NAVY ETHOS **IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!!**

You had better learn this, I am sure it will be a part of SOY/SOQ/BJOY/BJOQ boards in the near future..

I will post the Ethos first and the message below.

USS Carl Vinson

THE NAVY ETHOS:

— WE ARE THE UNITED STATES NAVY, OUR NATION’S SEA POWER – READY
GUARDIANS OF PEACE, VICTORIOUS IN WAR.

— WE ARE PROFESSIONAL SAILORS AND CIVILIANS – A DIVERSE AND AGILE
FORCE EXEMPLIFYING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE TO OUR NATION, AT
HOME AND ABROAD, AT SEA AND ASHORE.

— INTEGRITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CONDUCT; RESPECT FOR OTHERS IS
FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR CHARACTER; DECISIVE LEADERSHIP IS CRUCIAL TO OUR
SUCCESS.

— WE ARE A TEAM, DISCIPLINED AND WELL-PREPARED, COMMITTED TO MISSION
ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE DO NOT WAVER IN OUR DEDICATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
TO OUR SHIPMATES AND FAMILIES.

— WE ARE PATRIOTS, FORGED BY THE NAVY’S CORE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE
AND COMMITMENT. IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE, OUR ACTIONS REFLECT OUR
PROUD HERITAGE AND TRADITION.

— WE DEFEND OUR NATION AND PREVAIL IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY WITH
STRENGTH, DETERMINATION, AND DIGNITY.

— WE ARE THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

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GENTEXT/REMARKS//1.  IN THE 2007-2008 CNO GUIDANCE, I DIRECTED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A NAVY ETHOS THAT WOULD REFLECT THE VALUES INTEGRAL TO
MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE SAILORS AND NAVY
CIVILIANS, NO MATTER THE ASSIGNED UNIT, COMMAND, OR COMMUNITY.
2.  AFTER GATHERING INPUT ACROSS THE NAVY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS,
THE NAVY ETHOS HAS BEEN APPROVED.  THE FINAL PRODUCT IS THE RESULT OF
COMMENTS FROM THOUSANDS OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE SAILORS AND NAVY
CIVILIANS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND
VALUES THE NAVY EMPLOYS DAILY TO WIN WARS AND BUILD AND MAINTAIN
SECURITY AND STABILITY.
3.  AN ETHOS IDENTIFIES DISTINGUISHING CHARACTER, CULTURE, OR BELIEFS
OF A GROUP OR INSTITUTION.  NAVY ETHOS IS DESIGNED TO COMMUNICATE A SET
OF BELIEFS APPROPRIATE AND IMPORTANT TO THE MORE THAN 400,000 MILITARY
AND 180,000 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO SHARE A COMMON BOND OF SERVICE IN
THE NAVY, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, OR POSITION.
4.  THE NAVY ETHOS:
-- WE ARE THE UNITED STATES NAVY, OUR NATION'S SEA POWER - READY
GUARDIANS OF PEACE, VICTORIOUS IN WAR.
-- WE ARE PROFESSIONAL SAILORS AND CIVILIANS - A DIVERSE AND AGILE
FORCE EXEMPLIFYING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE TO OUR NATION, AT
HOME AND ABROAD, AT SEA AND ASHORE.
-- INTEGRITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CONDUCT; RESPECT FOR OTHERS IS
FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR CHARACTER; DECISIVE LEADERSHIP IS CRUCIAL TO OUR
SUCCESS.
-- WE ARE A TEAM, DISCIPLINED AND WELL-PREPARED, COMMITTED TO MISSION
ACCOMPLISHMENT.  WE DO NOT WAVER IN OUR DEDICATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
TO OUR SHIPMATES AND FAMILIES.
-- WE ARE PATRIOTS, FORGED BY THE NAVY'S CORE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE
AND COMMITMENT.  IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE, OUR ACTIONS REFLECT OUR
PROUD HERITAGE AND TRADITION.
-- WE DEFEND OUR NATION AND PREVAIL IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY WITH
STRENGTH, DETERMINATION, AND DIGNITY.
-- WE ARE THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
5.  RELEASED BY ADMIRAL G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.//
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