Honor Codes at the Service Academies: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session ...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 - 833 pages |
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accused action administrative Admiral MCKEE Air Force Academy alleged ALLEN Army Basic Cadet believe BERRY Board of Officers Brigade Honor Committee Cadet Honor Code Cadet Honor Committee Cadet Wing Chairman cheating classmen Code and System Colonel BUCKLEY Company Honor Representative conduct Corps of Cadets counsel disagree f discretion discussion duty Ethics evidence fact feel found guilty going graduates HOFFMANN Honor Concept Honor Court honor system individual instructor integrity involved JAGC Lieutenant REID lying midshipman Military Academy Moderately agree Moderately disagree MOORE Naval Academy nontoleration offense percent plagiarism present problem procedures question recommendation regulations responsibility SAM NUNN sanction Secretary Senator BARTLETT Senator CULVER Senator NUNN situation Slightly agree Slightly disagree specific standards statement stealing Strongly agree Strongly disagree student Study Group subcommittee Superintendent suspected violator tion U.S. Army U.S. Military Academy USAFA USMA violated the honor vote
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Page 516 - Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Page 102 - We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does.
Page 468 - As the keystone of professional conduct is integrity, the engineer will discharge his duties with fidelity to the public, his employers, and clients, and with fairness and impartiality to all.
Page 59 - Frequently, our discussions with cadets about where each "drew the line" became reminiscent of age-old debates about the number of angels who could dance on the head of a pin.
Page 122 - Therefore, we may not compromise our integrity — our truthfulness. To do so is not only unlawful but also degrading. False reporting is a clear example of a failure of integrity. Any order to compromise integrity is not a lawful order. Integrity is the most important responsibility of command. Commanders are dependent on the integrity of those reporting to them in every decision they make. Integrity can be ordered but it can only be achieved by encouragement and example.
Page 511 - I, ,do solemnly swear (or affirm) 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; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
Page 426 - In any crisis, decisions and risks taken by the highest national authorities depend, in large part, on reported military capabilities and achievements. In the same way, every commander depends on accurate reporting from his forces. Unless he is positive of the integrity of his people, a commander cannot have confidence in his forces. Without integrity, the commander-in-chief cannot have confidence in us. Therefore, we may not compromise our integrity — our truthfulness.
Page 502 - Duty then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.
Page 5 - The mission of the United States Military Academy is to instruct and train the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate shall have the qualities and attributes essential to his progressive and continuing development throughout a lifetime career as an officer of the Regular Army.
Page 621 - No person subject to this code shall interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement...