The Academy's Core Values
All activities, exercises, and training doctrines embody and revolve around these timeless values:
| Selfless Service: | Putting the needs of your nation and others before yourself. |
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| Teamwork: | No one can do it alone. |
| Courage: | The mental quality that recognizes fear of danger or criticism, but enables one to proceed in the face of adversity. |
| Integrity: | Do what is right legally, ethically, and morally. |
Dependability: |
Fulfill your obligations. |
| Responsibility: | Be ready to answer for your conduct. |
| Respect: | Treat people the way they should be treated. |
For the past two years the core value of Selfless Service has been put into action as cadets raised funds through a community “Support Our Troops” car wash in Williamsburg and Chester, Virginia. The proceeds were used to purchase “gifts from home” that were sent to service members serving overseas. Since 2008 cadets have sent 45 boxes filled with over $2,000 worth of goods, along with personal letters of encouragement and gratitude, to units serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
