Army Values

The seven Army values are the backbone of the United States Army. They are broken down in the acronym ‘LDRSHIP’: Loyalty, Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution, the Army, and other soldiers. Duty, Fulfill your obligations. Respect, Treat people as they should be treated. Selfless Service, Put the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates above your own. Honor, Live up to the army values. Integrity, Do what’s right legally and morally. Personal Courage, Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral).

L Loyalty is rather created and developed on the basis of trust from others around including superiors. Instilling and creating a trusting bond will allow the soldier to develop loyalty to oneself, their unit, and their chain of command. When one initially joins the military, they take an oath and swears in; you state that you will bear true faith and allegiance to your country, the President of the United States, and the officers appointed over you. You essentially take a vow to be faithful to your commitment to the military which includes everything from vowing to be loyal to your unit, leadership, and of course to yourself.

D Soldiers should always give 100% to the mission and to other soldiers. Duty is seeing a need and filling it without being asked or tasked and accomploshing it as a part of a team. As long as each Soldier does the right thing, he or she wont have anything to worry about. One might make someone mad or even make enimies, and things will get rough sometimes, but it's always best to do the right thing. Duty requires a willingness to accept full responsibility for your actions through ones performance as a Soldier. It always helps to find opportunities to improve oneself for the good of the group. By doing our duty provides purpose behind our loyalties.

R Every military has some sort of chain of command in which respect is the main premise behind the entire idea of organization and with a chain of...