Developing a Special Operations Forces Multidimensional Ethics Scale

Authored by:
SFC Michael Seitz
Published on 4/15/2025
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Ethics in Special Operations Forces (SOF) is an ongoing topic of interest within the Special Operations Enterprise. The SOF Multidimensional Ethics Scale, or SOF MES, integrates the ethical dimensions of moral equity, relativism, and contractualism and uses the five SOF Truths to provide a comprehensive framework for decision-making. The SOF MES provides a foundational understanding of the ethical dimensions and their application in SOF-peculiar scenarios.


This article was selected as the winner of the JSOU Academic Year 2025 Call for Special Operations Papers, Category I (Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy [JSOFSEA] Students). 


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