Core Values

Question 1

Honor

Accordingly, we will:

(1)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Honor

Accordingly, we will:

(2)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Honor

Accordingly, we will:

(3)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Honor

Accordingly, we will:

(4)

Answer 4

Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it’s unpopular.

Question 5

Honor

Accordingly, we will:

(5)

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Honor

Accordingly, we will:

(6)

Answer 6

Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives 24 hours a day. Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not be tolerated. We are accountable for our professional a and personal behavior. We will be mindful of the privilege we have to serve our fellow Americans.

Question 7

Courage

Answer 7

I will support and defend …

Question 8

Courage

Accordingly we will:

(1)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Courage

Accordingly we will:

(2)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Courage

Accordingly we will:

(3)

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Courage

Accordingly we will:

(4)

Answer 11

Be loyal to our nation by ensuring the resources entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful and efficient way. Courage is the value that gives us the moral and mental strength to do what is right even in the face of personal or professional adversity.

Question 12

Commitment

Answer 12

I will obey the orders …

Question 13

Commitment

Accordingly we will:

(1)

Answer 13

Demand respect up and down the chain of command.

Question 14

Commitment

Accordingly we will:

(2)

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Commitment

Accordingly we will:

(3)

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Commitment

Accordingly we will:

(4)

Answer 16

Treat each individual with human dignity

Question 17

Commitment

Accordingly we will:

(5)

Answer 17

Be committed to positive change and constant improvement.

Question 18

Commitment

Accordingly we will:

(6)

Answer 18

Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, excellence, quality and competence in what we have been trained to do. The day-to-day duty of every Navy man and woman is to work together as a team to improve the quality of our work, or people and ourselves. Your decision to become part of a proud organization with a rich, time-honored tradition is one of the most important 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 towards common goals.

Question 19

Honor

Answer 19

I will bear true faith and allegiance …