MSD St. Paul Billet Alignment

Method: By reading MCWP 6-11 Leading Marines, answer and write an analysis on the objectives given per instruction.

After the Vietnam War ended, the Marine Corps’ main focus changed from broad scale operations, to being an Expeditionary Force in Readiness. Although this was no new role for the United States Marine Corps (USMC), there have been many changes in society, technology and tactics that affect how the Corps operates. However, over the last 36 years one thing has remained the same, and that is the role of the Marine Non Commissioned Officer (NCO). With the world changing ever so rapidly, the strong values and responsibilities of the Marine NCO are now, more than ever, necessary to carry out the operations being assigned to United States Marines. The role of the NCO is characterized by their

d. Command Climate/Sailorization. Petty Officer Bell displays unmatched personal dedication to his Sailors personal and professional development. As Assistant Command Managed Equal Opportunity/ CAT Member, he administered 12 hours of command quarter trainings and conducted 2 DEOMI surveys, correcting 8 discrepancies resulting in improvement of Command Equal Opportunity perception in the command. He is dedicated to the Sailor’s well-being, as Command Recreation Committee Treasurer, he managed 12 command fundraiser events, resulting in raising $5,000 in donations towards the command holiday party further enhancing camaraderie throughout the diverse

One critical advantage that I can easily associate this position with is the ability to equip officers with a wide range of skills, all of which are necessary to the success of an officer. Secondly, the position of a branch officer provides the officers with valuable opportunities to interact with officers with different specializations, which is critical to the development of essential leadership skills and the accumulation of vital information or knowledge to facilitate leadership later in one’s career. In addition, this position provides officers with an exceptional opportunity to develop essential skills in communication and teamwork (U.S. Army War College, 2012). One of the disadvantages associated with this position is the possibility of stagnation in one’s career, especially where such an officer does not develop a positive attitude toward the position, thus failing to recognize valuable opportunities for career development. Secondly, officer holding this position are likely to consider it to be a waste of their time, especially when the officers have careers that involve high level of specialization in technical fields and the officers are unable to identify key development areas to pursue. Thirdly, such positions could lead in high levels of inefficiency especially in situations where the officers are not motivated to work in those positions. Despite these disadvantages, I still look forward to holding the position of a branch immaterial position because I consider the advantages to be significantly outweighing the

-Exemplary Supervisor. Petty Officer Brickhouse led, trained, and qualified eight personnel in daily watch routine requirements. He maintained custody of 18 Electronic Key Management System line items during watch to watch turnover with zero discrepancies. Additionally, he earned the Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist designation and conducted training for three Sailors in Maintenance, Material, and Management (3M).

The MOL system has transformed how the Marine Corps functions in many different ways. The IS has allowed the organization as a whole to reduce waste and streamline the data it collects to a central location. Requirements of the system have always been present within the organization until recently has not been reasonably attainable with the amount of employees within the organization. The ultimate drive of the system is unit readiness and the unit readiness is easily quantifiable within the system because the commanders within the Marine Corps have instant access to the information required to gauge it. Unit readiness is the ability to leave at a moments notice when called upon by the president or congress to deploy to a war zone. The type and basic uses of the system are some of the most essential parts of the IS. Without the basic use of this system the Marine Corps as a whole would be at a loss without the use of it. In essence the application of this system has changed the business processes of the Marine Corps as a whole.

Officers are responsible for taking the mission statement and putting their Soldiers into the equation. The mission’s success rides on the officer along with the welfare, morale, and professional development. (Army, 2011).

For over 22 years, SFC Weems has served in the Kansas Army National Guard in military occupational specialty, 92Y - Unit Supply Specialist. Her career represents the spirt of Saint Martin. She has always put others before her own career. She is often recognized for her selfless service, devotion, and caring for others. This compliments her outstanding technical skills and accomplishments in the 92Y, Unit Supply Specialist field, and the Quartermaster Corps. SFC Weems is a must select for the Honorable Order of Saint Martin.

She assisted with reimaging 81 PCs to resolve security client applications issues, and another 30 PCs to complete clean up actions due to an electronic spillage occurrence. Her attention to detail conducting several walkthroughs of 8 LNSC spaces and organizing 13 DIVO records lead to a well-earned passing grade for the N8’s Department In The Spotlight (DITS) inspection. As N8 department Career Counselor, she was directly responsible for 6 career development boards resulting in 2 Sailors advancing in rank to Petty Officer Third Class.

2. Over the last several years, we have seen a move in the Coast Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leadership Roles from that of a technical expert to a leader who monitors, manages, and evaluates the readiness of their members to include training to meet Core Competencies. They ensure that their unit maintains 100% mobilization readiness at all times. This is evidenced by the implementation of the Senior Enlisted Reserve Advisor (SERA) billets. According to

help with the proper functioning of the boat or ship. They have specific duties in the operations

The WRD is limited by the bureaucratic nature of its supervising organization, the Marine Corps. Most current recommendations can only produce incremental change with a narrow scope. It appears there must be a larger transformation of the Marine Corps’ overall organizational culture and its ensuing bureaucracy before real change can be enacted in highly technical departments such as the WRD. While parties, such as a group of USC graduate students, may conduct research and produce recommendations, the current military culture does not appear amenable to or sincerely consider external analysis and input. Therefore, whenever possible, future research must focus around collaborating with Marine Corps commanders to establish and detail prospects

Currently program managers impose upon field commands artificial restrictions to serve in collateral duties. These artificial restrictions can limit the local command’s autonomy to assign the best qualified member to do the job thereby resulting in lower quality performance for that collateral duty. The Coast Guard needs to eliminate artificial restrictions imposed on field commands.

As the Company Gunnery Sergeant for VMF 214, my main responsibility is, to ensure that the strategies developed to improved command climate aboard VMF 214 are planned and executed properly to ensure maximum success. Communication among the SNCOs

Maritime Safety and Security Teams are active Coast Guard units that are specially trained to handle incidents that may occur in a port or other areas of U.S. controlled sea. They are trained to be able to augment regular coast guard units with law enforcement issues and they are able to be deployed to any location within 12 hours by air, land or sea. There are 8 of them located at different ports throughout the U.S. allowing them to effectively cover any area of the U.S. that is needed.