Cadet Honor Code Of Military Ethics

Military Ethics and its inception reigns over since the dawn of philosophical thought. Guidelines and procedures for a variety of armies throughout centuries have been widely accepted through international norms such as the international humanitarian law (jus in bello), and acceptable justifications to engage in war (jus ad bellum). Historically, military ethical guidelines for combat troops, within the scope of the US has taken shape of the current Army values: loyalty, duty, respect selfless service, honor integrity, and personal courage. These values help perpetuate and drive forward the integration and the implementation of the moral code which binds our armed forces and enables them to fulfill their duties as comrades under the same objectives

There is a communitarian ethic rooted in the organization and the development of the individuals which receive their introduction to the military functions here; the Cadet Honor Code as mentioned previously is pronounced throughout their time in the institution. It is comprised on the basis of integrity: Never “lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do”. This emphasis only further inculcates the Army values which military should adhere to in order to function as a seamless unit. Further indoctrination of the concepts surrounding Warrior Ethos promulgate throughout cadet education as well as Army training throughout varying academies. GoArmy.com, outrightly states the training of warrior values, and highlights the ethos by which every member should act by, “Never quit, Never accept defeat, Never leave a fallen comrade”. All of these concepts are expressly hardwired into the functions of these troops, in order to accurately fulfill the duties of their command. Martin Cook, examines the ethical training of the US Air Force Academy, where he suggests that to outsiders there is a very succinct and effective system in place which cohesively encompases the conduct regimen, troops must abide by, but in reality there is a schism between what is taught and what is practiced. According to Cook, a professor of ethics and philosophy at various military institutions including the Air Force Academy, it is essential for the academy to be able to execute these tasks: ensure habit formation (distinguishing cadets and