-- Led 9 divisions resulting in the transformation of 1,110 civilians into highly motivated and basically trained Sailors for duty in the Fleet. His superb leadership skills led to over 50 Sailors to become meritoriously advances for exceptional performance through all phases of training. - Diligent Assistant Command Duty Officer responsible for a 35-person watch team, accountable for 140-acre complex, encompassing 12 1,200-person barrack, and 27 support facilities. - Outstanding Battle Stations (BST)-21 Facilitator responsible for motivating and evaluating recruits through 17 comprehensive scenarios encompassing 14 hours. As the BST-21 Training Team Coordinator he flawlessly supervised, trained, evaluated, and mentored 61 facilitators. -
The Navy has had few leaders who completely transformed the service branch in its entirety. Hyman G. Rickover was one of those individuals. ADMIRAL RICKOVER REVOLUTIONIZED NAVAL WARFARE WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE NUCLEAR SUBMARINE, PROMOTED SAFETY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM, CHANGED THE CULTURE OF THE NAVY, AND WAS A TRANSFORMATIVE LEADER WITH UNIQUE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PERMANENTLY ALTERED THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY.
-He assisted in the line hauling 14 USMC AAV's totaling 756,000 lbs. for the USS Germantown, his efforts provided diverse expeditionary training opportunities that Marines needed to conduct dynamic, training evolutions necessary to maintain proficiency and operational readiness across the range of military operations, further improving the Marine Corps' ability to rapidly respond to contingencies throughout the region.
His team was the only team available that was fully trained and was always ready to go out and accomplish the mission. He was an example of the Mission First, can-do attitude by sacrificing his leave to help others when the Battalion needed a full honors team during block leave.
- As a member of the Wardroom Committee, he assisted in the management of a $7,000 budget, in addition to coordinating the acquisition and distribution of wardroom paraphernalia and gifts for senior leadership. As an active Wardroom Officer, he organized 12 hail and farewells and over 20 other Wardroom events, including All Officer Meetings and joint wardroom socials with the crews of vessels visiting Diego Garcia, helping to develop the professional knowledge and camaraderie of the Officer Corps.
He served 7 years as a naval officer and rose to the rank of Lieutenant.
Noncommissioned Officers are the backbone of the Marine Corps. Each leader is vastly different from the other. Some Marines enjoy being a corporal only because of the increase in rank and pay. A few become the tactless leaders junior Marines try to avoid. Fortunately, many others mature into Marines who strive to become the leader that other Marines wish to emulate. They know what it means to be a good leader. Those Marines have the traits of a leader; they get to know their Marines; and they adhere to a sound leadership style. This paper will discuss the story of Dakota L. Meyer, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Corporal of Marines during
In the book Turn the Ship Around, Captain L. David Marquet describes how he took the submarine, the USS Santa Fe, from “worst to first” in the United States fleet by transforming the leadership structure from “leader-follower” to “leader-leader.”
Over Homecoming Weekend I was given the honor and privilege to speak and listen to some of America’s greatest heroes. Distinguished servicemen and women from many of our wars, whom risk their own lives, took the time to discuss their experiences and what they learned translated into a very enlightening and imparted on me a perspective of leadership which many do not ponder. Although all the prominent members of the panels and discussion instilled in me a portrait of what it means to embody a good leader, General Peter Pace USMC retired, illustrated and exemplified everything a good officer and leader should. General Pace retired with over 40 years of service in the Marine Corps. Likewise, among his many other accolades he was the first Marine
The training began with a brief demonstration by JTF GTMO Trooper, Staff Sgt. Eric Boisvert, on how to effectively keep the integrity of the formation and move as a single element; the Soldiers performed blocks and attacks with their batons.
He was able uncover his true identity as a strong leader at war by performing his obligations no matter the
He was called to be the head of the Navy and then took that and hit the ground running. He built up the Navy to a world power. He believes that any nation
In April of 1941 he tried to enlist in the U.S. Army, but was rejected due to physical reasons. After he was strong again he was accepted to be in the U.S. Navy. He later became an intelligence officer in Washington D.C. and was later requested at sea in 1942 when the U.S. joined World War II. In March of 1943 he was given command of a patrol torpedo boat armed with many weapons. A few months later his boat was sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer and two of his crew were killed. him and six others held on to the other half of the boat that remained afloat. There were 6 other survivors in the nearby water. In a three hour struggle he managed to get his men to the floating wreck. Once it capsized, he ordered his men to swim to a small island about three miles away. Several days later he succeeded in having his men rescued.
During that summer he took many different back strengthening exercises, and in September he was accepted by the Navy. In March 1943, as a lieutenant he took command of a PT (torpedo) boat in the Solomon Islands. On the night of August 2, his boat was cruising west of New Georgia it was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He rallied the survivors and managed to get them to an island after being thrown across the deck onto his back. He then towed a wounded man three miles through a rough journey through different seas. He was a very brave man, for several days he risked his life repeatedly, swimming into dangerous waters hoping to find a rescue ship. He finally met up with two friendly islanders and sent them for aid with a message that he carved on a coconut. Back home he received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, and the Purple Heart, but his earlier back injury had been aggravated, and unfortunately he contracted malaria. After an operation on his back, he was discharged early in 1945.
He was always trying to better himself and he would always try to do the right thing. He did all his MCI's, went to the gym every day, and was always polite. When it came to doing the right thing, you could always count on him. He would always pick up trash (even if it wasnt his). If he was working and saw something that needed to be done, he would do it. If he saw another Marine slacking off or being a turd, he would correct that Marine. He was the ultimate rolemodle for junior Marines.
unit’s assigned mission while caring for personnel and property in their charge. A simple and direct chain of command