Standards and Policies Department of the Navy

Objectives  Comprehend the Navy’s Core Values.  Understand the relationship between Core Values and moral and ethical responsibilities of a Naval leader.  Know purpose of Discipline.  Know the various traits of a leader  Realize importance of personal ethics.

Objectives  Comprehend the major principle of the Code of Conduct  Comprehend the importance of the Sailor’s Creed

Today’s Fleet  Current Challenges –Downsizing –Reorganization –Budget Reductions  “Do more with less”  Our most valuable resource ---our people

Core Values  Goal –Education –Reinforcement –Accountability –Internal check on how we conduct ourselves in our everyday business

Building the Navy “Climate”  Enhance esprit de corps  Self Esteem  Teamwork  Eliminate… –Gun-decking –Fraternization –Racism –Sexual Harassment

What kinds of behavior have you seen displayed that suggest some individuals within our society have diminished values?

The “Higher Standard”  Are Naval Personnel held to a higher standard?  Where do our values come from? –Family –History –Corporate  Honor  Courage  Commitment

HONOR A KEEN SENSE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

Honor  Integrity – adherence to a code of values  Ethics – conforming to accepted professional (or personal) standards of conduct  Honesty – fairness and straightforwardness of conduct

Courage THE MENTAL AND MORAL STRENGTH TO RESIST OPPOSITION, DANGER, OR HARDSHIP

Courage  Loyalty – faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, or government  Patriotism – selflessness for country  Valor – strength of mind or spirit that enables one to encounter danger with firmness

COMMITMENT STATE OF BEING OBLIGATED OR EMOTIONALLY IMPELLED

Commitment  Competence – having the capacity to function in a particular way  Teamwork – work done by several, each doing a part, to increase efficiency of the whole  Concern for people – reinforce personal worth of people

CODE OF CONDUCT  Why? –Conduct during past conflict –Provides a clear but realistic moral compass –Guides the actions of service members taken prisoner by hostile forces

Article I  I am an American fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense

Article II  I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.

Article III  If I am captured I will continue to resist, by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

Article IV  If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any actions which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

Article V  When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

Article VI  I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

Sailor’s Creed  I am a United States Sailor.  I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me.  I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world.  I proudly serve my country’s combat team with honor, courage, and commitment.  I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.

1916 SPEECH President Woodrow Wilson U.S. Naval Academy