The Honorable Warrior: Honor as a Core Value in the Profession of Arms

Abstract

The specific historic influences at work in Western civilization have produced a unique understanding of honor in the US Armed Forces. For the US military, the external, social dimension of honor must serve and reinforce the internal elements grounded in morality and law. Military leaders should extol honor as the central, overriding core value undergirding the profession of arms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176391

Entities

People

  • Marshall N Iii Wimberly

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Christianity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Ethics
  • Human Resources
  • International Law
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • Mental Health
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Religion
  • Resource Management
  • Second World War
  • Societies
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.