Responsibility
USAF standards must be:
- Uniformly known
- Consistently applied
- Non-selectively enforced
Core Principle
Accountability is critically important to good order and discipline of the force.
Failure to ensure accountability will hinder the trust of the American public — the very people living under the Constitution we swore to support and defend.
What Airmen Must Do
Learn the standards well enough to:
- Follow them
- Articulate them clearly to subordinates
- Enforce proper observation by other members
Key References
- 5 CFR 2635 — Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch
- Joint Ethics Regulation
- AFI 1-1