What Is the Importance of Accountability in the Military and in the Work Place?
What is the importance of accountability in the military and in the work place? What is accountability by definition: (Department Of Defense) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. Accountability is very important because it allows for your chain of command to know where you are at at the moment. Accountability in the workplace is defined as doing the right thing consistently, day in and day out, in tasks, relationship interactions to fulfill or further the mission of the organization. Accountability in business is very important as it costs US corporations billions in inefficiency, employee theft, and return of defective products.Accountability is also important because it tells the unit commanders how many personnel are available to perform certain tasks. If a leader does not know how many troops are available then he or she will not know who is available to do what and when. Gear and equipment is also to be accounted for to have the "readiness" numbers and to make sure that the enemy is not getting a hold of your gear. Everything must be accounted for, from food, to rounds, to troops, to vehicles, to fuel, etc. It is very crucial; to know what is available at all times. The enlisted soldier is responsible for all items issued to issued to him weather it be a weapon, Night Vision Goggles, to shirts, to socks, to Army Physical Fitness Uniforms, to Army Combat Uniforms, a vehicle, or some TA-50, a field manual, medication, Basic Initial Issue, etc. The Non-Commissioned Officer's responsibility is to make sure that the soldier is accountable for the items and has eyes on these items when needed, so that he can