Secular Cadet by Anonymous

We, the warriors in pursuit of excellence, band together in sincerity and truth.

May our philosophy be filled with power, and may we connect authentically.

May we strengthen and increase our admiration for honest dealings and clear thinking, and may our hatred of hypocrisy and pretense never diminish.

May we inspire each other in our endeavors to live above the common level of life.

May we strengthen each other to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and be content with half‑truth even when the whole cannot be achieved.

May we endow each other with courage born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy; may it scorn compromising with vice and injustice, and know no fear when truth and right are in jeopardy.

May we guard each other against flippancy and irreverence in the sacred things of life.

May we grant each other new ties of friendship and new opportunities for leadership or service.

May we kindle our hearts in fellowship with those who bear a cheerful countenance, and soften them with sympathy for those who sorrow and suffer.

May we help each other to maintain honor untarnished and unsullied, and to show forth in our lives the ideals we learned while doing our duty.

All of which we ask in the names of those before us, of those who stand today, and of those who are yet to rise.