-Name: SGT Erickson
-Attended BCT: January 2000
-BCT Location: Ft Leonard Wood, MO
-MOS: 91S/68S - Preventive Medicine
-AIT Location: Ft Sam Houston, TX
-Deployments: Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo - 2005
-Current Duty: Drill Sergeant Candidate
-Current Location: Washington State


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Army Values
The Army Values are as follows:

  • Loyalty: to bear true faith and allegiance to the US Constitution, the Army, your unit and other soldiers.
  • Duty: Fulfill your obligations
  • Respect: Treat others as they should be treated
  • Selfless Service: To put the welfare of the Nation, the Army, Your Unit and other soldiers before your own.
  • Honor: Live up to the Army Values
  • Integrity: To do what's right, both legally and Morally
  • Personal Courage: To face fear and danger, both physical and moral.

If you take the first letter of each value, it spells out LDRSHIP, which is Leadership. Pretty spiffy, huh?


Actually, what I found very annoying about the army values is how they seemed to be prioritized above basic combat skills training. We had classes on all the army values seperately. We had a lot of class room time period. I just found it completely annoying in general.


Now, I'm not dissing the army values, I'm not doing that at all. I think that it is great that they have the army values (which is a relatively new thing, btw). I just found it odd that they placed such priority in teaching these to us. Like they say, its a kinder, gentler army. Almost to a fault if you ask me.



-Risawn: # 4:08 PM 4:08 PM