Substantive Journal

Prompt: Explain the relationship between a Senior Leader’s role in establishing and sustaining a positive and ethical climate and the role of leadership in the exercise of moral courage (think about your responsibility to establish a positive ethical climate and how this impacts moral courage).

Assignment Instructions: Write a 400-500 word substantive journal entry responding to the prompt above

Reflect upon the below questions before you begin:

• How does a Sergeant Major help to sustain and maintain an ethical command climate in war? The response should discuss how the Sergeant Major would assess and develop the climate and ensure that the organizational conduct, policy, and norms are aligned with stated values.
• What is the Sergeant Major’s role in fostering an environment where moral courage is displayed?      Your response should discuss the relationship between physical and moral courage and how power affects the demonstration of moral courage.