Following Orders
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There are many reasons why a soldier should follow the orders they are given and every single one is important. An order is a tasking given to a soldier of something that needs to be done in a timely and efficient manner. The three main reasons why it is important for a soldier to follow the orders they are given is to be combat effective, disciplined, and to just be a good soldier. When a soldier doesnt follow the orders they are given in not only hurts themselfs but it hurts the team and the goals of the mission. When the mission objectives are hurt by not following orders this weakens everything that is necessary to win the war.
If a soldier doesnt follow orders while in a combat zone this makes them combat ineffective and when a one single soldier in a unit is combat ineffective this slows down the progress of winning by making the leaders deal with a soldier who cant help with the workload of the unit. For example if a NCO tells a private to prepare a vehicle for something like that before they roll out for mission the NCO is telling the private to get the vehicle or whatever ready so they can be fully functional and help with the fight even if the private doesnt know why they are being told why they are doing this the soldier needs to execute the order without question. When a soldier executes an order quickly and to standard they tremdously help with the effectivness of the unit even if they dont know it because every single soldier is vital to winning the war and a soldier that is able to follow orders and execute them effectivly and to standard they strengthen the unit and increase the moral of the unit by making it to where the leadership doesnt have to worry about if that soldier is going to do that right and this relieves tension from the leaders and other members in the unit because then the work is evenly spread out and everyone works like a team to get the job done quickly and to standard
Discipline is to follow orders un-questionably. Good leaders lead by example, know their own individual job and can also follow directions and commands promptly and enthusiastically. The key to all of teamwork, leading, and following is adhering to the instructions of those appointed over you which brings me to my next point. As soldiers we are drilled almost everyday to listen to commanders, NCOs and basically everyone higher in rank than us or in some cases people that have more time in service. We are taught discipline from day one in basic training when we hit the ground the first time doing pushups to the last right face in the last ceremony before we see our families. Discipline is crucial to following orders effectively, without it soldiers would not react fast enough to what is being said or would simply not care enough about the task at hand to perform it, weakening the team it
self. We follow our commands from higher because we know that whatever decision it is it overall is good for the Army, U.S or individual soldiers. When an order is given we should aknowledge the order,