Military core values relate to campus life and healthy dating.
Every service branch instills in its troops core values, and those core values can help veterans achieve success on campus. The same core values that made you a great solider, sailor, marine, airman, or guardsmen, will also help make you a great student and help you build healthy dating relationships. Click the service branch that you served in.
Branch of Service
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Air Force
U.S. Airforce Vision
Integrity First
Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is looking. Integrity takes courage to act even at the risk of personal cost. Integrity means being accountable. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-respect Respect Choose to value yourself and take pride in your accomplishments. Choose to treat your partner how you would like to be treated. Choose to respect decisions about your partner’s body, sexual boundaries, and privacy. Communication Communication Choose to get to know your professors and classmates. Choose to listen and share ideas openly. Choose not to shut down your partner’s ideas or make all the decisions for her/him. Conscientious Honesty Choose to put forth your best effort. Choose to be open about intentions and willing to admit mistakes. Choose not to be controlling or manipulative. Leadership Choose to lead by example. Service Before Self
Putting service before self means putting professional duties ahead of personal desires. Service before self is having self-discipline and showing respect for others. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-discipline Trust Choose to focus on tasks at hand and show personal restraint. Choose to be secure and confident in your relationship. Choose not to stalk, harass, or constantly monitor your partner. Respect for Others Equality Choose to be understanding of other cultures, religions, and ways of life. Choose to allow equal input in decision making, including decisions about sexual boundaries and physical contact. Organization Choose to stay on track, meet deadlines, and accomplish goals. Excellence In All We Do
Excellence is striving to be the best in all aspects of life. Excellence is the pursuit of continuous improvement. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-improvement Understanding Choose to continually work to better yourself. Choose to put yourself in your partner’s shoes. Mental Health Safety Choose to take care of the mind by managing stress. Choose to create a relationship free from physical or verbal threats. Choose to never hit, threaten, hold up fists, kick, bite, or call names. Physical Health Choose to take care of the body by sleeping and eating properly and exercising regularly. -
Army
ARMY
Loyalty
Loyalty means supporting the leadership and standing up for others. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Communication Trust Choose to get to know your professors and classmates. Choose to be secure and confident in your relationship. Choose not to stalk, harass, or constantly monitor your partner. Duty
Duty means fulfilling obligations and being able to do so as part of a team. Duty means not taking shortcuts. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Mental health Safety Choose to take care of the mind by managing stress. Choose to create a relationship free from physical or verbal threats. Choose to never hit, threaten, hold up fists, kick, bite, or call names. Physical health Choose to take care of the body by sleeping and eating properly and exercising regularly. Respect
Respect is treating others as you wish to be treated. Respect starts with self-respect and putting forth your best effort. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Respect for others Respect Choose to be understanding of other cultures, religions, and ways of life. Choose to treat your partner how you would like to be treated. Choose to respect decisions about your partner’s body, sexual boundaries, and privacy. Conscientious Choose to put forth your best effort. Selfless Service
Selfless service is the commitment to put the welfare of others before your own. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Organization Communication Choose to stay on track, meet deadlines, and accomplish goals. Choose to listen and share ideas openly. Choose not to shut down your partner’s ideas or make all the decisions for her/him. Honor
Honor is earned by making the right choice in everything you do. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-respect Equality Choose to value yourself and take pride in your accomplishments. Choose to allow equal input in decision making, including decisions about sexual boundaries and physical contact. Leadership Choose to lead by example. Integrity
Integrity is doing what is legally and morally right. Integrity requires honesty and accountability. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-discipline Honesty Choose to focus on tasks at hand and have personal restraint. Choose to be open about intentions and willing to admit mistakes. Choose not to be controlling or manipulative. Personal Courage
Personal courage is facing fear, danger, or adversity. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-improvement Understanding Choose to continually work to better yourself. Choose to put yourself in your partner’s shoes. -
Navy
NAVY
Honor
Honor is acting in the highest ethical manner in all relationships at all times. Honor requires acting with integrity and taking personal responsibility. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-respect Respect Choose to value yourself and take pride in your accomplishments. Choose to treat your partner how you would like to be treated. Choose to respect decisions about your partner’s body, sexual boundaries, and privacy. Self-discipline Honesty Choose to focus on tasks at hand and have personal restraint. Choose to be open about intentions and willing to admit mistakes. Choose not to be controlling or manipulative. Conscientious Communication Choose to put forth your best effort. Choose to listen and share ideas openly. Choose not to shut down your ideas or make all the decisions for her/him. Courage
