What is the worst integrity violation you have ever witnessed and what did you do about it?

2016-09-08T21:48:03-04:00

Response by ENS Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2016 9:53 PM

2016-09-08T21:53:04-04:00

I knew a person who has falsifying PRT scores for his "friends" so they didn't have to actually participate. I reported the incident and they were relieved from their position.. Integrity is critically important in our military community..

Response by ENS Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2016 9:56 PM

2016-09-08T21:56:45-04:00

I know I already answered, however I felt this was worth a mention. There was a case of DUI and underage drinking. Somehow, my cellphone number was included on a group text. The group of 5 or 6 people going to MAST (NJP) over the incident were making up a story to tell the CO.. completely falsified. I had witnessed the incident and when the CMC called me into his Office to talk about what I saw that night I turned over my phone. The CMC allowed each of them to tell their story and charged them with falsifying official documents on top of the DUI and supplying alcohol to a minor.

This group of people were close friends of mine, and talking to the CMC was a very hard thing to do. I know this makes me seem like a "snitch" to some, but I take my core values and my integrity very seriously. Once you get wind of illegal activity, you are now on the hook as far as the military is concerned. Had I not reported that and someone found out, I could be charged just as easily. I know I did the right thing. I am still friends with 4 of them. The one charged with the DUI ended up getting another DUI several months later and was discharged.

Like I tell all my people, honesty is always the best policy.

Response by MSG Pat Colby made Sep 8 at 2016 10:17 PM

2016-09-08T22:17:44-04:00

I once read about a guy that witnessed something and caught wind of several people potentially fabricating a story to cover their asses and save a comrade. Instead of having the integrity to talk to the group, he set them ALL up to make himself look good. In the Army we call these types Blue Falcons.

Response by ENS Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2016 11:52 PM

2016-09-08T23:52:07-04:00

I cannot comment on this post because the user has me blocked, however I feel this comment is in particularly bad taste. Again, I stand by what I did when I "snitched" on my friends when called in by the Command Master Chief regarding what I saw at a party..It was not an easy decision and not one that "made me look good". In fact, I lost a couple friendships for quite some time. However, underage drinking, DUIs, and lying to your Command Officer are pretty serious allegations. When you're asked something directly by your CMC you answer truthfully, and I did. I'm sorry if this user feels that being honest makes you a "Blue Falcon". Learn from real leadership and you'll have a successful career. Honesty is the best policy. Don't endanger your career trying to protect the career of someone who doesn't care about theirs or yours.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2016 12:20 AM

2016-09-09T00:20:44-04:00

Oh, I suspect watching Hitlery Clinton over the years has turned into the most pathetic display of a person with not a single ounce of integrity in her blimp-ass body!!! What did I do about it? Write a few diatribes on social media. What would I like to do about it? Let me check first to see if the NSA has me bugged!!!

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Sep 9 at 2016 1:17 AM

2016-09-09T01:17:41-04:00

The worst thing I was involved in the after affects of was some poor shmuck "Gun Decking" PRT Results and got busted. Not a good thing on an Admirals Staff. Being the MAA to the Chief of Staff I got to "Escort" him to an Admirals Mast (Article 15) since he was frocked he was busted two ranks to E-2 Seaman Apprentice and his Job Specialty removed and since their wasn't a "Demand" for an Undesignated SA on Staff he was given immediate orders to a Carrier as an Undesignated SA to Chip Paint. Do Not Bogus PRT Results, it is a bad thing. LOL!

Response by Maj John Bell made Sep 9 at 2016 1:26 AM

2016-09-09T01:26:33-04:00

No details other than gross failure to exercise fiduciary responsibility, and abuse of travel regulations and policies for personal gain and recreation. I reported it.

If you are looking at the some issue that requires moral courage, you ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, will get battle scars. Doesn't matter if the culprit is junior or senior. But 20 years later, you only regret the good fights you walked away from, not the ones that scar you up.

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Sep 9 at 2016 9:59 AM

2016-09-09T09:59:46-04:00

SGM in a combat theater giving a presentation by PP..no lecture, no questions answered with anything other then opinion or off the PP slides.., several years in a row, only being in country a few days, timed with what is required to get TWO months Haz Duty pay and tax advantage.
Chastising Senior NCOs they MUST move out of position or retire and She had been in the same position for many years

Response by SSG Stephan Pendarvis made Sep 9 at 2016 1:00 PM

2016-09-09T13:00:50-04:00

While deployed....we had this CSM that hoarded for himself all the care packages that was sent to us from organizations, families, etc. I mean....comic books, books, table tennis stuff, footballs, all kinds of stuff. Was the lowest thing I have ever seen from a senior.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2016 8:33 PM

2016-09-09T20:33:23-04:00

During BCT a few guys decided to skip out on watching a guy who was on suicide watch, so a few guys and myself did the watch ourselves. We didn't tell the DS at the time because we were scared ass Privates. Ended up coming up later though.

Response by PO3 Sherry Thornburg made Sep 11 at 2016 2:42 PM

2016-09-11T14:42:20-04:00

I had a direct supervisor write me up for attending a function she encouraged me to attend, but later found that it caused a problem for her direct superior. I challenged her about the two-faced appearance of it and she basically told me right or wrong she was always right. So if I'm wrong in this, then you were wrong to do what I said, so you were at fault.

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Sep 11 at 2016 3:04 PM

2016-09-11T15:04:58-04:00

Integrity....Sounds good until you have an ax to grind or an ass to cover.
I have been on the grind end.