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My job in the military requires me to publish orders for multiple soldiers to go to different installations for training.  Recently I had a soldier leave from Wisconsin to train in Kentucky for thirteen days.  The soldier completed his training and attempted to complete his travel voucher.  I am the final approval on all of his expenses incurred during his training.  I returned the soldiers travel voucher and explained that the Army will not pay for his hotel.  The soldier immediately became irate asking why the Army has to pay for his hotel and threatened to file a complaint on me personally.  I then calmly explained to the soldier that part of my job when publishing orders is to know his home of record and any other address he may use on a regular basis.  I then explained that his wife is stationed at the very same installation he trained at and it is considered fraud, waste and abuse by staying at a hotel he was not previously authorized.  The soldier then retracted his last statements and apologized profusely and was able to get his voucher approved.  

Utilitarianism: a consequentialist ethical theory that evaluates moral claims in terms of their outcomes, and to the extent these outcomes generate the greatest benefit for the  greatest number.  In this theory I thought of how it was my job to ensure the soldier did not steal from the government.

Virtue ethics: An ethical theory that focuses on the character of the agent in evaluating moral behavior, in contrast to utilitarianism ordeontology; often associated with the Greek philosopher Aristotle.  The soldier has tried to do unethical things on more than one occasion so I had to cover all bases when dealing with him.

Deontology: A nonconsequentialist ethical theory that claims an act is to be evaluated in terms of its accordance with a specified set of rules.  I have a very specific handbook of rules that I have to abide by when approving travel vouchers for soldiers.

Reference

Mosser, K. (2013).  Ethics and social responsibility (2nd ed.).  San Diego, CA:  Bridgepoint Education, Inc.