Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OF A SOLDIER

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INSTRUCTOR

1LT JESSIE C BUCAL 134004 OS PA (RES), CST, BOSH

Tactical Officer

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-1 Pursuit of Excellence

• A soldier powered by the pursuit of excellence is not readily seen, for

the soldier operates in silence though he carries the organization with
him. Within each soldier, there lies the competence necessary to
attain outstanding performance in any place.

• He has full knowledge of his job; he has proficiency in training, in

combat requirements, in peacekeeping, and in the implementation of
national policies for development.
Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.
 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-1 Pursuit of Excellence

• He has the unparalleled wealth of combat experience within the

context of a dynamic security environment. Hence, pursuit of
excellence is seen in the utmost efficiency and maximum use of the
soldier's abilities with the prudent use of resources available to him.

• It is a continuing goal that, when achieved in any endeavor, reaps

the full confidence, morale, esprit-de-corps, and pride that the
soldier carries as the symbol of the military spirit. Historically, even
when reduced to the barest of fighting paraphernalia, the pursuit of
excellence remained constant such as when the guerillas were
recognized for their best weapons: "silence, invisibility, and speed".

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-2 Pride in Uniform

• In any legitimate army of any sovereign country, the military uniform

reflects one's pride in being the guardian of his country. Each soldier
carries the Army on his shoulders, projecting an image of strength
and more suggestively, the core values for which the Army stands.

• He also projects humility in such strength and invites reliance by his

fellow countrymen on the Army symbolized by his uniform.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-2 Pride in Uniform

• The manner of wearing the uniform is therefore a manifestation of

the state of the Army. It reflects not only the personality and
character of the individual soldier but also that of the whole
organization.

• It is the responsibility of the soldier to take extra care and use of his
uniform and all insignias he carries on them, for it is in this simple
ritual that the soldier is set apart from the rest. Embedded in the
uniform is the extraordinary patriotism and dedication that begets
respect and admiration from the people he serves.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-2 Pride in Uniform

• The uniform is also the symbol of integrity and discipline in the

service; thus, any damage deliberately done thereto or any soldier
appearing in civilian clothing without authority, or appearing in
unclean uniform, or not in the prescribed uniform, or in uniform but
worn otherwise than in the prescribed manner constitute serious
misconduct warranting punishment of equal severity, if only to
reinforce the importance of the profession and the steadfast
commitment required of it.

• This commitment is also an unconditional acceptance of the

discipline that accompanies the immense responsibility for one
bearing arms.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-3 Discipline

• A soldier is a model of self-discipline. As he follows the disciplined

path, he generates the same quality of discipline from those he
walks with. In this manner, disciplined governance from the Chain of
Command is correspondingly achieved especially since a Philippine
Army soldier performs excellently under the tutelage of an excellent
commander.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-3 Discipline

• The soldier and ultimately the Philippine Army's energy come from
this unity of disciplined purpose. Thus, the Philippine Army operates
in a uniform and collective manner, requiring a continuous regimen
of training, practice, self-responsible conduct, and complete
obedience to authority.

• Good discipline conquers fear and the best discipline, which is self-
discipline, conquers all. This means continuing the fight even when
alone and to the last man; staying alert when all others are asleep;
and keeping to the objective when all else seems lost.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-3 Discipline

• This is more than being fierce in battle; it is being true to the noble
warrior spirit in all of us.

• Discipline is equally vital to preservation of life as much as to the

success of military operations, and demands unconditional
compliance as its foremost aspect. It requires that each person in
authority must be able to enforce it when necessary and the follower
must, in turn, be confident in following the orders for battle.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-3 Discipline

• Each disciplined soldier generates pride from the people he is

protecting. Many challenges have been resolved with the mere
presence of a disciplined array of soldiers with characteristic military
bearing, ready at a moment's notice to respond to a command from
one of equal bearing.

• It is discipline that is the bedrock of the military profession just as

professionalism enhances and projects the discipline required to
carry out the soldier's mission.

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 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-4 Professionalism

• Professionalism in the military career stands for commitment,

knowledge, and skills and is better expressed in one's attention to
duty with the required discipline and competence.

