Posted on Dec 22, 2013
Why do Senior Leaders feel that making restrictive policies are the solutions to serious problems?
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For example in Korea, there is already a policy to be on post by 1 am...but some units are going a step further and requiring Soldiers to be in their rooms at 1am or people who live off post to be home. These policies are supposed to curb curfew violation and reduce sexual assault. So my question to the community, as leaders do you feel this is a necessary evil.<div><br></div>
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Restrictive policies are necessary when leadership has failed. Policies are about risk elimination, not risk management.<div><br></div><div>They may reduce incidences, but they don't change behavior. And that's really what we should be focused on is changing behavior.</div>
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I agree whole heartedly CSM if you limit people to not being out after one then all the bad things will happen at midnight. Without addressing the behavior we are basically telling the soldiers that they did the wrong thing by being out too late and take some of the onus away from the bad people.
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CSM Mike Maynard, I can't say it better. Thank you for putting it on words.
For example, there have been incidents on and off post. As usual, it is alcohol related. We have to check in and out with the SDO at the gate when we go on and off post. We have to have battle buddy. We have curfew. There are also some more miscellaneous rules. I am surprised that we didn't have to wear reflective belt and carrying weapon on amber status. These rules have already published for a long time. Evidently, these rules don't improve people's behavior nor self-discipline.
Is mass punishment the key to success? Sometimes, yes. Most of the time, if not all, you are penalizing those who are doing the right thing. IMHO, address those who fail directly. Plain and simple.
For example, there have been incidents on and off post. As usual, it is alcohol related. We have to check in and out with the SDO at the gate when we go on and off post. We have to have battle buddy. We have curfew. There are also some more miscellaneous rules. I am surprised that we didn't have to wear reflective belt and carrying weapon on amber status. These rules have already published for a long time. Evidently, these rules don't improve people's behavior nor self-discipline.
Is mass punishment the key to success? Sometimes, yes. Most of the time, if not all, you are penalizing those who are doing the right thing. IMHO, address those who fail directly. Plain and simple.
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I have been in a unit that restricted us from carrying our weapons on AT and other training events where weapons familiarization would be appropriate. It is the soldiers belief that the unit is trying to limit the liability of losing or discharging a weapon. What it really does is make all the soldiers feel like children and they become less familiar with the weapons.
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I honestly believe that sometimes it makes it worse, as we all know when you tell someone they can't do something they are going to test the waters, so to speak.
I think the leaders come up with it for the CYA purposes along the way.
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