falconfamily
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Well -yeah we should care because someone who has no personal integrity outside of work shows a propensity for having none at work either. when you walk thru the charge sheet for this guy- not only did he betray his wife- but he betrayed his position (letting contracts to his mistress father in Iraq etc...). Isn't that exactly why we have an honor code? Because the Army believes that you can't really separate your personal code of ethics from your performance.
The flaws in the system that I see is the propensity of some guys to reward lick-spittles and guys who manage up to shine to their boss; without digging deep enough to see what things look like from his peers and subordinates. One "good old boy" who I worked for who became a 4 star used to use the analogy of a camouflage net- he observed that Camo nets work well from above but don't conceal much from the ground level; His point being that leaders have an obligation to look at the performance of those they rate from the peer and subordinate positions as well as from above. But we've all seen raters who reward the suckup who will burn out his people, polish a rock or take credit for the work of others in order to look good to the commander, and be rewarded for it becasue the next level up just wanted a beautiful slide or liked to see guys visibly burning oil all night long to show how committed they are.
This holds true for any large organization. I see it all of the time in the corporate world, it is all a matter of perspective as to how you view the person or the situation. Those at the top, seldom take the time to see things at ground level, a few do - and those are the great exceptions.