Ask people what the difference is between pancake batter and waffle batter, and some will quizzically return the question, asking if there is a difference; after all, the batter looks the same.

Everyone wants to be a good person; at least that tends to be a fundamental assumption about most of the people we work with in the Department of Defense (DOD). Yet the newspapers are frequently filled with articles about officers, enlisted members, and civilians falling from grace. Why do so many people make bad choices?

This article considers approaches to teaching senior military officers at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC).