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- Discuss. Discuss the issue with the violator. Determine if it is willful misconduct or just
a mistake. Attempt to reason with the violator to allow them to correct themselves. In
some cases, you may want to enlist your friends and fellow cadets to assist in this
process.

- Seek assistance. You can seek assistance from your Company Honor & Respect
Education Officer (“Crow”) on a non-attribution basis. The Crow can advise you on
different possible approaches and may be able to directly assist you.

- Report. Should other methods to mitigate the violation fail, then a cadet has no
alternative but to report the violation to:
o Any Honor Council members
o Company Honor and Respect Education Officer.
o TAC or Commandant’s Staff member
o Honor Council Sponsor

Remember. By dissuading your peers from committing an Honor Violation or reporting
violations quickly, you may be saving a fellow cadet from serious consequences up to, and
including, dismissal or expulsion from MMI.

2.5 Entrapment and Self-Incrimination

No cadet or member of the MMI faculty or staff will employ the Honor Code in such a manner
as to entrap or force a cadet into an admission of guilt. Cadets in doubt as to the interpretation of
any specific requirement of the Honor Code or its application in a particular circumstance are to
seek clarification from a Cadet Honor Council member or Company Honor Education Officer.

2.6 Honor Council Leadership Responsibilities

A staff/faculty member will be appointed to serve as both a mentor and a sponsor to the Cadet
Honor Council. Although the Commandant of Cadets assumes responsibility for the Honor
Program, the Honor Council sponsor is entrusted with the routine operations of the Honor
Council. Questions about the Honor Council should be addressed to the Commandant of Cadets
or the Honor Council sponsor.

2.7 Honor Code Violations

While the Honor Council ultimately reviews violations of the Honor Code, reporting of
violations follows one of two paths. Accusations of academic cheating are initially reported to
the Chief Instructional Officer (CIO) whereas accusations of lying or stealing are reported to the
Commandant of Cadets. The investigation of accusations and subsequent disciplinary action
follow procedures outlined at the following links.

(link to Academic Integrity Policy)

(link to Honor Council Procedure SOP)

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