 The United States Army was established on June 14th, 1775. This year marks 245 years of continuous service to this great nation. On this occasion, let's reflect on the moral principles that have guided the Army profession in accomplishing its mission. The moral foundation of the professional army is the Army ethic. The Army ethic inspires and motivates and creates a shared identity as trusted Army professionals that are honorable servants and dedicated to the ideals of the U.S. Constitution. Our Army finds its strength not only in diversity and inclusiveness, but also in the ability to bring people together from different backgrounds who share the Army ethic and espouse the Army values. The Army values are loyalty, bearing true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army and your unit, duty, fulfilling your obligation, respect, treating people as they should be treated, selfless service, putting the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates before your own, honor, living the values and respect and loyalty and selfless service and integrity and personal courage in everything you do, and integrity, doing what is right, both legally and morally, personal courage, facing fear and danger and adversity, both morally and physically. Living the Army ethics inspires and strengthens our shared identity as trustworthy Army professionals and drives character development and reinforces trust among the soldiers, the Army civilians, the Army family and most importantly, the American people. Lead well this week.