My Task is to write a thought paper on Ethics. So, I decided to write an over view of ethics with a thought provoking twist at the end about the 21st century and what role the army will play as the this country moves forward. Although the assignment required no additional research, I found it necessary to do a little homework on the subject in order to clarify some of the terminology. Like most Americans, if asked, I could not define the difference between morals and ethics, the two were always one of the same. Taken from the FM 6-22, I took the definitions of the following to give a better idea of what we are talking about when we say that something is unethical; Morals: the rules that govern our behavior Values: affairs that are important to people Virtues: Conditions for the good functioning of the society Ethics: Are the morals, duties, values, and Virtues of society.

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