Army Values Brief

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Army Values Brief
SGM Lyle J. Hogue
US Army Infantry Center Retention Sergeant Major
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Army Values Loyalty Duty Respect Selfless
Service Honor Integrity Personal Courage
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Army Values Loyalty Bear true faith and
allegiance to the Constitution, the Army, your
unit, and other Soldiers
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Wise Proverbs on Loyalty

• A man of many friends comes to ruin, but there is
  a friend who sticks closer than a brother (1824)
• Loyalty and truth preserve the king, and he
  upholds his throne by righteousness (2028)
• He who pursues righteousness and loyalty finds
  life, righteousness and honor (2121)

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Why is loyalty important to us?

• Strengthens our cause or mission
• Contributes to esprit de corps and morale
• Gives confidence to others around you
• Gives stability to relationships (ie. family)
• Encourages devotion to our country

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Quote from GE Chairman
You can buy a mans time you can buy a mans
physical presence at a given place you can even
buy a measured number of skilled muscular motions
per hour or day. But you cannot buy enthusiasm
you cannot buy initiative you cannot buy
loyalty you cannot buy devotion of hearts, minds
and souls. You have to earn these things.
(Clarence Francis)
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Army Values Duty Fulfill your obligations
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The US Army Officers Oath

• I, __________, do solemnly swear that I will
  support and defend the Constitution of the United
  States against all enemies, foreign and domestic
  that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
  same that I will obey the orders of the
  President of the United States, that I make this
  obligation freely, without any mental reservation
  or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and
  faithfully discharge the duties of this office
  upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.

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When does Duty kick in?

• When the task is undesireable
• When the task is hard
• When the person to be saved or helped lacks the
  Army values
• When the risk is high

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Army Values Respect Treat people as they
should be treated
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Respect addresses

• Racial Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Religious Prejudice
• Fair treatment of all soldiers
• One FamilyOne Team

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No Racial Discrimination

• Examples Slavery Civil Rights Ethnic jokes
• Films Glory Tuskegee Airmen
• We fought a war to stop this
• I have a dream that my four children will one
  day live in a nation where they will not be
  judged by the color of their skin but by the
  content of their character. (Martin Luther King)

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No Sexual Harassment

• Examples Tailhook Scandal Aberdeen Proving
  Ground CSM of the Army
• Must go further than just no harassment
• Courtesy and respect for others
• Language, stories/jokes, magazines around
• T-shirts or screen-savers with pictures or
  slogans
• We are going into a mixed gender arena
• 1995 DoD Survey over 50 harrassed only 10
  reported

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No Religious Prejudice

• Examples Holocaust Saddam Hussein against
  Kurds Kosovo Serbs Muslims
• Need to exhibit toleration for all
• Dont make fun of other peoples religion
• Watch your jokes and language other soldiers or
  co-workers may find it offensive
• We are going into a sensitive religious
  troublespot

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How to encourage Respect

• Dont tolerate prejudice around you
• Challenge sub-ordinates
• Be a good example
• Tolerate others beliefs as long as they arent
  unethical
• Speaking the truth in love (The Bible)

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Army Values Selfless Service Put the welfare
of the Nation, the Army, and your subordinates
before your own
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The Golden Rule(s)

• Do unto others as you would have others do unto
  you (Luke 631)
• Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but
  with humility of mind let each of you regard one
  another as more important than himself do not
  merely look out for your own personal interests,
  but also for the interests of others.
  (Philippians 23-4)

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How are your values formed?

• Self we become the determining factor can lead
  to being selfish rather than selfless
• Society often takes the lowest common
  denominator as the base relative
• God or Religious Belief System gives an
  absolute basis to or values system
• Who comes first? Selfless!

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Army Values Honor Live up to all the Army
values
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Honor

• The pride that comes from fulfilling all the Army
  values
• To hold oneself and our unit in high regard
• Say what you mean and do what you say
• Follow-through!

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Army Values Integrity Do whats right, legally
and morally
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Wise Proverbs on Integrity

• He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he
  who perverts his ways will be found out. (109)
• A righteous man who walks in his integrity How
  blessed are his sons after him (207)

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Definition of Integrity

• Being honest when
• nobody is looking
• and it might not be to
• ones personal advantage

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What are some dangers of lack of integrity?

• Defective equipment
• Untrained or under-trained soldiers
• Lack of confidence in leadership
• Others?