國防部為落實憲政民主精神與制度，經審慎研究後，決定將軍人五大信念—「主義、領袖、國家、責任、榮譽」的綱目，自96年7月1日貣正式調整為「國家、責任、榮譽」。實際上，此一調整過程歷經多年爭議與研討而才予以定案，此一調整既不違背五大信念的當初意涵，也符合世界民主自由國家軍人的核心價值觀，更可以體現國軍服膺憲法與軍隊國家化的一貫立場。但調整原有的三大信念，更應與時俱進了解美軍目前基本信念之所在。即是必頇理解三大信念只是美國陸軍核心價值觀的一部份，而且其他軍種都有其各自的核心價值觀，不傴是透過其基礎軍事院校進行教育傳遞，也是運用生活的方式培養。因此，了解美國三軍官校的價值觀教育是必要的，其藉由價值觀教育培有軍人基本信念，殊值國軍實施價值觀教育之參考與借鏡。

Since 1 July 2007, the soldiers’ five fundamental beliefs--three principles of the people, leader, country, duty, and honor--have been adjusted to the three fundamental beliefs-- country, duty, and honor, after the deliberate research and studies from the Department of National Defense, to realize the spirits and institutions of the constitution. In fact, the adjustment has been a long debating process for decades, and has reached the final goal. It is not against the original implications of the five fundamental beliefs, and it accords with the soldiers’ core values in the democratic countries of the free world, all the more, it realizes the longstanding position of the Armed Forces in submitting itself to the constitution and the nationalization. It should be continually noted the fundamental beliefs of the American soldiers in the present time while processing the adjustment. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the core values education in the three US Military Academies-the Military Academy, Naval Academy, and Air Forces Academy, for referencing and modeling in the enforcement of our core value education.