Sailor's creed
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The Sailor's Creed is a creed
of the United States Navy
, originally developed for the promotion of personal excellence.
, to form a group that would create a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The result of this meeting at the Naval War College
was the eight point The Navy Uniform, and was later scaled down to a shorter version called The Sailor's Creed. The original text was as follows:
Frank B. Kelso II
, Chief of Naval Operations. It has been revised twice; once in 1994 under the direction of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy Boorda, and again in 1997. These changes were made to make the creed inclusively descriptive of all hands.
The creed is taught and recited in boot camp and officer accession programs.
Creed
A creed is a statement of belief—usually a statement of faith that describes the beliefs shared by a religious community—and is often recited as part of a religious service. When the statement of faith is longer and polemical, as well as didactic, it is not called a creed but a Confession of faith...
of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, originally developed for the promotion of personal excellence.
Original version
The first version of the Sailor's Creed came from an idea in 1986 by Admiral James B. Watkins, Chief of Naval OperationsChief of Naval Operations
The Chief of Naval Operations is a statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Navy. The office is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy...
, to form a group that would create a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The result of this meeting at the Naval War College
Naval War College
The Naval War College is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. The college is located on the grounds of Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island...
was the eight point The Navy Uniform, and was later scaled down to a shorter version called The Sailor's Creed. The original text was as follows:
Current version
The current version of The Sailor's Creed was a product of many Blue Ribbon Recruit Training Panels in 1993 at the direction of AdmiralAdmiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
Frank B. Kelso II
Frank B. Kelso II
Frank Benton Kelso II is a retired admiral of the United States Navy, who served as Chief of Naval Operations in the early 1990s.-Early life:...
, Chief of Naval Operations. It has been revised twice; once in 1994 under the direction of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy Boorda, and again in 1997. These changes were made to make the creed inclusively descriptive of all hands.
The creed is taught and recited in boot camp and officer accession programs.
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