1. I will always behave in a manner that brings credit to the Fleet, my ship, and myself.

2. I will always praise in public and critique in private.

3. I will show courtesy to my subordinates, fellow officers, and superior officers at all times.

4. I will never assume, but always verify.

5. I will be resolute in the performance of my duty and the execution of Fleet policy and regulation.

6. I will always diffuse confrontations, not cause them.

7. I will listen to both sides of a dispute and act upon fact, not innuendo.

8. I will strive for impartiality and fairness in judgment and disqualify myself from decisions where my judgment may be compromised.

9. I will be the first to praise and the last to criticize.

10. I will always strive to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.