The Army Values defines your character and guide your actions as you develop your leadership style. You must embody these values every day in your decision making and problem solving, and especially in setting the example for my fellow soldiers. All Army leaders—from the most junior to the highest level –must put the seven Army Values into practice in their own daily lives. Knowing and living Army Values so that you act them out in all decision making, whether personal or professional.
ARMY VALUES—
The universal values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage that enable you to see what is right or wrong in any situation and decision making based on these values.
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Honor- Live up to all the Army Values.
Integrity- Do what’s right, legally and morally.
Personal Courage- Face fear, danger, or adversity both physical or moral.
At the core of every soldier is the willingness and desire to serve the nation—both its
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people and its enduring values. Army Values, therefore, reflect American values. The
Warrior Ethos embodies the professional attitudes and beliefs that characterize the
American Soldier. This ethos is reflection of our nation’s ideals and values by the profession charged with protecting those very values. Soldiers who live the Warrior Ethos put the welfare or their unit first, refuse to accept defeat of distraction, and never give up until the accomplish their mission. They have absolute faith in themselves and their team because they hold common beliefs and values. Army Values and the Warrior Ethos are integral parts of a unified system of beliefs—the American values system. They guide who you are and what you will become as an American Soldier.
WARRIOR ETHOS
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen