MAJ Benjamin Ordiway Senior Instructor Simon Center for the Professional-Military Ethic benjamin.ordiway [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications MAJ Benjamin Ordiway enlisted in the Army in 2004 as a Cavalry Scout and commissioned as an Armor Officer from the United States Military Academy in 2012. In 2016, Ben was selected for service in Special Operations Civil Affairs. He has served in Iraq, Poland, Serbia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Ben is married to Teresa (née Fleming). They have three daughters--Claire, Julia, and Amelia. M.A. in Philosophy - University of MichiganB.S. - U.S. Military Academy Selected Publications Swain, J., Ordiway, B., & Grizzle, C., Brown, J. (in press). Revisiting humility as a leadership attribute in the Army. Military Review.Ordiway, B., Clemens, M. (2025, January). Facing moral complexities involved in modern warfare. Army Magazine.Ordiway, B. (2022, March). Developing SOF moral reasoning: Preparing humans for hard wear on the moral terrain. Special Warfare Magazine.Ordiway, B. (2021, June). U.S. SOF civil affairs: Bringing worlds together. USSOCOM Tip of the Spear.Ordiway, B. (2020, February). Fixing the problem: Integrating virtue ethics in special operations selection, education & training. Eunomia Journal.