PART IIThe ROLE of CHARACTER in MILITARY LEADERSHIP
If leaders are not looking for truth, if situations are not framed as having moral implications in the first place, then these leaders make decisions based on other criteria alone, often with disturbing results. Moral sensitivity alone is not enough. Once leaders recognize that a moral problem exists, they then have to decide what is right. This requires moral judgment—discerning which action is most justifiable based on a set of ethical criteria. However, even moral sensitivity and judgments do not guarantee moral behavior … without the courage to take action.
USMA CIRCULAR1-101,Cadet Leader Development System(West Point, NY: Defense Printing, 2002), XX.
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