4.2, April 2000. Used with permission. The concept of core values has permeated military affairs. In addition, most businesses have articulated what they believe to be a framework for behavior and performance. Every armed service has articulated their own unique, but common in spirit, set of core values for their members to live by.
Core values is very important within the military community.
The Department of Defense holds the annual Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics to discuss the implications of ethics on the military services. Core Values is always a featured topic, because of its focus on the articulation of ethical codes within the military. Academic papers are submitted for presentation to the conference, by all of America's armed services, the Coast Guard, and armed services from other friendly nations. Core values establishes a common set of expectations of conduct for all members. These words effectively replace dozens of pages of directives, and simply articulate what's right and what's wrong, and form a tool by which conduct is measured.