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CORE VALUES BRIEFING FOR

CORE VALUES BRIEFING FOR. PACIFIC REGION STAFF COLLEGE. CORE VALUES. History behind it What we say our Core Values are Where the Air Force is today CAP’s program. HISTORY OF USAF CORE VALUES.

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CORE VALUES BRIEFING FOR

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  1. CORE VALUES BRIEFING FOR PACIFIC REGION STAFF COLLEGE

  2. CORE VALUES • History behind it • What we say our Core Values are • Where the Air Force is today • CAP’s program

  3. HISTORY OF USAF CORE VALUES • Early 90’s - Gen McPeak identifies integrity, courage, competence, tenacity, service, patriotism • May ‘95: SECAF and CSAF issue policy letter establishing Integrityfirst, Servicebeforeself, and Excellencein all we do

  4. HISTORY (cont) • APRIL 1996: CSAF directs Core Values Strategy Panel • Members: AETC/CC; USAFA/CC; AU/CC • Charter Bring core values “together into a coherent, corporate Air Force strategy by adding themes of Integrity, Service, and Excellence to officer, enlisted, and civilian education and training programs across the Air Force.”

  5. HISTORY - THE “WHY” PESSIMIST VIEW DOWN THE TUBES 1960 THINGS ARE BAD AND GETTING WORSE; BASIC FABRIC OF THE AIR FORCE COMMUNITY IS SHREDDING APART; SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE, DEPTH OF COMMITMENT, LEVELS OF COMPETENCE, AND MISSION CAPABILITY. CONCLUSION: DO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT AND DO IT NOW. NOW

  6. APPARENT PROBLEMS • SEX SCANDALS • RAMSTEIN CT-43 • THE C-141 “COMFORT PALETTE” • CRITICISM OF THE PRESIDENT • FAIRCHILD B-52 • CNO’s SUICIDE • TAILHOOK/BARSTOOLERS • SEXUAL HARASSMENT • ACADEMIES

  7. NOW UPWARD SPIRAL! SOUTHEAST ASIA HISTORY - THE “WHY” OPTIMISTS POSITIVE CULTURAL CHANGE IS REAL; ONLY SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE; THINGS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN THEY WERE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME.CONCLUSION: IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT.

  8. HISTORY - THE “WHY” REALISTS SAME OLD STUFF PRE- HISTORY NOW HUMAN NATURE IS CONSTANT; THINGS DON’T GET BETTER OR WORSE; OPTIMISTS AND PESSIMISTS ARE FOOLING THEMSELVES. CONCLUSION: DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, IT WON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

  9. REALLY “WHY” DO SOMETHING! PESSIMISM REALISM OPTIMISM SOMETHING ELSE

  10. V A L U E S BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS PERSON DESIRED OUTCOME PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON

  11. SPECIFIC INITIATIVES:ACCOUNTABILITY • LEADERSHIP EMPHASIS • ENFORCEMENT • CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT • EDUCATION

  12. SPECIFIC INITIATIVES:SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT • RACE • GENDER • RELIGIOUS BELIEF • SEXUAL HARASSMENT

  13. CORE VALUES AF VIEW • Integrity first • Service before self • Excellence in all we do

  14. INTEGRITY Integrityis a Character Trait. It Is the Willingness To do What Is Right Even When No One Is Looking. It Is the “Moral Compass” -- the Inner Voice; the Voice of Self-Control; the Basis for the Trust Imperative in Today’s Military. Core Values Booklet

  15. Courage Honesty Humility Accountability Responsibility Self-respect Justice Openness Loyalty INTEGRITY

  16. SERVICE BEFORE SELF “There Are No Heroes, the Adage Goes; Only Ordinary Men and Women Caught in Extraordinary Circumstances. I Would Add, Only Ordinary Men and Women Who Place Service Before Self.” -- Dr. Sheila E. Widnall

  17. SERVICE BEFORE SELF Service Before SelfTells Us That Professional Duties Take Precedence Over Personal Desires. Core Values Booklet

