I. Topic IntroductionThe United States Navy is full of rich history, traditions, and excellent sailors. To be successful, sailors must overcome challenges and obstacles throughout their careers. Although some challenges are easier to overcome than others, cheating is an obstacle that seems to be prevalent among junior officers. Over the past five years, cases of cheating have been reported at an unprecedented frequency in the Navy. Although all enlisted and commissioned Sailors face this ethical dilemma, it is important to understand how junior officers must meet this challenge head on. They need to make it a point to stop cheating, because if they don't, the situation will only get worse. The word cheat is defined as “breaking a rule or law, usually to gain an advantage in something; breaking the rules dishonestly; a dishonest person; practice fraud or deception; being sexually unfaithful” (Cheat, Merriam-Webster). Based on this definition, the following actions are considered cheating: copying information from others to advance, falsifying logs and/or records, lying, distributing test answers, adultery, stealing, and any act who consciously deceives. When a sailor is involved in one of these instances, his or her character, integrity, and ethics are called into question. It is never morally right for citizens, much less members of the Navy, to cheat or tolerate cheating in the United States Navy. Junior officers range from ensign to lieutenant commander, O-1 to O-4. During the first ten years of their career, junior officers will make thousands of decisions. For this reason, an important part of their duty is to understand that all of their decisions must be made with the highest level of integrity and ethics. Although a certain situation...... middle of paper......investigation. Full details have not yet been made public. References Merriam-Webster. "Cheat." Merriam-Webster, nd Web. February 6, 2014. Cloud, David. “Navy Investigates Its Own Cheating Scandal.” Navy Times. Np, February 4, 2014. Web. February 17, 2014. Fellman, Sam. "Navy Fires Top Hospital Ship Officer, Says He Lied on PFA." Navy Times. Np, September 12, 2013. Web. February 4, 2014.Greenert, Admiral Jonathan and Richardson, Admiral John. “Transcript of press briefing on Navy investigation into allegations of cheating at Nuke Reactor School.” US Navy. The Pentagon, Washington DC, February 4, 2014. Press conference. Faram, Mark. “Squadron commander fired after investigation into records.” Navy Times. Np, April 17, 2012. Web. February 4, 2014. Myers, Meghann. “Report: Pilot error, training deficit caused plane crash. » Navy Times. Np, March 14, 2014. Web. March 7. 2014.