We prepare cadets who have high moral standards, a love of God and country, and a sense of duty, honor, loyalty, and courage. It is for this reason that character development is so important at Valley Forge.

"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - GEN H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Class of 1952.

Personal Values
Our commitment to the development of personal values and character is exemplified in many ways, including:

• The Valley Forge Honor Code, in which all cadets promise not to lie, cheat, or steal…or tolerate those who do
• The Valley Forge Honor System, which requires cadets to live according to high moral and social expectations enforced by their peers in the Cadet Honor Council
• The Cadet Resolution, in which students commit to achieving honorable success in their future professions and to becoming citizens of the highest integrity within their communities
• Required attendance at nondenominational Sunday chapel services and weekly evening vespers services
• Active religious fellowship groups representing a wide range of religious beliefs
• Community service projects that involve the entire Corps of Cadets - including Community Service Day
• A Cadet Achievement Center for realizing cadets' academic potential, and providing counseling and assistance in resolving personal and group social issues.

FORGE FACTS
Valley Forge features a nationally-recognized character development program that welcomes leading educators, philosophers, business leaders, scientists, and authors to speak to our students about components of character development. The program highlights a different value (i.e. respect, courage, honesty) each month and allows cadets to explore the topic through chapel sermons, guest lectures, and interactive learning experiences such as role-playing, video application, and small-group discussion in the monthly seminars.