PURPOSE OF DISCIPLINE

you’re entitled to be ashore every time you see a patrol. The patrol will stop you only when you appear to be in, or to be headed for, some kind of trouble or if you arouse their suspicions in some other manner. The military patrol can be a real friend in time of need. The patrol’s orders are to be courteous, fair, and reasonable in all dealings with members of the armed forces and with civilians. Whenever you are away from your ship or station and need advice, directions, or help of any kind, call on the nearest military patrolman or patrol headquarters. Aboard ships and stations, masters-at-arms (MAAs) and police petty officers have functions similar to those of the shore patrol. The master-at-arms force, headed by the chief master-at-arms (CMAA), works directly for the executive officer. The master-at-arms force enforces Navy and ship regulations, musters restricted personnel, holds reveille, and performs other duties as are required for the maintenance of good order and discipline. The duties of police petty officers (PPOs) are about the same as those of MAAs, but are on a divisional instead of a shipwide basis. Although PPOs stand their regular watches and perform their normal duties within their divisions, they are assigned additional duties such as making reveille and taps, ensuring compartments are cleaned, and maintaining order. At times they assist the MAA force in searching the ship, and providing bunks for new personnel or passengers. REVIEW 2 QUESTIONS Q1. In the Navy, the military police are known as the— Q2. Shore patrol personnel are identified by— Q3. When military police from different branches of the armed forces combine to form one unit, they are known as— Q4. List the primary duties of the shore patrol. a. b. c. PURPOSE OF DISCIPLINE Learning Objective: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— Recall the purpose of good order and military discipline. The word discipline comes from a Latin word meaning “to teach.” However, discipline involves a certain type of teaching. Discipline is not peculiar to military organizations. Discipline is the training that develops self-control, character, and efficiency, or is the result of such training. Discipline is a character builder, not a destroyer of individuality. The Navy’s discipline consists of training its Sailors to behave in certain ways under certain circumstances. It gets them to work as a unit with maximum efficiency. To encourage Sailors to work as a unit, the Navy uses a system of motivation and correction through reward and punishment. Studious Navy men and women, when recommended by their commanding officers, are rewarded by timely promotions; lazy or careless individuals suffer a self-inflicted punishment by missing out on those promotions. Fines, restriction, confinement, demotion, and other forms of disciplinary action punish Sailors who get into trouble because they are negligent or indifferent. The signs of discipline are shown in smart salutes, proper wearing of the uniform, prompt and correct action in any emergency, and in battle efficiency that brings victory in wars (fig. 2-1). Discipline, obviously, is indispensable to a military organization. Without it almost any effort would be defeated by lack of organization. The purpose of discipline in the military services is to bring about an efficient military organization—a body of human beings trained and controlled for 2-4 Student Notes: