I am rating this 1000 word essay on the importance of speed because on the morning of March 2, 2014, I was informed during accountability training that I had to report to the deployment warehouse at 9:30 a.m. Burns, Sargent's fist class, assigned me this task, and I was told I would have to help pack up a tent that was destroyed last night. When one of the civilian contractors drove in and ran it over when hit by a forklift or other vehicle, and by 9:30 a.m. I had overslept and didn't show up at the deployment warehouse at the specified time. I failed to demonstrate professionalism and lack of personal responsibility. This essay will cover my mistake, the lack of news in the military and its importance as I perceive it. Timeliness in the military is important and can be measured in three ways. One, it helps keep soldiers accountable, two provides "time" to complete any task assigned to a soldier or unit, and three, punctuality shows the professionalism of a soldier or unit in achieving time. This short essay will address these three points in more detail. The first point is that “speed helps ensure soldier accountability.” This is illustrated by the fact that when you have a large group of soldiers who need to be at a specific location for a mission, it is important that they arrive on time due to effective organization and protocol. If all the soldiers arrive or fail to arrive on time, the NCO or whoever takes charge of the mission is responsible and is therefore blamed for the gross delay of the soldiers. Soldiers must be on time to receive the necessary orders. If soldiers are late, there is a high chance that they will not receive important orders and tasks...... middle of paper ......keep the responsibility of a soldier or a unit by giving the first sergeant or commander the opportunity to inform the non-commissioned officers or soldiers what is the task that must be accomplished for the day to be executed. Arriving at the specified location in a timely manner accomplishes the ordered task or if a change has occurred in that mission, NCOs can inform Soldiers assigned to that task that they can continue the task accordingly so that the mission can be completed. . When a soldier arrives at a location specified to him, he is seen as tentative and ready to accomplish the task at hand. To be an effective soldier, it is extremely important to be efficient and punctual, not only for reasons of personal responsibility, but also to show courtesy and respect to non-commissioned officers and determination to perform the duty assigned to the soldier charged with this duty. assignment.