  18. SERVICE BEFORE SELF • Reminds Us Military Service Is a Calling • Leaders Measure Success in Terms of Mission Accomplishment and the Welfare of Their People • No Room for Careerism or Self-Interest -- Most Damaging When Displayed by Leader • “You Can Tick off Your Boss and Recover Faster Than If You Tick off Your Peers” • “When You’re Riding Point, Take a Look Back Every Now and Then to Make Sure the Herd Is Still There” • “Take the Cash ... Don’t Worry About the Credit”

  19. EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO “The Great Tragedy of Today’s Convenient World Is That Too Many People Resign Themselves to Just Getting By.” -- Dr. Sheila E. Widnall “Goals and Standards Tie Our People to the Mission; They Establish Expected Levels of Performance; They Give Clear Feedback on How Things are Going.” -- Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.

  20. EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO Excellence in All We DoDirects Us to Develop a Sustained Passion for Continuous Improvement and Innovation That Will Propel the Air Force Into a Long-Term, Upward Spiral of Accomplishment and Performance.

  21. CORE VALUES - RECAP • Integrity first • Service before self • Excellence in all we do

  22. OK, SO . . . . . . . WHY HAVE WE ENTERED A NEW, MORE DYNAMIC PHASE WITH THE CORE VALUES? . . . WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON?

  23. Action principles Followed by all true professionals Universally prescriptive Timeless Unchanging Functional Necessary for mission success need them for Air Force core competencies need them for joint team victory need them for national defense 1. What Core Values are:

  24. Personal values are action principles held by some person can come from family can come from mate can come from peers can come from faith can come from pop culture can come elsewhere Core Values are action principles held by those individuals we call professionals As such, there are three basic relationships possible between Core Values and personal values 2. How do Core Values differ from personal values?

  25. 2 CONFLICT ALIGNMENT 3 1 COMPATIBILITY

  26. 3. Why these Core Values? Everyone seems to have them: • “Duty, Honor, Country” (USMA) • “Honor, Courage, Commitment” (USN) • “Safety, Quality, Comfort, Durability, & Value” (Volvo) • “Integrity, Customers, Employees, Communities, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Efficiency, Autonomy of Operating Units, & Change” (Williams Companies) • “Caring, Compassion, Dignity, & Non-Abandonment” (Calvary Hospital, Bronx NY) • “Integrity, excellence, service, profitability, leadership, & sensitivity” (Bonneville International)

  27. ARCHITECTURE AETC/USAFA FIELD WEAVE Round 1 CONTINUATION Round 3 SCHOOLHOUSE Round 2 Curriculum Commissioning/BMT MAJCOM Team On-Going Training Tech/Flying Trng Wing/Group CC’s Website Squadron CC’s PME Troops in Field Education C A P ?

  28. “This is an indictment of the moral climate of CAP and its people.”

  29. “This is an attempt by school teachers to take over the Civil Air Patrol.”

  30. “This is an attempt to teach personal morality to our people!”

  31. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • Integrity • Excellence in all we do • Volunteerism • Dependability • Trust • Respect • Fun

  32. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • Integrity • Excellence in all we do Shared with the Air Force Meaning is the same

  33. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • Volunteerism • Similar to AF: “Service Before Self” • Goes beyond just giving your time • As much care to CAP as your professional career

  34. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • Dependability • It’s quality control • You’re there when you say you’ll be • Performing CAP missions “consistently” and “efficiently”

  35. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • Trust • . . . In yourself • . . . In your fellow member • . . . In your equipment • . . . In your mission • . . . In the CIVIL AIR PATROL

  36. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • Respect • . . . For your boss, peers & subordinates • . . . For the equipment and mission • . . . For OURSELVES

  37. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • F U N! • ‘Nuff said

  38. CLOSING THOUGHTS • What Core Values is NOT: • Another “Quality” Program • A 7 Month Training Program • A 7 Year Training Program • What Core Values IS: A path and a process to develop volunteers who embrace the values of the Civil Air Patrol

  39. CORE VALUES - CAP VIEW • Integrity • Excellence in all we do • Volunteerism • Dependability • Trust • Respect • Fun

  40. CAP and USAF TEAMWORK FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE

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