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How Is George A Custer Ethical Or Unethical

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Synthesis Essay – George A. Custer MSgt William F. Molnar Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy George A. Custer There probably aren’t many Americans that wouldn’t recognize the name Custer. Conversely, there are probably very few Americans with a well-formulated opinion of him. There’s a reason for that. Custer was a complicated man and so is the history surrounding his career. Passing judgment on his status as a visionary or ethical leader is nothing to be taken lightly. Custer was a fallible man from the beginning, even going so far as to graduate last in his class from West Point due to the number of demerits he accrued, but he was also a gifted battlefield commander. I submit that George A. Custer was a visionary leader, but not an ethical one. This paper will establish Custer’s unethical nature by speaking to his inability to consider the implications his actions, as well as his deliberate disregard for Community test. Then I’ll prove the modern relevance of these ideas by furnishing a recent example. I’ll briefing you on the idealized influence and idealized motivation exercised by Custer, and close with word of caution regarding consistency. I submit to you that Custer was a born warrior, gifted soldier, natural tactician, a …show more content…

In his book “the real Custer” James Robbins claims that custer graduated west point and rushed to battle faster than any officer before him and probably since. This bold demeanor bordering on brashness became his calling card and had the effect of instilling pride in those associated with him and garnering the respect of senior officers. Custer had a bold appearance and personally led charges, after selecting just the right piece for his band to play to get his guys psyched up. In all likelihood, he was the last us general to kill a combatant with a sword, and his men wrote home about it. This idealized influence made him a civil-war action here and a role

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