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SAILOR'S
CREED I am a United States Sailor. I will support and defend the Constitution of the
United States of America I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and all
who have gone before me I proudly serve my country’s Navy combat team with I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment
of all. The“Sailor’s Creed”
was written by a “Blue Ribbon Recruit Training Panel” in 1993 at the
direction of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Frank Kelso, who personally
participated in the final edit of the working group's proposal. Admiral Kelso
then directed that every recruit be given a copy and required to commit it to
memory. In 1994, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy Boorda
approved a minor change which made the creed
inclusively descriptive of all hands. The change involved replacing the word
“bluejacket” with "Navy," which describes the lowest enlisted rate,
E-1, through the highest officer rank, O-10. In today's Navy, the Sailor's
Creed is memorized by all personnel in boot camp and has been incorporated in
officer training as well. All of the personnel in the uniform of Naval Service are Sailors first and in addition, they are officers, chiefs, petty officers - aviators, Seabees, surface warriors and submariners. This is an important point impacting unity and esprit de corps. http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/creed.htm Sources: Faram, Mark D. "Pledge Has Found Place in
Boot Camp, Academy and Training Schools." Navy Times 54, no. 27
(April 4, 2005): 10. "From My Perspective...Sailor's Creed." Direct Line [newsletter of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy] (1997): 22. [A copy of this article is located in the Navy Department Library's "Creed" vertical file.]. |