Courage is fulfilling the mission even when doing so is hazardous, demanding, or difficult. Courage means making the right decisions without regard for personal consequences. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Leadership Trust Choose to lead by example. Choose to be secure and confident in your relationship. Choose not to stalk, harass, or constantly monitor your partner. Mental health Equality Choose to take care of the mind by managing stress. Choose to allow equal input in decision making, including decisions about sexual boundaries and physical contact. Physical health Choose to take care of the body by sleeping and eating properly and exercising regularly. Commitment
Commitment means being devoted to achieving goals. Commitment requires care for the safety, professional, personal, and spiritual well-being of others. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Respect for others Safety Choose to be understanding of other cultures, religions, and ways of life. Choose to create a relationship free from physical or verbal threats. Choose to never hit, threaten, hold up fists, kick, bite, or call names. Self-improvement Understanding Choose to continually work to better yourself. Choose to put yourself in your partner’s shoes. Organization Choose to stay on track, meet deadlines, and accomplish goals. -
Marine Corps
MARINE CORPS
Honor
Honor is doing the right thing both ethically and legally when no one is looking. Honor means taking personal responsibility. Honor is being a guardian of the standards of excellence for our society. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-respect Respect Choose to value yourself and take pride in your accomplishments. Choose to treat your partner how you would like to be treated. Choose to respect decisions about your partner’s body, sexual boundaries, and privacy. Self-discipline Honesty Choose to focus on tasks at hand and have personal restraint. Choose to be open about intentions and willing to admit mistakes. Choose not to be controlling or manipulative. Conscientious Communication Choose to put forth your best effort. Choose to listen and share ideas openly. Choose not to shut down your partner’s ideas or make all the decisions for her/him. Courage
Courage is the guardian of all other values. Courage means having both mental and physical strength in the face of adversity. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Leadership Trust Choose to lead by example. Choose to be secure and confident in your relationship. Choose not to stalk, harass, or constantly monitor your partner. Communication Equality Choose to get to know your professors and classmates. Choose to allow equal input in decision making, including decisions about sexual boundaries and physical contact. Mental health Choose to take care of the mind by managing stress. Physical health Choose to take care of the body by sleeping and eating properly and exercising regularly. Commitment
Commitment is being devoted to achieving goals. Commitment requires a spirit of determination. Commitment means pressing on when others quit. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Respect for others Safety Choose to be understanding of other cultures, religions, and ways of life. Choose to create a relationship free from physical or verbal threats. Choose to never hit, threaten, hold up fists, kick, bite, or call names. Self-improvement Understanding Choose to continually work to better yourself. Choose to put yourself in your partner’s shoes. Organization Choose to stay on track, meet deadlines, and accomplish goals. -
Coast Guard
COAST GUARD
Honor
Honor is acting with integrity in all situations and acting with ethical and moral behavior. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-respect Trust Choose to value yourself and take pride in your accomplishments. Choose to be secure and confident in your relationship. Choose not to stalk, harass, or constantly monitor your partner. Self-discipline Communication Choose to focus on tasks at hand and have personal restraint. Choose to listen and share ideas openly. Choose not to shut down your partner’s ideas or make all the decisions for her/him. Conscientious Choose to put forth your best effort. Respect
Respect is valuing diversity by treating others with fairness, dignity, and compassion. Respect requires being able to work as a team. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Leadership Respect Choose to lead by example. Choose to treat your partner how you would like to be treated. Choose to respect decisions about your partner’s body, sexual boundaries, and privacy. Respect for others Equality Choose to be understanding of other cultures, religions, and ways of life. Choose to allow equal input in decision making, including decisions about sexual boundaries and physical contact. Communication Understanding Choose to get to know your professors and classmates. Choose to put yourself in your partner’s shoes. Devotion To Duty
Devotion to duty is taking personal responsibility and being committed to achieving goals. Campus Life Healthy Dating Relationship Self-improvement Safety Choose to continually work to better yourself. Choose to create a relationship free from physical or verbal threats. Choose to never hit, threaten, hold up fists, kick, bite, or call names. Mental health Honesty Choose to take care of the mind by managing stress. Choose to be honest about intentions and willing to admit mistakes. Choose not to be controlling or manipulative. Physical health Choose to take care of the body by sleeping and eating properly and exercising regularly. Organization Choose to stay on track, meet deadlines, and accomplish goals.