The Chief's Creed     

  Chief Master Sergeants are individually to be regarded as people ...
  • Who cannot be bought;

  • Whose word is their bond;

  • Who put character above wealth;

  • Who possess opinions and a will;

  • Who are larger than their vocations;

  • Who will not lose their individuality in a crowd;

  • Who do not hesitate to take chances;

  • Who will be as honest in small things as in great ones;

  • Who will make no compromise with wrong;

  • Whose ambitions are not confined to their own
    selfish desires and interests;

  • Who are true to their friends through good report
    and evil report, in adversity as well as prosperity;

  • Who do not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and
    hard-headedness are the best qualities for winning success;

  • Who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth
    when it is unpopular, who can say "no" with emphasis,
    though the entire world is saying "yes".