Ranger's Creed 2nd edition
Recognizing that I volunteered as a KI student, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession (KI is a profession, isn't it?), I will always endeavour to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of my KI CLASS, mostly by reading big thick books with repapered covers in front of the GP masses.
Acknowledging the fact that a KI student is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air (meaning from all directions, by all means for the unenlightened), I accept the fact that as a KI student my country (country!) expects me to move farther, faster and fight harder than any other soldier. All this means is that we are expected to become politically/scientifically useful in the near future and eventually come to dominate the economy.
Never shall I fail my comrades, teachers or otherwise. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong (pffft!) and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be. Moral straightness can be weighed on different yardsticks, especially when it concerns the relativist point of view, but we shall not discuss that here because it will ruin the pretty oath. One-hundred-percent and then some. (I like this phrase.)
Gallantly I will show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained soldier, mostly by not eating the monkeys on display in the zoo. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow, and the arsenal in my pencilbox the envy of all.
Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country -- the legions of ignorance! I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am BETTER TRAINED and will fight with all my might. (And then some.) Surrender is not a KI-student word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country, perhaps by eating the monkeys on display in the zoo.
Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude (I love this phrase.) required to fight on to attain the KI nirvana and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor.
Acknowledging the fact that a KI student is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air (meaning from all directions, by all means for the unenlightened), I accept the fact that as a KI student my country (country!) expects me to move farther, faster and fight harder than any other soldier. All this means is that we are expected to become politically/scientifically useful in the near future and eventually come to dominate the economy.
Never shall I fail my comrades, teachers or otherwise. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong (pffft!) and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be. Moral straightness can be weighed on different yardsticks, especially when it concerns the relativist point of view, but we shall not discuss that here because it will ruin the pretty oath. One-hundred-percent and then some. (I like this phrase.)
Gallantly I will show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained soldier, mostly by not eating the monkeys on display in the zoo. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow, and the arsenal in my pencilbox the envy of all.
Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country -- the legions of ignorance! I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am BETTER TRAINED and will fight with all my might. (And then some.) Surrender is not a KI-student word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country, perhaps by eating the monkeys on display in the zoo.
Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude (I love this phrase.) required to fight on to attain the KI nirvana and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor.
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