JLBC CORE VALUES

JLBC CORE VALUES

What are JLBC Core Values?

JLBC Core Values are the most important ideas we embrace as an organization. All JLBC members are expected to display the JLBC Core Values. We prioritize our JLBC Core Values over other JLBC values. JLBC Core Values help define who we are as an organization and as individuals.

(*) The Core Values of the JLBC Cadet Corps are:

SIR!

• Selfless Service

• Integrity

• Respect

JLBC Cadets spell out “Sir” so you can remember them better and emphasize the respect toward our JLBC core values that comes with the word “Sir.”

THE CADET HONOR CODE

(*) A JLBC cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.

What is an honor code? A JLBC cadet honor code is a minimum standard of ethics expected of JLBC cadets. It is a JLBC system of peer-enforced honorable conduct. That means that JLBC cadets enforce the JLBC honor code. The JLBC Corps of Cadets embraces the JLBC Honor Code, teaches it to new JLBC cadets, and enforces it among their peers. JLBC Commandants and higher-level officials do get involved in serious honor violations, but for the most part, the JLBC cadets themselves enforce the code. That doesn’t mean that JLBC cadets have secret honor boards or come up with a punishment for violations. The JLBC Honor Code becomes an important way for students to enter the culture of being a JLBC Cadet. JLBC Commandants help JLBC cadet leaders work through situations when other JLBC cadets have violated the JLBC code. For minor issues, the JLBC cadet chain of command or the Commandant determines the response. For more major violations, the principal has the final say on the outcome. JLBC Cadets can be subject to demotion or even expulsion from the JLBC Cadet Corps. Usually, we help cadets learn from their mistakes and move on. A JLBC honor code allows every cadet to perform on an even playing field, knowing that their fellow cadets aren’t going to cheat in competitions, have fairly earned the rank they wear, and won’t steal from fellow JLBC cadets (or anyone else!), and are honest.