These army values are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. Hernan Cortes was renowned as a good leader in his time, but does he have the qualities of an Army soldier in todays’ time? Hernan Cortes sought fame and wealth. He wanted to be revered as one of the greats during his time. He was loyal to himself and loyal to anyone who could help him achieve his goal, which would include his men on his expeditions. On the eve of his expedition, Hernan Cortes brought together his men and delivered a speech. “The words of Cortes reveal himself as someone willing to put his life and material assets on the line in the hope of great wealth and greater fame.” (Lueke 18) Cortes was an inspiring man when it comes to fulfilling his duty. He did anything and everything to accomplish his goals and was very good at getting positive results in the process. For example, to get his men’s mindset the same as his own and make them realize that the choices were conquer Mexico or die, he set his own ships on fire. That would not be such a good topic in today’s world, but to make such a huge decision with so much consequence tied to it shows that Cortes was a very dutiful man. One aspect Cortes was lacking in was respect. There is no evidence that he was disrespectful to his men on a regular basis, but he was known as a very brutal man. AS I just mentioned he burned his own men’s ships, slaughtered Aztecs to make them an example, and was looking to gain wealth and fame in his expeditions so it can be inferred that if anyone got in the way of his goals, he would have no mercy on them. Selfless service is a term meaning you put others before yourself, and Cortes had no selfless service. He was an adventurous man and did not fear battling, but he did not fight and lead with selfless service. The Army’s definition for honor is carrying out
These army values are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. Hernan Cortes was renowned as a good leader in his time, but does he have the qualities of an Army soldier in todays’ time? Hernan Cortes sought fame and wealth. He wanted to be revered as one of the greats during his time. He was loyal to himself and loyal to anyone who could help him achieve his goal, which would include his men on his expeditions. On the eve of his expedition, Hernan Cortes brought together his men and delivered a speech. “The words of Cortes reveal himself as someone willing to put his life and material assets on the line in the hope of great wealth and greater fame.” (Lueke 18) Cortes was an inspiring man when it comes to fulfilling his duty. He did anything and everything to accomplish his goals and was very good at getting positive results in the process. For example, to get his men’s mindset the same as his own and make them realize that the choices were conquer Mexico or die, he set his own ships on fire. That would not be such a good topic in today’s world, but to make such a huge decision with so much consequence tied to it shows that Cortes was a very dutiful man. One aspect Cortes was lacking in was respect. There is no evidence that he was disrespectful to his men on a regular basis, but he was known as a very brutal man. AS I just mentioned he burned his own men’s ships, slaughtered Aztecs to make them an example, and was looking to gain wealth and fame in his expeditions so it can be inferred that if anyone got in the way of his goals, he would have no mercy on them. Selfless service is a term meaning you put others before yourself, and Cortes had no selfless service. He was an adventurous man and did not fear battling, but he did not fight and lead with selfless service. The Army’s definition for honor is carrying out