In the military profession, there are traditions and customs which have been practices and have been

handed down from generation. In the early times, these military amenities were not put down in
writing. At present they appear in military text books as one of the subjects for the basic military
education.

Military behavior

A. DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY – the code of duty well performed of honor in all actuation of country
above self is the unwritten code and philosophy of living on which the official acts of a member
of the armed forces are based.
B. Sanctity of Official’s Statemnt - a military men’s official statement oral or written is accepted
without question. It follows therefore that an officer or a soldier does not lie, quibble, or make a
passive statements.
C. High Morale Character – the military man by virtue of his position is responsible by regulating
his morale life. On occasions a commander is called upon to punish those under him for morale
lapses. He cannot do this honesty and justly if his own morality is no better than theirs. Because
the leader has been trained and educated with the idea making him an example in all things
military and manly, he owes it to the service and to the men under him to be an excellent
example.
D. Depending upon oneself the military man depends upon himself, his ability, and his personality.
He keeps rank and authority in the background. He remembers his men are the people who
make or break his reputation as a leader.
E. Leaning on Rank – an officer does not lean on his rank, in his actuations. If he is on top level, he
does not brag that he is on the top of a mountain. Instead he strive to place himself in such a
position that he can sense the feeling of those above and below him.
F. Servility is Scored – servility; “boot licking” and deliberate courting of favors are beneath the
standard of conduct expected to military men. Anyone who does any of these wethers openly or
not, only debases himself but also earns the scorn of his associates. The responsibility for
discouraging servility and boot licking is squarely on the shoulders of the commanding officers.
G. Military Man’s Speech – profane or indecent language he speaks strength of one character of
manliness is a wholly mistaken one. On the contrary, he who swears or indulges in blasphemy
does so because he is unable to express himself forcefully on a proper language.
H. Going to Cheap Places while in Uniform – it is not a good practice for officers to take their meals
in a cheap places or restaurant while in uniform. An enlisted man may go to such places
provided he conducts himself properly.
I. Personal Appearance in Civilian Dress – when in civilian dress, the officers clothing should be
clean and well pressed and his shoes well polished. In selecting any article of civilian clothing
whether it be a suit, a shirt, a tie or a pair of socks, the officers should be conservative. He
 should be in conspicuous in civilian dress and avoid anything that could possibly be
characterized as a novelty.
J. False Standard –
1. Military men are not expected to spend excessively to maintain standards beyond
their means. It is not considered beneath an officer’s dignity to utilize means of
transportation ordinarily used by his civilian counterparts of equal means. In the
matter of spending money, a military man is not expected to make an impression. It
is not enough that he does not disagree the uniform.
2. Lavish Parties and contributions which go beyond the means of officers and soldiers
should be avoided.
K. Courtsey – courtesy to subordinate is as important as courtesy to superior.
L. Punctuality – all men in the military service are expected to be punctual in all engagements be
they social or military.
M. Borrowing Money – a gentleman or a men who aspires to be one must never borrow money
from a friend except in an expected circumstances. All money borrowed without security as
debt of honor must be payed without fail and as promptly as possible.
N. Discussions of Family Affairs – a gentle man never discusses his family affairs either public or
with acquaintances or does he speak more than casually about his wife, a man is a CAD who tells
anyone, no matter who what his wife has told him in confidence.
O. Considerations for Others –
1. All well bred people are considerate of the feelings of others no matter what the
later station of life may be.
2. A gentleman never takes advantage of another’s helplessness or ignorance and
assumes that no gentleman will take advantage of him.
P. Officer – Soldier Relationship – officer and soldier do not associate together in mutual special
activities. Officers help promote social activities of enlisted man without participating to derive
any direct benefits from them, material or otherwise.
Q. All Persons in the Military Service – will all times and in all situations pay the same compliments
to the officer of the armed forces of the other nation and to officers of the reserve force when in
uniform, as those rendered to officer of the AFP.

RANK HAS IT’S OWN PRIVILEGE (RHIP)

A. CO’s Wish or Desire – when the commanding officer, states, “I wish or I desire” rather than ‘I
order that you do so and s’ , this wish or desire has all the force of a direct order.
B. Use of the Word “Sir/Mam” – the word “Sir/Mam” is used in military conversation by a junior in
addressing a senior, and by all soldiers in addressing officers. It is used sparing as a sign of
respect and not unnecessary as sign of servility.
C. Precedence in Rank – precedence in rank is recognized in both official and social conduct among
officers and enlisted men. A male officer or enlisted men senior to a female officer or enlisted
woman, however, is expected to exercise the traits of a gentleman in situation when woman are
given preference.
 D. Command Channels – when a superior officer gives an order to a junior officer not under his
command customs require that he informs the Commanding Officer of the junior Officer
concerned of such action. The junior officer so ordered should immediately report the matter to
his CO. If he does not have time to do so, he will report at the first opportunity even if this be
after complying with the others,
E. ConversatiOn – a military man in the presence of his superinr does not rteal the show from the
latter. He talks less and li3ten more.
F. Use Of the Third Person – an ejlisted man talking to an of&icer should use the third pers/n but
his never done among officers regardless of rank& Among off)cer, the second pepson should be
used for instance, an officer saqs “Do you want this or thad Geleral?”
G. @rrival and Departure before the Commanding General Officer – generally, officers and enlisted
man should arrive ahead and depart later than the Commanding Officer in the place of duty.
H. The junior’s Place – the junior should be the left of the senior when talking, riding or driving
except when riding in a jeep where the senior is on the front seat.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE IN A POST:

It is a custom that newly – arrived officer shall be cordially received with his family to make their
arrival more pleasant and convenient. The adjutant usually introduced the newly arrived officer to the
Commanding Officer and at the first