CORE VALUES

OF A UNITED STATES MARINE

HONOR:

BEDROCK OF OUR CHARACTER

ACT RESPONSIBLY

FULFILL OBLIGATIONS

RESPECT HUMAN DIGNITY

NEVER LIE, CHEAT OR STEAL

BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS

MAINTAIN HIGHEST CODE INTEGRITY

HAVE RESPECT AND CONCERN FOR EACH OTHER

HOLD OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS

EXEMPLIFY ULTIMATE IN ETHICAL AND MORAL BEHAVIOR

COURAGE:

HEART OF OUR CHARACTER

LEAD BY EXAMPLE

DO WHAT IS RIGHT

MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS UNDER STRESS OR PRESSURE

ADHERE TO HIGHER STANDARDS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT

MENTAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO CARRY ON

INNER STRENGTH THAT ENABLES US TO TAKE THE EXTRA STEP

COMMITMENT:

CORNERSTONE OF OUR CHARACTER

ENSURES CONCERN FOR OTHERS

LEADS TO HIGHEST ORDER OF SELF-DISCIPLINE

UNRELENTING DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE

VALUE MARINES POSSESS THAT OTHERS STRIVE TO EMULATE

SPIRIT OF DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION TO GET JOB DONE

ENABLES 24 HOUR-A-DAY DEDICATION TO CORPS AND COUNTRY

Ethics, Morals & Values

Ethics

Ethics are a set of standards or a value system by which human actions are determined to be right or wrong, good or evil.

Morals

Morals are defined as conforming to an established set of codes or accepted notions of right and wrong.

Values

Values are ideas or notions that an individual holds in high regard, and accepts as a set of standards or a value system.