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Show 10 Hilltop Times April 14, 1994 We expect of cadets what every Air Force member is entitled to expect of his or her subordinates and superiors. Our code is simply our way of preparing cadets to serve as officers in the Air Force. In fact, we emphasize that the honor code is the minimum standard across the Air Force. Is it hard? Of course it's hard. In 1984, Jody Powell, a former cadet dis- by Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer Force Academy U.S. Air Superintendent, COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFMCNS, courtesy of AETCNS) -Do you enjoy coming to work? Do people there take pride in quality work? Do they trust each other to do their jobs well, and do they trust the boss' leadership? Does the boss have confidence in his or her people? If you answered "yes" to the questions above, then your unit is a tight, strong outfit, one in which personal integrity is high. Trust among coworkers and among supervisors and subordinates depends upon the integrity of every member of the team. Integrity is important in any work environment, but there are four strong reasons why it is essential to the mil- . Experience has shown time and again that strong, resilient outfits all have some things in common they trust the boss and his or her decisions, because that supervisor displays unshakable integrity. Lack of integrity on the part of the boss infects a unit. Subordinates will not, and cannot, be expected to place their lives and their trust in a commander that is not trustworthy. Military organizations get sick when the troops don't trust the boss. DA complex team depends upon itary warrior: mutual trust, which, in turn, depends In military organizations, subor- on integrity. A team without mutual dinates have to perform as directed, trust like a machine without lubrilives depend on cation without hesitation simply won't run. New soluit. You cannot train to fight, support tions come easier when people have the warriors, or go into combat unless it integrity to deal with the real facts, no is so. That premise puts great authorimatter what. A military team works only if each ty in the hands of supervisors and commanders. Having great authority member trusts the others to perform also means having great opportunity their tasks and missions, and only if to abuse authority, or take advantage each member has confidence in the of situations for ourselves. words and reports of others. Personal integrity is a powerful and D Our work is vital to the nation, necessary antidote to that temptation. and our ability to do that work as a O Experience has shown time and service depends on accurate reporting again that strong, resilient outfits all by every unit. Why? Because those have some things in common they reports are often the only source- of intrust the boss and his or her decisions, formation a higher headquarters combecause that supervisor displays un- mander has to evaluate a unit's shakable integrity. abilities and assign unit tasks. . - v ';Cr. s m , . fr . COO ATI? . Gen. Jack Ryan, former chief of staff, once sent a message across the Air Force saying, "In any crisis, decisions and risks taken by the highest national authorities depend ... on reported military capabilities ... In the same way, every' commander depends on accurate reporting from his forces ... Therefore ... integrity is the most important responsibility of command...." Those four practical reasons are why we care about personal integrity. It is absolutely essential. Studies, show that ethical behavior and military competence are so closely related they cannot be separated. At the Air Force Academy, we drive home the need for integrity through a code: "We will not lie, steal, cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does." What's important about this code is the minimum standard it sets there are no small honor violations; every cadet that violates this code may be missed for an honor violation who later became President Carter's press secretary, wrote: ' 'The honor code will continue to be different: more rigorous, more arbitrary, more harsh. And that is as it should be. We ask (of) those who make the military a career something vastly different from any other group in society. Quite simply, their part of the bargain is the willingness to forfeit life at our direction ... a higher standard, a different approach to life itself, is es- sential to ensuring that this harsh lopsided bargain will be kept ... Though I fell short, thousands did not.' Their example is a reminder that human beings are capable of much finer and better things than we generally suppose. As such, it is a challenge and an inspiration to do better in a world too often short of both. " Preserving personal integrity in the Air Force is tough the gray areas are big and the temptations to shade integrity can be very strong. But only with integrity with implicit trust and unquestioned dependdismissed. ability on the part of every member of Does this code make us or our atti- every unit can we build the tude toward honor different from the "World's Most Respected Air and rest of the Air Force? Absolutely not! Space Force." real-worl- d v L Golden Corral's 2FAnniversaryVithA m$mmmmmm Lifts Kits Driving FINANCING 90 DAYS Same as CashOAC 1M0JL Lights Brush Guards Bed Caps m Only On Mondays! Y - ( r - Treat yourself with a USDA Choice Regular Sirloin Dinner. Dinner includes choice of potato orricepilaf and Handbaked yeast roll. 1 .. 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