7 Army Values

How did I find myself in this awful situation? The day in question, February 28, 2007, I was chosen

for a military detail of moving humvee's with some other fellow soldiers. I was called near the time of eleven for the detail. I was unprepared because my kevlar was located at my home off post. I instantly call one of my battle buddies, PFC Hollingshead, for a ride to my home. Maybe I could have asked him to wait for me while I obtained my safety

gear, but I was hungry and wanted to spend a little time with my wife and children. After a beautiful conversation and a wonderful ham and cheese sandwich, I called my former team leader SSG Hurd for a ride back to work. Sometimes technology can be more of a hassel then a pleasure. On this day I was having serious problems with my celluar phone. It was freezing and locking up on me. I was unable to call out or receive calls. I was called numerous times from, SPC Pine, PFC Hollingshead, SGT Rodriguez, and PFC Henderson, each time they called I was unknowingly aware of their attempts to contact me. After I was picked up and half way back to post, I realize I left my military I.D. on my kitchen counter. I quickly had SSG turn around an take me back to my home. This was the reason I was so late. On our way back to post after Echo company 1-12 lunch break, my phone finally unlocked so I was able to see all of the missed calls I had. I attempted to call SPC Pine but my phone locked on me once again as I was trying to dial him since he was the one I received the most missed calls from. I arrived back to company about fifteen to twenty minutes late. I quickly hook up with the rest of the soldiers on the detail and performed my military duty which was tasked to me.

In this situation I failed to keep the seven army values which have been enstilled in me since basic training in my heart. Loyalty-"bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit, and other Soldiers". On the day in question, I was not loyal to my fellow soldiers, my NCO's, and my company. I was given a job to perform in a orderly and timely manner but I did not exacute my job correct. I was very unloyal to my army family because I was late and let them down with my tardiness. Loyalty is something that needs to be shown in every situation and I failed to have the backs of my battle buddies, people whom I have gone to Iraq with and come home safetly with.

Duty-" fulfill your obligations". On the mentioned wednesday afternoon, I had a duty to be back from lunch in enough time to perform a task. I was late, though I arrived and performed the duty, I still didn't do it right because I was late. To be true to one's job and duty, puncturaity is a main concern for a situation to be successful. I didn't arrive to my appointed duty on time, so I let myself and my unit down.

Respect-" treat people as they should be treated". In this event I failed to treat my fellow soldiers as they should have been treated. I did not respect them enough to be at my appointed place and time in the correct manner. I know if I was a leader for a job, a group and any other type of situation, and I need my workers at a place at a certain time, I would be determined that that my employee were there when they need to be. I would not want any of them to be late on not to so up. That is respect, to have things you do to other be the same way I would like to be treated myself. I failed at this attribute dearly because I was late. I failed not only my unit but also myself.

Selfless Service-" put the welfare of the Nation, the Army, and your subordinates before your own". I did not show selfless service in this situation in question because I thought more of myself than of my fellow soldiers. I wanted to eat and spend sometime with my family other than keeping my priorites straight. I believed that my hunger and talking to my wife took president over the job which was put before me. I join the army rough two and a half years