Is Hazing Or Tradition

Hazing or Tradition
When does a tradition cross the line to hazing? We will be considering the ethical ramifications of Navy Traditions while using the Utilitarian Theory. First, we will identify what Utilitarianism is, and how it applies to problems. Next, We will look at what a Navy Tradition is and why they are important. Also, we will define what hazing is considered. Lastly, we will review a few examples of Traditions and decide if they are Hazing or Tradition. Without ethics there is no way to gauge Business behaviors. The Ethical point of view from Utilitarianism is one of them.
An Ethical beginning from the late 1800’s whose father was John Mill and Jeremy Bentham “Utilitarianism is an effort to provide an answer to the practical question

They prepare an all day event where the personnel that have crossed the Equator they are called Shellbacks, and personnel that have not are considered wogs. They create a full day of events that can include a variety of activities from eating weird foods to physical training while under the spray of a fire hose. “The Crossing the Line ceremony still holds to many of the same mythological archetypes as its historical parentage. . . When the festivities conclude, the Slimy Wogs have the right to call themselves Shellbacks.”(Navy.mil, 2013) The end of the day is a touching ceremony where the Court accepts you as a new Shellback. When looking at this from a Utilitarian point of view this could be composed of Unethical behavior. It begs the question if these activities are safe for all. Does this behavior have any purpose at all. I believe for this to become completely ethical the Navy needs to standardize the whole vent. Also, when considering the Utility it would be to continue with Navy Tradition and pride and creates a sense of cohesiveness within an unit. While, we can condone the Crossing the line ceremony can we do the same for the Chief

The chief’s inductions did not arrive until sixty years after they were created. The first initiations were simple and transparent considered swimming in the ocean and drinking at a local bar. Over the years an increasing amount of events and requirements were added on the Initiation period. “It was Stevens in 2013 who took the final step, and moved the process to one that mandated a professional transition, eliminating alcohol from any formal events and ending chief's initiation and the sophomoric antics that had so long gone with it.”(Faram, 2015) When considering what Chief’s Inductions was and what they become was an evolution of debauchery and misbehavior. These do not seem to promote good order and discipline and there have been incidents in every cycle that have brought shame upon the U.S. Navy’s good