Army Values, Ethics.

In an Army JROTC competition, the scores are so close that one point could mean winning or losing. On the final event, a written test, you got the lowest possible grade without failing. When your instructor was reviewing the test answers, you noticed that he marked one answer correct that should have been wrong. You have an ethical dilemma, and telling him he made a mistake will cause you to fail and could cause your squad to lose. Think about the Army Values and your personal values.

What should you do? What do you stand to gain?

• Remain loyal to your squad and don't say anything; your squad could win the competition

• Remain loyal to your squad by informing the teacher of his mistake after the competition is over; more loyalty from your squad mates

• Maintain your integrity and inform the teacher of his mistake, even if it means your squad loses; gain the respect of your competitors, instructor, and eventually, your squad

• Maintain your integrity and inform the teacher of his mistake; expect to be awarded extra points for your strong values

One of your friends applies the Army Values only when they benefit him. Even though your instructor regularly reinforces application of the Army Values, your friend continues to apply them only for his own needs. You also tried to talk to him, but his answer is always "I'll deal with it when I have to." You know that today he is going to have a serious ethical dilemma and will learn a hard lesson.

As a loyal friend, what can you do to best help him learn meaning and purpose of values?

• Since your instructor keeps reinforcing them and you already talked to him, you have to let him learn about the purpose and meaning of values when he is faced with the dilemma.

• Tell him about the dilemma he's about to have so that he can be ready for it, even if it means he can apply the Army Values to help him avoid it.

• Even if he'll be mad at you for not telling him, let him learn the right (and hard) things about values.

• Before his dilemma occurs, talk to him about the meaning and purpose of values so that it is fresh in his mind, even if he later realizes that you knew about it ahead of time.

While developing your own personal code of ethics, you find that a couple of your personal values sometimes conflict with each other, and with the Army Values. You strongly believe in each personal and Army value. What should you do when they conflict?

• Prioritize all of the values, but always put the more senior Army Values first.

• Continue to re-write your own personal code until the values don't conflict.

• Solve ethical dilemmas by applying your personal values first, then the Army Values if needed.

• Solve ethical dilemmas as they occur by evaluating the situation and applying all of the values.

____________ are ideas about the worth or importance of things, concepts, and people.

• Loyalties

• Duties

• Values

• Obligations

Name the seven individual values of LDRSHIP.

• Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage

• Luck, disciples, reward, self-declaring, humility, interest, and perseverance

• Love, direction, retention, service, humbleness, involvement, and patience

• None of the above

____________ is the sum total of all laws, rules, etc. that make up your organizational, civic, and moral obligations.

• Duty

• Honor

• Country

• Loyalty

___________ is recognition of the positive value a person represents to another person or organization.

• Self-control

• Loyalty

• Integrity

• Respect

Define "selfless service."

• The willingness to put the welfare of others first.

• The willingness to listen closely to others.

• The willingness to focus on service to the military, school, or team.

• The willingness to adhere to a public code of professional values.

What two actions must you take to exhibit the value of selfless service?

• Make sure your own needs and the needs of your peers are met.

• Employ honor as your motive in all things and work towards wholesome values.

• Focus your priorities on service to your community or to your nation, and place the needs of the organization above personal gain.

• All of the above

The term ____________ refers to the notion of completeness, wholeness, and uniqueness and encompasses the sum total of a person's set of values.

• Integrity

• Loyalty

• Discipline

• Duty