Military
As globalism becomes more of a reality, and as various developing countries increase the amount of interaction they do with developed countries, many cultural issues arise. Doing business is not the same worldwide, and as citizens of a global village, we must realize that there are different cultural norms and behaviors that are acceptable in some countries, unacceptable in others, and even expected in some. In the same manner, there are a number of ethical commonalities that businesses and the military share, particularly in the global world. International companies and the military are being pressurized by different groups of people, mainly from their stakeholders, regarding social and ethical issues. Issues revolving around what the United States, Canadian, British and Australian governments call moral issues, in some countries are part of regular actions, yet cause us to ask: "Is it moral or not, when trading in a foreign country, to participate in immoral actions to survive"? Morality is typically the standard that a group has about what is right and wrong -- good and evil -- permissible or unacceptable. As trade barriers are falling around the globe, differences in morality are gaining more interest regarding such issues as human rights, political behavior or even environmental conservation (Deming, 2006).
As Dr. David Perry of the U.S. Army War College reminds us, "professionals are sometimes said to be permitted to act in ways that would be unethical for private citizens. . . But professional autonomy can too easily be used by professionals rationalize abuses of their roles. Becoming a member of a profession does not render one immune to wider ethical scrutiny. Professionals do not have a "blank check" in serving the interests and wishes of their clients or in preserving their professional power" (Perry, 2003).
However, we must remember that the basic purpose of the military is to protect society from any threat. To do this, the military has been granted the use of force in a legitimate manner, a social contract regarding privacy, and as long as the Constitution is followed, in many cases a different way of interpreting stock ethical issues.
For example, one of the more robust issues...
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