Honor 4-6

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Honor 4-6

• The Spirit of the Honor Code

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Purpose and Learning Objectives

• Purpose To inspire the Fourth Class to live by
  the Spirit of the Honor Code

• Learning Objectives At the completion of this
  instruction Fourth Class Cadets will be able to
• Identify personal challenges to their ability to
  live by the Honor Code
• Set personal goals for honorable living
• Truthfulness
• Respect for other personal property
• Adherence to non-toleration

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The Honor Code

• A cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor
  tolerate those who do.

The Honor Code should change the way we live our
lives, during and after our time at The Citadel.
It is designed to train cadets to live honorably
both on and off campus.
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Vision - Achieving Excellence in the Education
of Principled Leaders
Mission - To Prepare Citadel Graduates to Become
Principled Leaders in all Walks of life by
instilling Core Values in a disciplined Academic
Environment
Citadel Values
Academics We produce graduates who have insight into the issues, ideas, and values that are important to society and possess the skills necessary to deal with them successfully Morality We believe that an individuals character is of utmost importance and, therefore, we provide training which emphasizes ethical principles and core values
Duty We emphasize the importance of individual accountability and the moral obligation of responsibility for the welfare of others Discipline We operate a leadership laboratory which emphasizes a structured environment, acceptance of responsibility, self-confidence, and service to others
Honor We adhere to a code which teaches that uncompromising personal integrity is the primary guide in all situations Diversity We promote diversity in all segments of our campus community and in all aspects of college
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Challenges of Living by the Honor Code

• Before coming to The Citadel, how were you
  challenged to do or say the right thing even if
  you knew you could get in trouble?
• What unique challenges does living under the
  honor code produce?
• How do you balance personal loyalty to a friend/
  teammate/classmate over the need to be truthful
  and honorable?

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The Spirit of the Code

• What do you think the phrase Spirit of the Code
  means?
• How does living by the Spirit of the Code differ
  from simply living by the Honor Code?
• Have you ever seen a disconnect between cadets
  living by the Honor Code but not by the Spirit of
  the Code?

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Spirit of the Honor Code

• Though the Honor Code serves as the minimal
  standard it also
• Embraces truthfulness in its aspects of cadet
  life prohibits lying
• Calls for complete fairness in human relations
  and personal endeavors prohibits cheating
• Requires respect for the person and property of
  others
• - prohibits stealing
• Demands a personal commitment to uphold the
  ethical standards of The Citadel prohibits
  toleration of unethical acts

Live by the Spirit of the Code and live above
the common level of life
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Reflection
Each cadet must internalize the Honor Code in his
or her own life. Use the following questions to
help you internalize this ethical standard
How have your impressions or opinion of the Honor
Code changed since you have been here? How do
you think that living under the Honor Code will
affect your life after The Citadel?
Explain What goals can you set to help you live
by the Spirit of the Code and not just the
language?
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Case Studies

• Question 1
• Cadet Smith is the commander of J Company. After
  an SMI, one of his platoon leaders tells him he
  discovered a photograph of Cadet X (male, junior,
  sergeant) and Cadet Y (female, knob, private) at
  a bar. Cadet X has his arm around Cadet Y.
  Cadet Smith has both cadets report to him and the
  First Sergeant, and tells them he has grounds to
  believe they are fraternizing, and he refers to
  the photograph. Both cadets remain silent, so
  Cadet Smith pulls them for fraternization.
  Cadets X and Y claim on their ERWs that this is
  an improper question because Cadet Smith and the
  First Sergeant have no first-hand knowledge of
  the alleged fraternization.
• Does the pull for fraternization amount to an
  improper question?

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Case Studies

• Question 2
• Cadet X returns from general leave on a Friday
  night around 2300. He goes directly to the
  weekend duty juniors room and informs him that
  he will not be in his room for all-in check.
  When the weekend duty junior asks Cadet X where
  he will be, he says that he will be in another
  company watching a DVD. Cadet X does go to
  another company and begins to watch a DVD
  however, he does not stay for more than 20
  minutes and leaves the battalion before the gates
  are closed. The weekend duty member, believing
  that Cadet X is still in the battalion, does not
  pull Cadet X AWOL.
• Has Cadet X committed an honor violation?

