How does dishonesty from senior military leaders undermine honoring the public trust?
Senior military leaders are very unique in that the amount of trust and confidence that is instilled upon them is greater than any other office in the United States. The public shares the upmost respect for our senior leaders. Dishonesty or unethical behavior by our senior leaders has the ability to inflict catastrophic results to our military and public trust. Our senior leaders are entrusted to execute funds and train our soldiers to win America’s wars. According to Tajfel & Turner, most, if not all of our senior leaders would considered the “in-group” of social identity; therefore their actions of condoning unethical behavior