What are the virtues of Service Before Self?

• A. Courage, honesty, and transparency.
• B. Duty, loyalty, and respect.
• C. Duty, bravery, and integrity.
• D. Respect, trust, and accountability.

Answer: (B)

Service Before Self means putting the mission and fellow airmen ahead of personal interests. The virtues that best express this mindset are duty, loyalty, and respect. Duty is about fulfilling your obligations and performing tasks reliably, especially when it’s demanding. Loyalty means standing with your unit and the mission, supporting teammates, and maintaining unity even under pressure. Respect involves valuing others, following the chain of command, and treating people with dignity, which helps maintain discipline and teamwork.

These traits together create the comportment of Service Before Self by aligning actions with the mission and the group’s welfare. The other options mix traits that align more with other values or general character traits (like courage or integrity) and don’t map as directly to prioritizing service over self.