Transcript Department of the Navy Standards and Policies

Department of
the Navy
Standards and
Policies
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”
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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