Toxic Warrior Identity, Accountability, and Moral Risk

Academics working on military ethics and serving personnel rarely have opportunities to talk each other in ways that can illuminate their respective experiences approaches the of war. This article draws First Lieutenant (1LT) Portis’s combat provide a unique examination questions about relationship between oversight, accountability, idea moral risk operations. In this article, we outline particular experience 1LT formed basis our discussions, before elucidating ethical issues raised. particular, see as, first, illustrative problem risk, when are placed situations temptation. The propose, is best understood through framework military’s duty care. Second, his as highlighting tensions within dominant moralized warrior model profession. What call toxic identity negatively affect attitudes toward rules, policies, procedures, accountability mechanisms. conclusion, address need balance concerns with legitimate criticisms an overly demanding bureaucracy.