With reverance for God and country and being ever mindful of the glorious traditions of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard;

our duty to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;

our responsibility to aid in maintaining adequate defense for our beloved country;

our desire to assist in obtaining the best type of personnel for our Sea Services;

our interest in the welfare of those who served and are now serving;

our devotion to our Shipmates in good fortune or distress;

our reverence for the memory of our departed Shipmates;

we associate ourselves together and declare this to be the Preamble to the Constitution of the Fleet Reserve Association.