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Honor – Duty – Respect

LTP E 4-3It’s a Wonderful Life

in the Barracks

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Training Objective

• Tasks: – Identify situations in the barracks that may influence

individual behavior and explain why.– Identify possible coping skills that will help cadets

maintain personal values.– Define Honor, Duty, and Respect.

• Condition: 50-minute classroom training session

• Standard: Successful completion of Ethics in Action post-test and required essay

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Factual InformationSmall Groups

In small groups, do the following:

1. Brainstorm a list of values that fits your group. (Examples: honesty, fairness, loyalty)

2. Report on a few values from your list.

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Applicability to Cadet LifeSmall Groups

In small groups, discuss the following:

1. How does life in the barracks influence cadet values? (Does barracks life strengthen those values? weaken them? change them?)

2. How/why does this occur?

Share your group’s ideas with the class.

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Applicability to Cadet LifeSmall Groups

In small groups, define Honor, Duty, and Respect, then reflect on how they function in the barracks. Give an example for each (leave out names).

As a group, report on your examples.

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Applicability to Cadet LifeWhole Group Activity

1. How does the culture of a cadet company and knob year change your personal image/values?

2. In what ways has joining a company made you a better person?

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1. How are your personal values likely to be challenged in the next few years?

2. How can you prepare for challenges to your personal values?

Share your group’s ideas with the class.

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Applicability to Post Citadel Life

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• There are ways life in the barracks may challenge your personal values as well as the Citadel Core Values.

• You can use coping skills and should strive to be prepared to resist negative influences.

• Do the right thing even when it’s tough!

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Questions & Comments

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