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Case Studies

• Question 3
• Cadet Y submitted a special leave request. As
  justification, she indicated she had to attend a
  wedding that weekend. Cadet Y asked to leave
  Friday at 1200 (missing parade) to attend the
  wedding. There was no further elaboration. The
  wedding was in Sumter, SC. The leave was
  granted. Cadet X saw Y at a party at Folly Beach
  that evening with her boyfriend. Cadet X,
  commander of Cadet Ys company had signed off on
  the leave, so he asked Cadet Y why she was not at
  the wedding. Y said the wedding did not start
  until 0800 the following morning. Cadet X turned
  in Y for an honor violation, feeling she had
  gotten out of parade and lunch formation under
  false pretenses.
• Is this an honor violation?

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Toleration

• Tolerating a dishonorable act is a clear
  demonstration of cowardice. It proves that you
  are unwilling to stand for what you believe is
  right at the cost of approval or friendships.

• The Honor Code belongs to the entire Corps and is
  not imposed on the Corps by the administration or
  a group of seniors. Remember that you have an
  obligation to report any violations that you have
  first-hand knowledge about.

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Congratulations

• As a second semester knob you have been granted
  the privilege of taking overnights and weekends.
• Remember that when you sign out for a weekend or
  overnight that you are ensuring that you are
  academically, athletically, and conduct
  proficient.

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Overnight/Weekend Sheets and Online Sign out

• My signature below certifies that I have the
  required leave available and I must be Academic,
  Conduct, Physically Proficient as of the date and
  time I sign out on leave.
• Ensure that you are proficient before you sign
  out on leave. Ignorance is no excuse for
  committing an Honor Violation

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Current Committee Initiatives

• Combating abuse of the Honor Code
• Continuing education of the Corps
• Education of faculty and staff of the college
• Addressing weaknesses in the current training
  plan such as attendance issues from different
  groups of cadets
• Training of the 2011 Honor Committee

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Education of College Faculty

• The Honor Committee officers have engaged in an
  effort to educate the faculty of the school about
  the Honor System
• So far, we have met with the Psychology, History,
  and English departments to discuss issues of
  plagiarism and encourage cooperation with the
  committee.
• We have plans to meet with the rest of the
  academic departments as their schedules permit.

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Abuse of the Code

• Reports have been received regarding college
  officials abusing the Honor Code
• We have met with the commandant to ensure that he
  understands that this is a potential problem with
  some school officials
• He will support our efforts to ensure that the
  Honor Code is used properly and is not an
  investigative or disciplinary device to be abused
  by cadets or faculty
• Please report any abuse of the Code to your
  company honor representative

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Brief Reminder

• Plagiarism has accounted for a large number of
  honor accusations and violations in the past few
  months.
• Please remember to give credit to the source of
  your information when you are writing a paper.

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2009-2010 School Year Statistics thus far

• Accusations 51
• Resignations prior to trial 2
• Trials 23
• Dropped Accusations/resigned 26/2
• In Violation 22
• Leniency Granted 1
• Found not in-violation 1

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Leniency

• This year has presented the 2010 Honor Committee
  with two cases that merited leniency verdicts.
• The cadet that received leniency in the spring of
  2009 successfully completed his program and will
  be reinstated as a cadet in good standing with
  the college.
• Another cadet (member of the class of 2011)
  received a leniency recommendation at the end of
  last semester.
• Be on the lookout for messages from him in the
  Mess Hall and The Brigadier regarding his
  leniency this week.

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Honor Rep Training

• Training of the 2011 Honor Committee hopefuls
  will be begin in a couple of weeks.
• The training program will involve 11 lessons
  about the Honor System and will occur during
  drill periods and lunches.
• This is a great opportunity for these cadets to
  learn the Honor System more intimately.
• Completion of the program is mandatory in order
  to run to become an honor representative.

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Training Continued

• Name some qualities that you think would be
  important in an honor representative.
• After having listed some qualities that you think
  would be important for an honor representative to
  possess. Think to yourself What juniors in my
  company might be a good addition to the
  committee?

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Questions