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 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-4 Professionalism

• Professionalism in the soldier gives rise to impartiality, objectivity,

and non-partisanship that is necessary to support common goals for
the welfare of the population. It stresses reliance on competence
and ability rather than personality.

• Professionalism and uniformity in the military does not breed

anonymity that allows the soldier to get lost in the crowd, but instead
fosters the correct perception of the uniqueness of the soldier's
mission.

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 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-4 Professionalism

• The professional soldier is recognized as fully equipped to handle

threats to the country's security and stability and to be relied upon
for nation building, whether in war or in peace. It is this recognition
that spells the difference between civilian support and rejection of
any military initiative.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-5 Adherence to Law

• The Armed Forces of the Philippines is an organization that

operates pursuant to the policy direction of the National Command
Authority. As a field of service of the AFP, the Philippine Army and
each soldier is committed to follow orders that are pursuant to such
national policy.

• Each soldier therefore does not individually determine how policies

of the government will be carried out, for it is the military leadership
in the chain of command that takes responsibility for this. Moreover,
members of the Philippine Army are both citizens and military
personnel; hence all soldiers are subject to the same law and shall
uphold the same as part of their duty of service to the Country.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-5 Adherence to Law

• In case of conflict, the higher military standard of conduct, required

under the same set of circumstances in either system, is always
paramount. Likewise, in the absence of an order or lack of
knowledge on how a member of the military shall act in unfamiliar
situations, or in non-traditional roles, or even in the absence of an
order, the value system and the standard of conduct contained
herein is to be consistently followed.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-5 Adherence to Law

• The supremacy of civilian authority places the burden of

responsibility for such policy on the civil government, implemented
only by the military upon being appropriately handed down through
the chain of command.

• The dilemma facing the Philippine army soldier will occur only if the
directive handed down through the chain of command is patently
irreconcilable with the convictions of the soldier tasked with carrying
out the order, such as when military personnel refused to fire on
friendly and unarmed civilians who surrounded them at EDSA in
1986.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-5 Adherence to Law

• In this situation, the propriety of following orders was no longer the

issue in the face of the preservation of civilian life for a rightful cause
that had become paramount.

Military doctrine recognizes this reality in its basic doctrine:

"While the military fights wars, it is done so only as an instrument of

public policy which the government initiates. While war is primarily
an instrument of violence, it is subject to limitations as to means,
objective, and conduct.// (AFP Basic Doctrine)

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-6 Deference to Authority

• Authority refers to those with the right and responsibility to carry out
functions that affect an entire group.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-6 Deference to Authority

• Within the military, authority is evident in the chain of command,

starting with the non-commissioned officer in the most vital role as
implementor, and the succession of Commanding Officers before
him through which commands are progressively issued and
implemented at each level of the hierarchy.

• Persons in position of authority within the military are entrusted with

carrying out the military operational imperative and discipline
ensures this is followed. This should not be confused with civil
authority, which provides the policies to be implemented by the
Army as a whole organization.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-6 Deference to Authority

• Military authority is inherent in its position as well as earned. It is

recognition of a soldier's right to command within his level of the
military organization. It is also a factor of solidarity for when one
leads with distinction; his success carries all of his men.

• Deference to civil authority is likewise required of the soldier as a

function of his responsibility, for it is his response that can either
influence the outcome of a critical situation or even determine the
stability of the authority in power. In this respect a soldier, despite
being confined by the bounds of his mission, can rely on civilian
authority to the extent that life is preserved and the goal is achieved.

Army Core Purpose: Serving the people.Securing the land.

 Army Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

Section 3-6 Deference to Authority

• While instances may arise wherein such deference may result in

unwarranted results, a professional soldier acting in accordance
with the Philippine Army's core philosophy can and will be able to
carry the responsibility for decision made in the course of duty and
as required by circumstances.

• It is his professionalism that will be his protection and his guide for
action. By being true to himself and to the people he serves, the
soldier can thus face the conflict of ideas and actions that normally
characterize daily life, for his mission is lofty yet simple, profound
and yet workable in the daily crucible of life.

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