Recent media reports have focused on the issue of discipline and education in the army. The interest in this issue derives in part from the public concern with military safety and in part from the different points of view concerning ethics between the public and soliders. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the different types of ethics preceptions that exist within the army, navy, and airforce. Forty-five people were sampled from the militaries using the Q-sort method. Three different perspectives have been identified: 1. Equity and justice oriented people hope that their contributions will be deserving of fair public treatment. 2. Honor and duty oriented people stress the impotance of legalism and a good image. 3. Rights and obligation oriented people believe that 'scapegostism' has caused a 'fake' climate in the military. Awareness of thesr different ethics perceptions could help improve both ethics education in the military as well as the quality of ethics overall.