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A comprehensive q&a guide on air force professionalism, covering core values, virtues, and ethical principles. It explores key concepts like integrity, service, excellence, and the airman's creed, offering insights into the expectations and requirements of air force personnel. Valuable for understanding the ethical framework and professional standards within the air force.
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What requirements frame professionalism within the Air Force? - ANS-Trust, loyalty, dignity, and personal commitment
What military necessity, at its core, provides our Total Force an aggregation of strengths, perspectives, and capabilities that transcends individual contributions? - ANS-Diversity
What does the Air Force recognize as universal, consistent standards used to elevate the ethical climate of all AF organizations? - ANS-Core values
What represents enduring, guiding principals for which we stand? - ANS-Values
What should motivate attitudes and actions on and off-duty as essential moral principals or beliefs that are held in the highest regard? - ANS-Values
What are so fundamental that they define our very identity through a common bond among all professional Airmen-- past, and present? - ANS-Core values
What provides the bedrock for our military endeavors and is fortified by service to country? - ANS- Integrity
What actions help to maintain integrity and avoid conflicts of interest? - ANS-Following principals, Acting with honor, Maintaining independent judgement, Performing duties with impartiality.
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Air Force core values further defined so that Airman must practice and demonstrate in their daily lives, showing they truly do value integrity, service, and excellence. Practicing these results in habits of honorable thought and action, producing an AF professional. They are desired behaviors and characteristics... - ANS-Virtues
What are the virtues of integrity first? - ANS-Honesty, Courage, Accountability
Having the heart and mindset for service allows us to... - ANS-embrace expectations and requirements not levied on the American public or other professions
What virtues are included in Service Before Self? - ANS-Duty, Loyalty, Respect (SBS/DLR)
What is the order of loyalty for Airmen? - ANS-Loyalty is to the nation first, values/commitments of our AF second, and finally to the men and women with whom they may serve (Nation, AF, wingmen)(NAW)
What does loyalty to our leaders require us to do? - ANS-1. Trust, follow, and execute their decisions
3.Ultimately help each other to always act with respect and honor
(OUT)
What requires us to embrace the unique value of all individuals and treat everyone with dignity? - ANS- Respect
Three-dimensional view that encompasses respect? - ANS-Self-respect, mutual respect, and organization respect (SMO)
Which core value directs:
-airman continuously advance their craft and increase their knowledge - ANS-Excellence in All We Do
What values describe what we hold to be right and wrong? - ANS-Moral
_______ is the systemic reflection of these values enabling us to live and act according to our beliefs - ANS-Ethics
Within the code of ethics are key guidelines that help clarify acceptable/unacceptable behavior and aspirational values about who we want to be. What can be used to identify what right looks like and continue to fortify our AF culture? These must be followed by every government employee. - ANS- Ethical principals and guidelines. Title 5, Part 2635, Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch
Public service is a ... - ANS-public trust.
requiring employees to place loyalty to the constitution, laws, and ethical principles, above private gain
Employees SHALL act impartially and NOT GIVE... - ANS-preferential treatment to any private organization or individual
Employees may not solicit a donation or contribution from other personnel for a gift to a superior, make a donation for a superiors gift, or accept a gift from subordinate personnel, unless... - ANS--The gift is voluntary
-is of nominal value (not to exceed $10)
-on special personal occasion (marriage/birth/retirement, PCS)
What are three general causes or sources of ethical dilemmas? - ANS-Uncertainty, competing values, and potential harm
What three tests did Dr. Robert M. Hicks, former Deputy Director of Civil Air Patrol and Chaplain Services identify we can use to check the morality of our actions and decisions. - ANS-Network test, United States of America test, and Devine test (Hicks/NUD)
Network test: If your decision was broadcast on the news, how would it look? Would your actions bring credit to yourself and the AF or would they discredit yourself and those we owe?
USA test: Is this decision good for the US, USAF, my unit, me?
Devine test: Would I feel good about the decision at the end of life or when telling the story?Would you feel guilt or loss of trust?
The ability to face danger or hardship in a determined and resolute manner? (Bravery, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, heart, and nerve) The willingness to step outside the comfort zone to deal with unexpected situations that can happen almost anywhere. - ANS-Valor
What are the three types of courage that are critical in the profession of arms? - ANS-Personal, Physical, and moral
What is personal courage? - ANS-Doing what's right even when risking one's career
What is moral courage? - ANS-The ability to stand by the core values when moral courage may not be the popular thing to do
What breeds courage, usually when and where the behavior is most needed?
Note: Courage is manifested as an act of bravery on the battlefield when Airmen face the challenges present in combat - ANS-Integrity
When faced with the call to duty, we must remember that we are Airmen. What do Airmen understand?
The sacrifices that come from willing service for our country.
The meaning of belonging to the profession of arms.