How do you live out your Army values throughout the day?

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 09:11:10 -0500

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2015 9:28 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 09:28:26 -0500

It is a way of life.
Doing the right thing is as much a conscious decision as doing the wrong thing.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2015 9:43 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 09:43:53 -0500

Just do the things you know you are supposed to do, any you'll pretty much be living up to the standard. Do the right thing, And put faith in your battle buddies.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2015 10:11 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:11:28 -0500

I live out my sailor values ... :P drunken and bad mouth ... :P lol I just kidding .. seriously ... just kidding ...(why nobody believe me?) lol

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2015 10:14 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:14:09 -0500

Great post. We live them out through our interactions with others and most importantly that we uphold them even when no one else is looking.

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Dec 3 at 2015 10:22 AM

SSgt Terry P. — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:22:29 -0500

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member The other comments are pretty much spot-on. You are headed in the right direction by looking for answers from mentors that have the experience and knowledge.Keep at it.

Response by SGT David T. made Dec 3 at 2015 11:31 AM

SGT David T. — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:31:01 -0500

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member I wish I had asked many of the questions that I have seen in your posts. I could have avoided quite a few mistakes and made better choices had I had a tool like RP with support.

That being said, living the Army values isn't anything that should be hard. If you try and be a good and genuine person, you already embody these values. The Army focuses on these to create a standard but they are nothing really off the wall.

Response by SGT William Howell made Dec 3 at 2015 11:31 AM

SGT William Howell — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:31:02 -0500

True story time. I have been out of the Army for years and have been in the corporate world for the last 5.

You know the motivational posters they have posted on the wall (The ones that say, 'SUCCESS, Is not archived, it is kissing the right ass.' or whatever bullshit saying some idiot came up with). I hate them. When I say I hate them...I mean..if I could set the office on fire to just to burn them to the ground I would. My boss thinks somebody is going to walk by, read that bullshit and a light is go on and he is going to become super employee. I have one right outside my office (Something about "Teamwork". Yeah right! Ever been in a firefight? Now that is teamwork!). I have begged him to take it down. No such luck.

My boss and I are friends, we golf together and eat lunch together on a regular basis. So this will not get me fired, but I am serious about how much I can't stand them.

So every time I leave out of my office I tape up the Army Values over top of it. It will make it about a week or two and then it comes down. I just put another one up. We have been at it for about 4 months now. The Army Values goes back up because it has relevance even in the corporate world. Not like some weak ass saying.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2015 4:05 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:05:47 -0500

I don't like to call the Army Values I call them values. Everyone is supposed to bring that kind of ethics from Home. Living by this values is a commitment, is self discipline. Is like acting the way your family be proud of you.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Dec 3 at 2015 4:13 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:13:54 -0500

Some people are driven by values, others avoid behavior due to punishment, some will take a chance because the probability of being caught appear low.

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Dec 3 at 2015 6:09 PM

MAJ Jim Woods — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:09:10 -0500

It is a way of life that was drummed into me early in life. Integrity, Honor, My Word is my Bond.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2015 6:17 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:17:01 -0500

The sad thing is that the Army had to develop these "values" to teach people. This is the kind of stuff you were suppose to learn growing up, if not from a parent from a mentor.