To address the need for ethical decision-making instruction [to new United States Army recruits], I, as the assigned chaplain, presented a class on Ethical Decision-Making to over 1600 lieutenants and captains at the Maneuver Support Center at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri between August 2005 and February 2009. Instruction focused on understanding how each person derives his or her ethical principles and on the ethical decision-making model as described by army regulations. It also gave the students a basic understanding of some of the major ethical theories as well as how to make ethical decisions in a combat environment, where killing may be required.

Chapter 1. Introduction --The context of the project -- The challenge -- Purpose -- Definition of terms -- The description of proposed project -- Scope of the project -- Phases of the project -- Research phases -- Planning phase -- Implementation phase -- Evaluation phase -- Writing phase -- Chapter 2. Biblical-theological literature review -- Introduction -- Ethical decision-making -- Sources of authority -- Scripture -- Natural law -- The military ethical decision-making process -- Unqualified absolutism -- Conflicting absolutism -- Graded absolutism -- Ethical issues involved in military actions -- The spiritual commands -- One God -- Spiritual God -- Character of God -- The physical demands -- Sabbath -- Parents -- Not killing -- Adultery -- Stealing -- Lying -- Coveting -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. General literature review -- Introduction -- Relevant issues in military ethics -- Universal values -- Character -- Leadership -- Religious freedom -- Chaplaincy -- Just war theory -- Primary planks of Jus ad Bellum -- Legitimate authority -- Just cause -- Right intervention -- Subordinate planks of Jus ad Bellum -- Proportional end goals -- Last resort -- Reasonable hope of success -- Jus in Bello -- Proportional means -- Noncombatant protection -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Description of field project -- Preparation of the project -- Introduction -- Research -- Execution of the project -- Instructional themes -- Personal operating philosophy -- Just war theory -- The ethical reasoning process -- Results of the project -- The project's contribution to ministry -- Chapter 5. Project summary -- Introduction -- Evaluation of the project -- Keys to project effectiveness -- Resource recommendations -- Assistance from other instructors -- Experience -- Time allocated -- Keys to project improvement -- Time allocated earlier -- Earlier written evaluation -- Implications of the project -- Recommendations for the engineer school and the army -- Recommendations for future study -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Student handout -- Appendix B. Lesson plan -- Appendix C. Powerpoint slides -- Appendix D. Additional handouts and practice exercises -- Appendix E. Radical respect within the principle of the Sabbath -- Appendix F. War in the Bible -- Appendix G. Economic ideas derived from the principle forbidding stealing -- Appendix H. Public prayer -- Appendix I. Classes taught with percent voting that LTC West was wrong -- Appendix J. Evaluation form from BOLC 2-09 -- Appendix K. Evaluation form from former students -- Appendix L. Evaluation form from Colonel Pelkey -- Appendix M. Evaluation form from ECCC-RC -- Sources consulted.