Leadership – During OIF, my battalion was operating

Leadership

Situation: During OIF, my battalion was operating in the Salah a Din Province. The majority of daily operations were conducted at company level or below. After about 9 months of combat operations, many in the ranks suffered from the fatigue and frustration often associated with combat. As with most operations, we had standard operating procedures (SOPs) that governed search and evidence procedures. This situation will focus on SOPs, circumstances and whether they were handled appropriately from a leadership prospective.

Two platoons, along with the company commander, were conducting a tactical movement to a town within the company’s area of operation. The mission was simple: to conduct a search of the town council building. While moving along the mains supply route, the lead platoon was engaged by an IED that catastrophically damaged the lead HMMWV. Fortunately, no Soldiers were seriously injured. Following the blast, the platoon, accompanied by the company commander secured the immediate area and conducted a search of a house they suspected may have been used by the triggerman. The house was occupied by a middle-aged Iraqi man who denied any wrong doing. The search of his house and yard yielded no contraband or IED materials.

The company commander was angry with the results of the search and he wanted to ensure the Iraqi man would be held responsible for the IED blast. Though no contraband was found, the unit brought the man in for questioning. After questioning the Iraqi man, the platoons, along with the commander returned him to his house and proceeded to conduct another search. Following the search, one of the platoons produced some wire, an AK 47 and excessive amounts of ammunition. The Iraqi male was transported back to the forward operating base, processed and placed in the detention holding area for future transport to the brigade headquarters. All in all, good work by the unit and the company commander. The detainee packet was very thorough, complete with photos, statements, etc.

A few hours later, a member of our S2 section and one of the translators came to see me in my office and reported that the detainee was adamant the contraband (wire, weapon and ammo) was planted in his house by members of the platoon. Although it was not uncommon for detainees to lie, the gut feeling from the translator and Intelligence officer (S2) raised questions and warranted further investigation.

I told the S2 to investigate the incident. The next day, much to my displeasure, I was informed that the company commander ordered a few of his Soldiers to plant the evidence, take pictures and proceed with the detention. How should I handle this?

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Anger and Frustration: A Recipe for Unethical Behavior

Purpose

The purpose of the leadership case study is to analyze an individual situation (case) using relevant theoretical concepts from your discipline. The case study might then be used to help make a decision about how to do things in another case that has similar features. You are expected to use Purpose theories, vocabulary, and models to describe their analysis of the case study. The case study analysis should be written in clear concise language.

Background Information

A Battalion Commander reprimands his company commander for unethical behavior. Such behavior sets a bad example and will break trust between leaders and their Soldiers.

Topic

Read the case study entitled Anger and Frustration: A Recipe for Unethical Behavior. Write a two paragraph 500 word minimum analysis using only Paragraph 4 (proposed solutions/changes) and Paragraph 5 (recommendations for implementation) of the case study format outline detailing an alternate course for this situation. DO NOT WRITE PARAGAPHS 1-3

Resource Requirements

•Research and Case Studies Lesson

•Case: Anger and Frustration: A Recipe for Unethical Behavior

•Writing a Case Study Analysis: https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-case-study-analysis, Paragraphs 4 and paragraph 5 are located under Drafting a Case

Expectations

1.Following the APA 7th ed. Guidelines, write a case study analysis. Your analysis must be:•Generated from a new MS Word document (.docx). No other formats will be accepted.•Include a title page and reference page.•Address the topic above using the Case Study Format Outline. Paragraph 4: Proposed Solutions (Proposed Course of Action (Solution) (one or two, may have sub components). Paragraph 5: Recommendations (Determine and discuss specific strategies for accomplishing the proposed solution. If applicable, recommend further action to resolve some of the issues. What should be done and who should do it?)•Ensure you use Times New Roman, 12-point font and the APA 7th ed. writing style (Student Paper) guidelines.

•Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″) with 1″ margins on all sides.

•Follow all rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation (run a spelling and grammar check before submission)•Include two references and in-text citations from a source other than the case study, properly formatted2.