Completing assigned tasks in the army
The importance of completing assigned tasks in the military is forged in basic training, back in reception when you are handed your blue book. It is stated in the warrior ethos: I will never quit, I will never accept defeat. Total obedience is hammered into our brains through physical and mental stress and tasks that are assigned are expected to be completed without a second thought running through my head. The chain of command and for that matter the entire military is fundamentally built upon total obedience; if a superior tells you to do something you do it, without question. Not completing an assigned task associates down to the basic ground level that is visualized in the warrior ethos that was handed down to you by your Drill Sergeant on day one in your blue book so that you can learn and understand so one day you can defend this country when they step down. I failed to complete my assigned task to create a new platoon motto that was assigned to me. I have let down my peers and my supervisors. Not completing a task could equate to almost anything such as pushing out those last few repetitions of pushups or sprinting that last stretch on your run, keeping accountability of sensitive items, following orders given to you by your superior so chaos will not follow, not focusing and using the four fundamentals of Basic Rifle Marksmanship while qualifying, or not paying attention to or bothering to give it your all when troubleshooting equipment in a training exercise. In the event of quitting or accepting defeat while doing these in a garrisoned environment, this could translate over to a real life deployable situation and you would be ill prepared. At the end of the day I am a soldier and my life and other lives are in my hands at all times of the day. I should take everything seriously and never slack off no matter what the situation or event at the given time may be. The importance of Physical Training is self-evident, if you can’t maintain your body to the