Core Values

Question 1

2

Honor
“I will bear true fair and allegiance …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 1

Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside the Navy

Question 2

3

Honor
“I will bear true fair and allegiance …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 2

Be willing to make honest recommendations and to accept those recommendations from junior personnel

Question 3

4

Honor
“I will bear true fair and allegiance …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 3

Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it is unpopular

Question 4

5

Honor
“I will bear true fair and allegiance …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 4

Abide by an uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word

Question 5

6

Honor
“I will bear true fair and allegiance …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 5

Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives 24 hours a day

Question 6

7

Honor
“I will bear true fair and allegiance …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 6

Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not be tolerated. We are accountable for our professional and personal behavior. We will be mindful of the privilege we have to swerve our fellow Americans.

Question 7

Honor

Answer 7

I am accountable for my professional and personal behavior. I will be mindful of the privilege I have to serve my fellow Americans.

Question 8

1

Courage
“I will support and defend …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 8

Have courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when it is hazardous, demanding or otherwise difficult

Question 9

2

Courage
“I will support and defend …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 9

Make decisions in the best interest of the Navy and the nation without regard to personal consequences

Question 10

3

Courage
“I will support and defend …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 10

Meet challenges while adhering to a higher standard of personal conduct and decency

Question 11

4

Courage
“I will support and defend …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 11

Be loyal to our nation by ensuring the resources entrusted to is are used in an honest, careful and efficient way

Question 12

Courage

Answer 12

Courage is the value that gives me the moral and mental strength to do what is right, with confidence and resolution, even in the face of temptation or adversity

Question 13

1

Commitment
“I will obey the orders …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 13

Demand respect up and down the chain of command

Question 14

2

Commitment
“I will obey the orders …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 14

Care for the safety, professional, personal and spiritual well-being of our people

Question 15

3

Commitment
“I will obey the orders …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 15

Show respect toward all people without regard to race, religion or gender

Question 16

4

Commitment
“I will obey the orders …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 16

Treat each individual with human dignity

Question 17

5

Commitment
“I will obey the orders …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 17

Be committed to positive change and constant improvement

Question 18

6

Commitment
“I will obey the orders …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 18

Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, technical excellence, quality and competence in what we have been trained to do

Question 19

7

Commitment
“I will obey the orders …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 19

Your decision to become part of a proud organization with a rich, time-honored tradition is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. You’ll be a member of a team that functions only as well as its people perform their duties and work toward common goals.

Question 20

Commitment

Answer 20

The day-to-day duty of every man and woman in the Department of the Navy is to join together as a team to improve the quality of our work, our people and ourselves.

Question 21

1

Honor
“I will bear true fair and allegiance …”

Accordingly we will:

Answer 21

Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with seniors, peers and subordinates