With A Growing List Of Scandals The US Defense Chief Will Install An Ethics Officer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.defense.gov/imgHandler.ashx?h=318&w=478&img=/dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2014-02/hires_140207-D-BW835-286a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.defense.gov/imgHandler.ashx?h=318&w=478&img=/dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2014-02/hires_140207-D-BW835-286a.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs the press at the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2014. Hagel discussed the nomination of retired Marine Corps Col. Robert O. Work as the next deputy defense secretary and discussed issues including an effort to strengthen ethical behavior within the Defense Department. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pentagon To Appoint Officer To Promote Ethical Behavior, Hagel Says -- Washington Post</b></span></div><br />Stung by a string of embarrassing revelations about misconduct in the ranks, the Pentagon will soon appoint a senior officer to promote and enforce a culture of ethical behavior and good moral character, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday.<br /><br />The move marked Hagel’s latest attempt to get ahead of a growing list of scandals, including allegations of widespread cheating by military personnel in proficiency tests and recently disclosed reports about misbehaving senior officers.<br /><br />“Ethics and character are the foundation of an institution and a society,” Hagel told reporters at the Pentagon on Friday afternoon. “They must be constantly emphasized at every level.” <br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-to-appoint-officer-to-promote-ethical-behavior-hagel-says/2014/02/07/27912e5a-903f-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>An Ethics Officer For The U.S. Military</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=121629">Hagel Will Appoint Senior Officer to Guide Ethics Effort</a> -- US Department of Defense<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/07/us-usa-military-scandals-idUSBREA161ZM20140207">As scandals swell, U.S. defense chief to install ethics officer </a>-- Reuters<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/hagel-seeks-answers-to-military-ethics-crisis/2014/02/07/6947e8f2-9035-11e3-878e-d76656564a01_story.html">Hagel seeks answers to military ethics crisis</a> -- Washington Post/AP<br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/hagel-will-have-general-officer-be-point-man-on-ethics-issues-1.266378">Hagel will have general officer be point man on ethics issues</a> -- Stars and Stripes<br /><a href="http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140207/NEWS05/302070030/Hagel-appoint-top-level-ethics-adviser">Hagel to appoint top-level ethics adviser</a> -- Navy Times<br /><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/02/07/Chuck-Hagel-No-one-simple-answer-to-military-ethics-lapses/UPI-54481391808346/?spt=rln&or=1">Chuck Hagel: No 'one simple answer' to military ethics lapses</a> -- UPI<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> This new ethics officer will have his work cut for him .... but he <b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/navy-rebukes-three-admirals-for-taking-questionable-trip-to-britain/2014/02/07/94f8a928-901c-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html">can start at the top</a></b>.

ethics With A Growing List Of Scandals The US Defense Chief Will Install An Ethics Officer

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Rich, entitled jerks really ARE rich, entitled jerks

The ultra-wealthy really <b><i>are</i></b> self-centered entitled jerks and the U.S. Senate only pays attention to them, not the rest of us.<br /><br />You probably suspected that already, but new studies prove it.<br /><br />Also, BMW drivers are the worst.<br /><br />The <a href="http://psp.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/08/19/0146167213501699.full#aff-1" rel="nofollow">Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin</a> reports five new studies show higher social class is associated with increased entitlement and narcissism.<br /><br />Paul Piff of the University of California at Berkeley conducted five experiments that demonstrate the entitlement mentality of people who are wealthier, better educated and have high-status occupations.<br /><br />Joshua Holland at <a href="http://billmoyers.com/2013/08/27/a-plutocracy-ruled-by-self-centered-jerks/">Bill Moyers & Company</a> described our favorite study:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">In one telling experiment, the researchers observed a busy intersection, and found that drivers of luxury cars were more likely to cut off other drivers and less likely to stop for pedestrians crossing the street than those behind the wheels of more modest vehicles. “In our crosswalk study, none of the cars in the beater-car category drove through the crosswalk,” Piff told <a href="http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/the-rich-drive-differently-a-study-suggests/?_r=0">The New York Times</a>. “But you see this huge boost in a driver’s likelihood to commit infractions in more expensive cars.” He added: “BMW drivers are the worst.”</blockquote>Other studies showed the ultra-wealthy are more likely to look at themselves in the mirror and to say “I honestly feel I’m just more deserving than others."<br /><br />Another series of experiments showed upper-class individuals are more unethical than lower-class individuals:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">This included being more likely to “display unethical decision-making,” steal, lie during a negotiation and cheat in order to win a contest.</blockquote>These are the people U.S. senators pay closest attention to. According to a study to be published in the <a href="http://prq.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/10/04/1065912912459567.abstract?papetoc" rel="nofollow">Political Research Quarterly</a>, they respond almost exclusively to their wealthiest constituents.<br /><br />It's starting to look a lot like oligarchy.<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br />

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The ultra-wealthy really are self-centered entitled jerks and the U.S. Senate only pays attention to them, not the rest of us. You probably...

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