But these //are some /of the things they do: //
They build //your basic character. //
They mold you /for your future roles /as the custodians /of the nation's defense. //
They make you //strong enough /to know when you are weak，//
and brave enough /to face yourself /when /you are afraid. //
They teach you //to be proud /and unbending
/in honest failure，//
but humble /and gentle /in success; //
not to substitute /words for actions，//
not to seek the path /of comfort，//
but to face the stress /and spur /of difficulty /and challenge;
to learn /to stand up in the storm //but to have compassion /on those who fall; /
to master yourself /before you seek to master others; //
to have a heart /that is clean，//a goal /that is high; //
to learn to laugh，//yet never forget how to weep; //
to reach into the future //yet never neglect the past; ///
to be serious //yet never to take yourself too seriously; //
to be modest //so that you will remember /the simplicity /of true greatness，//
the open mind /of true wisdom，/
the meekness /of true strength. //
They give you //a temper of the will，//
a quality //of the imagination，//
a vigor //of the emotions，//
a freshness //of the deep springs of life，//
a temperamental /predominance //of courage over timidity，//
of an appetite for adventure /over love of ease. //
They create in your heart //the sense of wonder，//
the unfailing hope /of what next，//
and the joy /and inspiration of life. ///
They teach you /in this way /to be /an officer /and /a gentleman. ///
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