A young soldier was at the unit for approximately for months prior to me arriving at the unit. In this time, the soldier displayed several signs of …show more content…
In the future, the application of “The Potter Box” will be used if encountering a similar situation. The Potter Box prescribes four quadrants of moral analysis to locate where misunderstanding in decisions occur (Christians, 1997). Although I have not used this in previous decisions, one can see where a certain degree of confidence can arise of the use of this analysis. James Rest’s Four Components of Moral Behavior can serve as an overlay with the Potter Box and can provide a deeper level of analysis. The first step in this analysis prescribes us to define the facts. However, before we can define the facts, we must apply moral sensitivity and recognize that the above dilemma is in fact a moral problem (Christians, 1997). The facts of the above scenario as follows: the soldier displayed signs of dishonestly, instances of violating his own and the Army sense of integrity, improper use of federal funds, and violating state and federal