Emotional Stability As Leader Parent (Marines)

Since 1775, the United States Marine Corps has continuously dealt with irregular warfare in many conflicts around the globe. This irregular warfare has been fought via many activities, all of which involved our 14 leadership traits. The most prominent leadership traits used to combat irregular warfare are knowledge, judgement, and decisiveness, all of which are necessary for mission accomplishment.

I believe a leader has many things to describe them. They have many characteristics, for example the 14 leadership traits. J.J.D.I.D.T.I.E.B.U.C.K.L.E. I’ll write them in my own words and what they mean to me. I believe the LT judgment is the ability to weigh the starting, midway, and outcome of any decision and decide which would be best for his junior marines, which way would be able to incorporate the strength of his marines, be open for other suggestions too because there are so many angles that a situation can be looked at and you might miss something when someone might see it, and most of all be able to carry out the mission the most successful way possible. Next is justice, I believe that justice is a good thing to have when it’s

The most challenging aspect I have found about being a leader and Soldier in the Army is finding balance between Army life and life outside of my career. As a father and a husband, I have to consciously make time for the other factors in my life. Since I have spent an average of my adult life more at work than at home, whether deployed or in garrison, I have formed lasting bonds with peers, superiors and subordinates alike. It is a delicate balance to ensure that I am creating similar bonds with my 10 and 16 year old boys, who live with their mother, while continuously strengthening my bond with my wife. Although this balance remains a challenge, I have found that by anticipating various reactions to my words and actions that I am choosing to say what I actually mean. That simple process has positive impacts on my continuing effort to build resiliency. I also make it a point to “hunt the good stuff” and focus on the positive aspects of my life rather than the things that cause me to stress. I find that positive communication and exercise are also good releases for me and helps me to feel less overwhelmed.

NonCommissioned Officers are the backbone of the Marine Corps.   Each leader is very 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 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 and they get to know their Marines

Leading Marines is the greatest resource that I have come across so far for guidance and motivation in becoming a leader of Marines. In one neat sentence located in the forward, we are given everything that sums up what is expected of future leaders of Marines: "Our actions as Marines every day must embody the legacy of those who went before us." Marines have a great expectation to live up to, and as commissioned officers we must absolutely carry on the tradition of excellent leadership that has come before us. This leadership comes in many forms under many different conditions. As there are no two people who are exactly alike, there is no single way to lead. Leadership is learned not born; one must utilize personal traits and experiences

Leadership development in the military is critical to its mission and objectives. Understanding and embracing leadership will foster an agile culture and facilitate attainment of strategic goals. People desire quality leadership to assist with achieving their goals, albeit personal or professional development. Having a clear vision and the motivation to perform at high-levels influences others to work synergistically together to achieve organizational goals. Insomuch, employees value being treated respectfully, fairly, and ethically. Leaders serve people best when they help them develop their own initiative and good judgment, enable them to grow, and help them become better contributors.

This is where a Recruit learns for the first time the amount of disciple that is expected from a Marine. All Recruits are taught exactly the same from MCO P 5060.2 to keep consistency.3 Once a Recruit has completed Recruit training, and has then earned the title Marine, the Marine is then sent on to MOS training. Once the Marine arrives at the next training the Marine maybe come in charge of fellow Marines of the same rank or subordinate rank. Once in this position the Marine will have to show confidence in leading fellow Marines. Discipline is not only expected from a Marine’s superiors. Both superiors and subordinates alike expect confidence from a Marine in a leadership position. One of the best ways of building confidante in a new Marine is by putting the Marine in front of other Marines to conduct closer order drill, and give commands. Once a Marine has gained the confidence to lead a small unit the Marine is then ready to take charge of a larger unit. This also leads to confidence in other aspects of a Marines

that leaders must rely on, when leading their Marines against Irregular threats. Leaders developing these traits in

As a junior enlisted Soldier I was lucky to have good NCO’s teaching and mentoring my peers and me. This gave me the motivation to become a strong leader. What does a strong leader look like? I believe it to be someone who is competent, confident, and trustworthy to name a few attributes. I learned as a junior NCO that if you don’t have the trust of your subordinates, you won’t be able to lead. This proved to be a valuable lesson which I still apply as a Warrant Officer.

Is there a way to practice leading Marines? Is it possible to build confidence in your ability to lead Marines? Can you do both while instilling discipline in your junior Marines? How can you bring your unit closer together? All of this can be accomplished by implementing Close Order Drill beyond graduation from Recruit Training, Marine leaders will build confidence, practice their leadership abilities and promote unit cohesion all while instilling discipline in their junior Marines.

Leadership, according to the Army doctrine, represents individuals’ ability to influence people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization (“Leadership” FM 6-22). However, the varying characteristics of individuals that the Army attracts may instill this doctrine in many different ways, leading to different representations of leadership. Some individuals choose to lead their subordinate in a stern matter, only displaying matured emotions and a “tough-loving” attitude to guide them in the right direction. Others

During the first nine years of my military career, I spent the majority of my effort on learning how to fly airplanes and execute missions effectively and efficiently. It was during this time I completed my first two overseas deployments, and the opportunity to lead generally presented itself through one on one encounters with sailors or younger pilots. The only formal leadership training I received was very basic, and did not touch on leadership theory. My introduction to leadership education truly began when I enrolled in the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College Distance Education Program (USMC CSCDEP). I finished the USMC CSC and began the Master of Arts in Administrative Leadership (MAAL) program shortly after beginning my first true leadership position in the Navy. Assigned as the Assistant Officer in Charge to a forward deployed detachment of C-2 Greyhound aircraft in Atsugi, Japan, I quickly began to apply many of the concepts I studied during CSC. I was very junior in rank to be in an executive leadership position, because our unit was smaller than the others in the Carrier Air Wing. The detachment was part of a larger Air Wing, comprised of six other squadrons, all with Commanders and Executive Officers with a higher rank, and more experience than that of myself and the Officer in Charge of our unit. The Air Wing commander, however, realized that the leadership positions came with the same demands as any other command position, and therefore

1     What are the Marine Corps' leadership traits?     Judgment, Justice, Decisiveness, Integrity, Discipline, Tact, Initiative, Enthusiasm, Bearing, Unselfishness, Courage, Knowledge, Loyalty, Endurance

One of the same characteristics that came up for the leadership influences that I have experienced in my career is support whether it is personal or professional support. An example of the support I received in regards to my family, when I was stationed at District Nine Office of Law of Enforcement I was going through a divorce with two small children. Both boys, over a year time span, were continuously ill one with chest issues and one with strep throat. I was using a lot of leave and their father, also a Coast Guardsmen, was not helping with taking days

The military is the first time that I’ve been directly or indirectly in charge of individuals. I came in to the military later than most individuals, but not necessarily for military intelligence. I joined when I was twenty-three, after I had graduated college and worked for approximately a year. Due to joining a little later, I, hopefully, was a little more mature than the standard eighteen-year-old soldier. The standard leadership style for Noncommissioned Officers, NCOs, in Training and Doctrine Command environments, specifically Initial Entry Training, IET, platoon sergeants and especially drill sergeants, is direct and highly aggressive micromanagement. I absolutely