Personal Narrative: My Marine Corps Transformation

The Marine Corps. Demand alertness at all times. Building the Marine’s confidence and teaching them the attitudes of group loyalty and

SSgt Diaz, words cannot describe how much I agree with you on this post.  I believe one of the biggest issue in the Marine Corps is the ability to be humble.  From all levels, there are Marines who believe their way is right even if an idea that presented in front of them could ease a process or that is much safer. There has been countless times to where I have run into Marines who have this type of mentality and seeing the Marines they lead that are miserable and they want to get out of the Corps because of this.  We are all taught to have a sense of pride in what we do, but sometimes we must step back and see the big picture in order to fulfill the mission.  In order to do this, we must be humble and be willing to take the good, bad, and

It was the year of 2023 I just got out of San diego Marine corps Infantry training. I work with the L.A.V squad team. I shot the light machine gun on the top of are vehicle Some what known as a rifleman. We are the first to go into a war zone to check it out before we all go into fight.

Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to the Eagle Battalion’s 5th annual Military Ball. This program is something that has changed several people lives including myself. Most people who sign up for JROTC don't see how much it has change their life into they are viewed differently by people in their life. Each year, we succeed as a whole group and ; sharing our leadership skills with our friends and get to experience new positions each year. I’ve always want to be Battalion Commander but never would I have thought I would have grown to be the person I am today. There are some hard days where nothing would going right but I rely on my fellow cadets to help me get through it. But throughout the year and even now, I continue to grow as

The Corps makes leaders, that’s the Mission Statement. However, the Corps falls short of that goal. The policies which maintain that this institution builds free thinking leaders, breeds vexatious micromanagers. Outfits are losing their own identity and a sense of pride, and Cadets are not given the opportunity to grow as leaders in a Senior Military College; a college that produces more officers than any other school besides the Academies.

Earlier this week, Commandant General Robert B. Neller, the top-ranking Marine Corps officer testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss changes to measuring fitness in servicewomen. Currently, servicemen’s fitness is measured in body fat percentage, while servicewomen must stick to specific height-weight ratios. According to Neller, this is problematic because these standards often limit servicewomen’s ability to gain the necessary muscle mass they desire in order to perform more physically demanding jobs in the Corps. Since Gen. Neller has identified a necessary change to the Corps and is actively seeking to ameliorate it, he is exhibiting transformational leadership. Using a transformational leadership style is effective

++Achieving and maintaining combat readiness for a Marine infantry squad and equipment when selected over six peers to become active squad leader.

Leaders must implement a comprehensive “welcome plan” for new personnel. People reporting to the unit may feel marginalized and unwelcome, which leads to lack of inclusion and is not in alignment with the Commandant's "Duty to People" principle.

Overall, my extracurricular the most important thing I did while I was in high school, I joined this nation's Military when I was 17 years old. My experience in the Military has changed my life for the better, not for the benefits, but in the pride I feel to be able to be apart of something bigger than myself. Not only do I feel pride when I wear the uniform, but when my 8 year old brother tells me that he wants to be in the Army to make me proud. In a sense the Military made me put my head on straight and start to care about the important things. As I became more responsible and realized what the Military was trying to teach me and enrolled myself in an EMT Certification Course so that I have a chance to improve myself and others by serving

The past week was very informative, the Marine Corps Planning Process was a great experience for me. I had limited exposure to the entire process and only took part on the RFI’s process when information was needed for a maintenance requirement. During the processes I saw peers shine through the process and others take a limited roll. I completely understand why some of my peers took a limited role in the process, it was due to their limited experience. I really believe that I was in the middle when I came to participation, some items in the planning hit home while others I did not have much input. The most gratifying part for me was that I learned that I still got things to learn. I really admire Paige’s patient to put the group in the

One of the primary duties of a CMC is to assist and advise their principals of mission, morale, and well-being impacts of existing or proposed policy changes (Ref. (a)). CMCs strengthen the chain of command by keeping the command aware of existing or potential problems as well as procedures and practices which affect the mission, readiness, welfare and morale of the crew. CMCs are the sounding board for the commanding officer, acting as his or her senior enlisted advisor. If CMCs developed coaching as a skill, they could step into the role of an executive coach when needed. Executive coaching helps define vision, increases job satisfaction, and focuses on goal achievement. Using 360-degree feedback tools, questioning techniques and coaching skills, CMCs could help their principles improve their leadership abilities, identify and stay focused on long-term goals and improve day-to-day operations. Once trained, CMCs could use such models as Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Challenge (Ref. (e)) to help coach their principals into clarifying and strengthening their leadership philosophies and visions. They could also help principals interpret performance feedback such as Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) and Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS) and figure out the next steps to take toward creating a healthy command climate. CMC coaches could also provide emotional support for the process of change, bolstering the courage and resolve needed to initiate and

So what’s next?? Everyone has done an outstanding job of bringing 20 new members into our squadron this year. But we have fallen short on member retention. We all must realize that it is just as important to have current members renew their membership as it is to have new members join. I understand things happen; health issues; financial issues; family issues. These are all unavoidable circumstances. But what about those that don’t renew for other reasons? As your newly appointed commander, I would like to focus on three points pertaining to our next step: member retention. First, how member involvement tends to help retention. Second, why the personal benefits of membership is invaluable. And third, why appropriate

Readying this post took me back to my deployment. I remember on the nights I was down and out I would go out to the flight line with my headphones and just let the music get me through the night. Most of the time we knew when planes were coming down so id get out there a little early or on the nights I just wanted to get away from everybody. Most of the time I was going out early and sitting on the spot jamming out. I will say that it was soothing for me and helped me get past the home sick feeling. Also with all the crazy attacks we were under it gave me a chance to forget I was in a hostile area and get away from it all. The music let me think about what I wanted to do when I finally made it back home. I did a lot of thinking on my deployment

“The army teaches boys to think like men.” - Elvis Presley. currently go to a school near Mankato, Minnesota and very interested in going to the military after high school. My mother and father taught me to respect the military highly and when I was younger my mom brought me to the River Hills Mall in Mankato. We went to the Marine and Armed Forces recruiting centers to get autographs from everyone in a uniform so I’ve always admired the military since a young age.

My only brother is a Marine serving as a firefighter within the Marine Corp. He has been in the military for ten years. This will be his second time deploying. His first time was to Afghanistan, for eight months. Now, he has been assigned to go to Kuwait, in the Middle East for seven months. He will be separated from his wife, Chelsea, and his two children, Gemma and Genevieve.