In most courses I teach, I have many military personnel. In this area, I must leave the specific issues to you and, as I do, I hope to (and plan to) learn from all of you. For those of you who have been in, or are in the military, I will learn from a personal view. For those of you who are not in, or who have not been in the military, I still will have the opportunity to learn Of course, we will all have read the article so there is one common ground. So, here we go:
What does it mean to be a virtuous soldier? Identify three virtues that a soldier needs in order to be an excellent soldier and then explain why. Create a scenario that a soldier might face during war or some other stressful event, and explain what the virtuous soldier would do in the situation, and which specific virtues the soldier would demonstrate. Refer to the readings and media, including Robinson's article, "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," where appropriate