Disrespect of an Nco and Disobeying a Direct Order

The effects of disrespect of a non commissioned officer and the effects of disobeying a direct order. On 25 of August 2011, I accompanied SGT Williams off post. Although it seems to be nothing at all by that statement. The consequences of that night and the things I should have done are possibly going to cost a good NCO his career, and landed me in this punishment. Before I get in to the actual circumstances of this incident I want to cover my references Article 92 and article 89 of the UCMJ. First what is UCMJ? The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the base of military law. The UCMJ is a federal law, enacted by Congress in1950. The UCMJ was based upon and replaced the Articles of War. Which had been in various forms since†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) ART. 89 DISRESPECT TOWARD SUPERIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICER Any person subject to this chapter who behaves with disrespect toward his superior commissioned officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.† (http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/ucmj/blart-89.htm). By disobeying my order to no drink with SGT. Williams I disrespected SSG. Bryant. Disrespect of NCOs’ is a sign of a lack of discipline. Again disapline is one the things in the Military as a whole is what holds the system together and allows the militaty to function properly and accomplish the mission. Leadership is what holds the Army together, without a good leader nothing would be accomplished. The Army’s strict definition for leadership is competent, confident, and agile. In FM 6-22 it explains who, what, and how a leader should be. All Army leaders should follow the BE-KNOW-DO concept. 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