Navy Core Values
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- "I will bear true faith and allegiance ..."
- Honor
- Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors and subordinates;
- Honor
- Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside the Navy;
- Honor
- Be willing to make honest recommendations and accept those of junior personnel;
- Honor
- Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it is unpopular;
- Honor
- Abide by an uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word;
- Honor
- Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives twenty-four hours a day.
- Honor
- Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not be tolerated.
- Honor
- We are accountable for our professional and personal behavior.
- Honor
- We will be mindful of the privilege to serve our fellow Americans.
- Honor
- "I will support and defend ..."
- Courage
- Have courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when it is hazardous, demanding, or otherwise difficult;
- Courage
- Make decisions in the best interest of the navy and the nation, without regard to personal consequences;
- Courage
- Meet these challenges while adhering to a higher standard of personal conduct and decency;
- Courage
- Be loyal to our nation, ensuring the resources entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful, and efficient way.
- Courage
- This value gives us the moral and mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or professional adversity.
- Courage
- "I will obey the orders ..."
- Commitment
- Demand respect up and down the chain of command;
- Commitment
- Care for the safety, professional, personal and spiritual well-being of our people;
- Commitment
- Show respect toward all people without regard to race, religion, or gender;
- Commitment
- Treat each individual with human dignity;
- Commitment
- Be committed to positive change and constant improvement;
- Commitment
- Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, technical excellence, quality and competence in what we have been trained to do.
- Commitment
- 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, our people and ourselves.
- Commitment