Ethics Resources for Graduates of USACHCS
In 2016 all ethics blocks of instruction for the US Army Chaplain Center and School underwent an integrated concept approach and initial development process. These changes resulted in new content reflective of the contemporary climate within the Army and ethical issues encountered by Soldiers and leaders within current areas of operation. Within the present CHBOLC format, students receive a total of 15 hours of instruction in the area of ethics. Click here for the Ethics Smart Book summarizing the Chaplain Basic Officer Leader Course (2017): CHBOLC ETHICS SMARTBOOK. Students attending the Captains Career Course receive instruction addressing numerous topics such as military ethics, internal advisement, moral leadership, and resolving ethical dilemmas. These advanced lessons also include a supervisory focus and challenge students to maintain a strategic perspective when applying content to future ministry settings. Career Course students receive a total of 40 hours of instruction to include being certified in the Arrmy Profession Ethics Trainer Basic Course (APET). Click here for the Ethics Smart Book summarizing the Chaplain Captain Career Course: C4 ETHICS SMARTBOOK
Contact the USACHCS Ethics SME with any questions or requests for materials not listed.
How to Develop and Execute Ethics Training
- Examine the chaplaincy ethics (ICTLs) on the Chaplaincy Task Analyst page.
- Download the tasks from CAR or ATN that you would like to train. Input and search on the task number or task title in CAR or ATN.
- Read the performance steps and performance measures from each task.
- Use the outline from the performance steps to create your training.
- Collaborate with a trained chaplain ethics instructor to enhance your training.
- Use resources on this page to enhance your training.
- Plan and resource your training in conjunction with your S3. Use the Orders Process.
- Conduct the training using the Army Learning Model.
- Look for a demonstration of competency in the learner to see if they meet the performance objective of the task.
- Evaluate training using the AAR process.
Chaplaincy Ethics Training Aids & Additional Resources
To assess the ethical command climate of an organization, one may utilize the Ethical Climate Assessment Survey (ECAS).
Ethical reasoning or ethical dilemma resolution is best achieved when employing the following ethical processing models:
Army Ethical Processing Model
Ethical Processing Model (Outline Version)
Ethical Moral Decision Making Process (EMDMP)
Internal advisement may require a chaplain to assist others in ethical decisionmaking. The Ethical Processing Booklet may be used to familiarize oneself with the EMDMP process. It may also prove useful in training others in MLT or useful in a counseling situation.
A knowledge of Just War Tradition is beneficial to any chaplain conducting internal advisement in reference to ethical and moral conduct in combat or in regard to mission planning. Use the Just War Tradition Reference Guide as a tool for such important occasions.
It is also critical for UMTs to understand the ethical worldviews that Soldiers and leaders may subscribe to. The Ethical Worldview Resource may help shape ministry and how one may communicate with various members of the formation.
Articles, Monographs, and Presentations Related to Ethics
Ethics, Combat, and a Soldier's Decision to Kill
Lessons from Yusufiyah
Military Leader's Obligation to Justify Killing
What Does Contemporary Science Say About Ethical Leadership?
Closing the Candor Chasm: The Missing Element of Army Professionalism
Lying To Ourselves
Resolving Ethical Issues in an Era of Persistant Conflict
A Soldier's Morality, Religion, and Our Professional Ethic: Does the Army's Culture Facilitate Integration, Character Development, and Trust in the Profession?
The Army Officers' Professional Ethic - Past, Present, and Future
Ethics Training and Development in the Military
Moral Leadership Training Resources
Moral leadership training is a capability any UMT may provide for the benefit of both command and Soldiers. Utilize these various resources to asist in planning and executing quality training events.
MLT Planning Sheet (doc) is a great template for initial planning and briefing to leadership. This resource may be used early on to cast the vision for prospective MLT activities as well as to staff such events through proper Army channels within an organization.
Supervisory chaplains and subordinate chaplains should both understand the foundational task for conducting MLT. Please review BN CH MLT Task for such understanding, event planning, and possible UMT sustainment training.
This resource is an example of what MLT may encompass in a more formal and strategic approach. (All American Ethics MLT Resource) This product is the result of a battalion chaplain's creativity and employment of the unit's respective history.
When using movies or video segments for MLT purposes, be sure you do so ethically and legally. Refer to Lawful Use of Video for Teaching Purposes (doc).
Ethics Related Publications
ADP 6-22 Army Leadership and the Profession
DA Pam 165-19 Moral Leadership
Army Ethic White Paper
ATP 1-05.4 Religious Support and Internal Advisement
ADP 1 The Army
DOD Law of War Manual 2015 (pdf) (Updated 2016)
DOD 5500.07 Joint Ethics Regulation
Books on Ethics
The books listed here are not endorsed by the US Government, Department of Defense, the US Army, or the US Army Chaplain Center & School. These books are simply references that may prove beneficial when exploring various topics within the field of ethics. You should inquire with your religious denomination or center for education to learn more about religious approaches to ethical conduct and morality from your tradition and how it aligns with the Army Ethic and the Army Profession.
Ethics
Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong by Louis Pojman and James Fieser
Moral Choices by Scott B. Rae
Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics by Steve Wilkens
Questions That Matter by Ed. L. Miller
Choosing The Good by Dennis P. Hollinger
Ethics For A Brave New World by John S. Feinberg & Paul D. Feinbert
Back To Virtue by Peter Kreeft
The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
Moral Courage by Rushworth M. Kidder
How Good People Make Tough Choices by Rushworth M. Kidder
Doing the Right Thing by Scott B. Rae
Sexual Morality in a Christless World by Matthew Rueger
Military Profession / Character
The Soldier and the State by Samuel Huntington
War, Morality, and the Military Profession edited by Malham M. Wakin
Forging the Warrior's Character by Dr. Don Snider
Character by Dr. J. Phillip London
Trust & Trustworthiness by Russel Hardin
Ethics of War & Peace / Just War Tradition
Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer
The Morality of War by Brian Orend
The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield
War and Christian Ethics edited by Arthur E. Holmes
War, Peace, and Christianity by J. Daryl Charles & Tmothy J. Demy
The Quest for Peace by James Turner Johnson
Just War Tradition and the Restraint of War by James Turner Johnson
The Just War by Robert W. Tucker
Biblical Pacifism by Dale W. Brown
Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace by Roland H. Bainton
The Sword, the Cross, and the Eagle by Davis Brown
Islam and War by John Kelsay
The Holy War Idea in Western and Islamic Traditions by James Turner Johnson
Ethics & Leadership Related
Why CEOs Fail by David L. Dotlich & Peter C. Cairo
Overcoming the Darkside of Leadership by Gary L. McIntosh & Samuel D. Rima
The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo