PREAMBLE

OF THE
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS

OF THE
FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY ASSOCIATES

For God and Country, we, the FBI National Academy Associates,
associate ourselves together for the following purposes;

To uphold and defend the Constitution of our respective
country. To protect our country from any and all enemies,
whether foreign or domestic. To promote training programs
in the various duly constituted law enforcement agencies

; within our country, giving to the members thereof the benefit

J3 of our training received at the FBI National Academy. To

cooperate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in every
way possible. To use and encourage the use of the facilities
of the Bureau available to all Law Enforcement agencies. To
perpetuate the memory of our Association with the members of
our class, associates, and faculty, and to encourage attendance
at all Retraining Sessions. To encourage and assist in the
enlightenment and education of the general public. To cooperate
with all duly constituted law enforcement agencies and officers,
and the general public, in all matters of mutual interest, and
particularly, the exchange and dissemination of ideas and infor-
mation; the detection and prevention of crime and the apprehen-
sion of criminals; to strive for the highest degree of respect
for law and order and the maintenance thereof; and

To these ends, we pledge to always conduct ourselves in a
manner that will lend strength, dignity and credit to the
profession of law enforcement.