CHAIN OF COMMAND
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF
"THE MORE YOU SWEAT IN PEACE, THE LESS YOU BLEED IN WAR"
I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA
AIR FORCE MISSION
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
BARBARA M. BARRETT
GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY
"LEADERSHIP IS INTANGIBLE; THEREFORE, NO WEAPON EVER DESIGNED CAN REPLACE IT"
ARTICLE II
I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.
AETC
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, TEXAS
AFROTC MISSION
DEVELOP PREMIER LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR TOMORROW'S AIR FORCE
USAF CHIEF OF STAFF
GENERAL DAVID L. GOLDFEIN
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
"DUTY THEN IS THE SUBLIMEST WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. YOU SHOULD DO YOUR DUTY IN ALL THINGS. YOU CAN NEVER DO MORE. YOU SHOULD NEVER WISH TO DO LESS."
ARTICLE III
If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.
AIR FORCE MATERIAL COMMAND
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO
HOLM CENTER MISSION
WE BUILD LEADERS
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND CC
LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARSHALL B. WEBB
JOHN STUART MILL
"WAR IS AN UGLY THING, BUT NOT THE UGLIEST OF THINGS. THE DECAYED AND DEGRADED STATE OF MORAL AND PATRIOTIC FEELING, WHICH THINKS THAT NOTHING IS WORTH WAR, IS MUCH WORSE. THE PERSON WHO HAS NOTHING FOR WHICH HE IS WILLING TO FIGHT, NOTHING WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HIS OWN PERSONAL SAFETY, IS A MISERABLE CREATURE AND HAS NO CHANCE OF BEING FREE UNLESS MADE AND KEPT SO BY THE EXERTIONS OF BETTER MEN THAN HIMSELF."
ARTICLE IV
If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.
AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND
PETERSON AFB, COLORADO
AIR FORCE CORE VALUES
INTEGRITY FIRST, SERVICE BEFORE SELF, EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO
AIR UNIVERSITY CC
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANTHONY J. COTTON
FATHER DENIS EDWARD O'BRIEN
"IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE REPORTER, WHO HAS GIVEN US THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE POET, WHO HAS GIVEN US THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE CAMPUS ORGANIZER, WHO HAS GIVEN US THE FREEDOM TO DEMONSTRATE. IT IS THE SOLDIER WHO SALUTES THE FLAG, WHO SERVES BENEATH THE FLAG, AND WHOSE COFFIN IS DRAPED BY THE FLAG, WHO ALLOWS THE PROTESTER TO BURN THE FLAG."
ARTICLE V
When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.
AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND
ROBINS AFB, GEORGIA
AFROTC FIELD TRAINING MISSION
TRAIN AND EVALUATE CADETS IN AF INSTITUTIONAL COMPETENCIES PREPARING THEM FOR THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICER CORPS