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The Navy Ethos
November 12th, 2008
From a recent NAVADMIN describing our Navy’s Ethos. 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.
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.
A recent reminder, via NAVADMIN:
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RMKS/1. THE UNITED STATES NAVY ETHOS PUBLISHED IN REF A SERVES AS A GUIDING SET OF PRINCIPLES AND BELIEFS THAT ALL NAVY PERSONNEL – ACTIVE, RESERVE, CIVILIAN – SHOULD EMBRACE IN THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES, BOTH AT WORK AND ON LIBERTY. NAVY ETHOS UNDERSCORES THE NAVY’S CORE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT, WHILE STRESSING OUR PROFESSIONALISM AND DISCIPLINE AS MEMBERS OF A TEAM FOCUSED ON MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AND UNWAVERING IN DEDICATION TO OUR INSTITUTIONS, SHIPMATES, AND FAMILIES.
2. OUR COMMITMENT TO NAVY ETHOS HAS NOT CHANGED. IT CONTINUES TO BE THE PROPER COMPASS CHECK REGARDING FUNDAMENTAL BEHAVIOR EXPECTED OF ALL NAVY PERSONNEL.
3. AS MEMBERS OF THE U.S. NAVY, YOU ARE THE STEWARDS OF THE HERITAGE AND HIGH STANDARDS REPRESENTED IN OUR ETHOS. I ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO RE-READ OUR ETHOS AND PERFORM A “WAKE CHECK”. ENSURE YOU ARE FULLY PREPARED TO SUPPORT ITS SPIRIT IN BOTH YOUR ACTIONS AND WORDS. LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE IS A FOUNDATION OF OUR ETHOS. HAVING INHERITED A
TREMENDOUS LEGACY OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY, WE ARE EXPECTED TO EXEMPLIFY THAT LEGACY AS ROLE MODELS.4. VICE CHIEF SENDS.//
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