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APPLYING CORE VALUES IN A COMMAND SETTING

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Objectives

•Core Values Defined

•Application in Command

•Case Studies

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Air Force and CAPCore Values

•Integrity– Integrity is a character trait. It is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking.

•Volunteer Service– Voluntarily giving of oneself, over personal desires, to provide for the welfare of others.

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Air Force and CAPCore Values

•Excellence–This challenges us to develop a sustained passion for continuous improvement and innovation to enable the CAP to grow and flourish in serving America’s humanitarian needs.

•Respect–Respect means we value our diverse membership. We treat each other with fairness, dignity, and compassion. We work as a team.

– George Washington

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Core Values in Command•Integrity

–“Integrity is the most important responsibility of command.” (A former service chief)

•Volunteer Service–“If the leader is unwilling to sacrifice individual goals for the good of the unit, it’s hard to convince other unit members to do so. At that point, the mission suffers, and the ripple effects can be devastating.” (Former Secretary of the Air Force Widnall)

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Core Values in Command

•Excellence–“True quality is embodied in the actions of the Air Force people who take decisive steps to improve processes and products; who capitalize on quality as a leverage tool to enhance products, achieve savings, and improve customer service.” (Former USAF Chief of Staff, Gen Ronald Fogleman)

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Core Values in Command•Respect

–“The unfailing formula for production of morale is patriotism, self-respect, discipline, and self-confidence within a military unit, joined with fair treatment and merited appreciation from without. It cannot be produced by pampering or coddling an army, and is not necessarily destroyed by hardship, danger, or even calamity… It will quickly wither and die if soldiers come to believe themselves the victims of indifference or injustice on the part of their government, or of ignorance, personal ambition, or ineptitude on the part of their leaders.” (Gen Douglas MacArthur)

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Case Studies

•The Scout Master–Should you use these containers to store the scout troop equipment? Why or why not? –If you had used them under these circumstances, which core values did you compromise? Explain.

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Case Studies

•Scout Master (cont.)–What if you did use the containers without obtained approval and 3 months later the containers were needed for military purposes? How would you handle this situation?–How should you handle the issue of getting the equipment donated to the scout troop so you could use them legally?

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Case Studies

•CAP Tools–Is there anything wrong with allowing use of CAP tools?–What’s wrong with taking care of troops?–Did she do the right thing? If not, why not.

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Case Studies•Sand Bags

–How do the core values relate to an off-duty time situation like this?

–Why would an Air Force installation’s relationship with the local community be part of your responsibility to the unit? What if your wing commander believes it is, and prompts regular “volunteer” projects?

–Capt Roberts didn’t give a specific reason for not helping. Is his performance less than excellent?

–Based upon the core value of volunteer service , when must you respond to requests for help and when is enough enough?

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Summary

•Core Values Defined

•Application in Command

•Case Studies