Summary: A Way To Mentor Mariness

Cpl Wood, S.H. Page 1 Quarterly Book Report 20141217 Once Marine The book Once a Marine by Nick Popaditch with Mike Steere is a story of courage in the battlefield, commitment to ones brothers in arms, and overcoming in seemingly overwhelming circumstances. It outlines how quickly one can go from strength to weakness, but through mental toughness ingrained in to every Marine’s inner fiber, one can have victory and prove the world wrong.

The U.S. Marine Corps. Socialize their recruits through boot camp. In boot camp Marine’s are taught to command others with higher rank and proper authority. Physical training, weapon training, and drills are the main elements of training. During boot camp the marine is taught the main purpose is to

High morale gives the Marine a feeling of confidence and well-being that enables them to face hardship with courage, endurance, and determination.6

Nathanial Flick was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1997. He joined the Marine Corps in 1993 where he served for ten years after completing his junior year of school Dartmouth at College. During his term he whole heartedly fought in both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars where he held the positions of Weapons Platoon Commander of the First Battalion, and First Marines and the Second Platoon Commander of the First Reconnaissance Battalion. Beginning at the officer candidate school, Nathanial Flick relied heavily on my patrol logbooks, daily journals, frequent letters home, official histories and recollections of his fellow Marines. With those, he would bring together the series of events that would trigger the writing of his autobiography “One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine officer.”

So my brother went through some marine boot camp in california and from the years he was apart of the training, he taught me some survival stuff, how to defend yourself basic stuff. When I was in high school I remember I used to see marines come during lunch time and talk to some people. They had some free bottles and keychains little trinkets. Just to come talk about what they are doing for training. Just last year I know a friend that was in Boy Scout, and he became an Eagle Scout.

Today I would like to talk about JROTC and how it has come about in these many years it has been around and what it is meant to do for the youth of America.

The United States Marine Corps plays a vital role in most wars and uses their strategies to ensure victory. Mox said, “Oh, wow! That this is real; it’s not a game. And we’re gonna have to watch out back sides and take care of everybody. After you’d been there awhile, there was many times. At least there was a sense that it was the enemy. If one of your own guys got hit – and that was the sad part about it. I liked the way the Marine Corps did the training, because it was more of a close knit team. But when somebody got hurt or killed, you knew them. ” (Mox). Mox joined the Marines because of his cousin, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor. He wanted to have the same experiences, that had been talked highly about to him for years. While

The Marines gave me the discipline I was looking for and more. Boot Camp for the Marines is 12 weeks long were you have no contact with the outside world no phones, watches, or TV. The Marines gave me a purpose and commodity that I have never experience before or since. Being a Marine is a title that is earned and not one that is given to you, one has to give their your all to achieve it.

To be early, is to be on time, to be on time, is to be late, and to be late, is out of the question. Being able to adhere to a given deadline in a group situation, demonstrates responsibility, time management, group cohesion, and progress. However, being that a group is a collection of individuals with separate lives, there are times when members of the group may be experiencing extenuating circumstances preventing the group from completing a task on time. In such a scenario, communication within the chain of command is essential. Failing to communicate problems that may arise, and inhibit group progression towards a task will result in failure to communicate the task, group division, distrust between the chain of command and the group,

Recognizing Marines who in the face of difficult decisions exhibit the courage to face the situation and exert a positive outcome has positive effects on the unit. The situation surrounding Sergeant Mitchell illustrates how rewarding an individual can have a positive effect on a unit. Lance Corporal Bowers could have continued past Sergeant Mitchell’s door; however, Lance Corporal Bowers acquired enough courage to face a sergeant, outside of his section, to prevent the possible loss of a Marine. Lance Corporal Bowers’ leadership chose to recognize him for his actions in front of the entire unit and afterwards had a genuine discussion about suicide and suicide attempts. Over the next few months, Marines from private to chief warrant officer chose to talk to their leadership about suicidal thoughts they were dealing with. When asked why they came forward, the consensus among these Marines was the leadership genuinely cared and would not jeopardize their career over how they were

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.

13.4443° N, 144.7937° E are coordinates to an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Guam, is the place I called home for four years, while my mom served as a Navy Nurse. I grew up playing on Gab Gab beach, while the USS Kitty Hawk was docked at Kilo Wharf. I remember exploring the jungles and finding old Japanese artillery guns and buildings that dated back to WWII. I stood on both Asan and Agat Beaches. Marines landed on these same beaches seventy two years ago to liberate Guam and defend America’s freedom. Without those Marines I wouldn’t have had the privilege to live on Guam. Their legacy has inspired me to follow in their footsteps. Becoming a Marine Corps Officer will be challenging, but that hasn’t dampened my ambitions. Instead,

November 10th 1775, the United States Marine Corps was born in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The most elite military branch was founded in a bar! Since then the Marine Corps has done two things; ake Marines, and win battles. Today, the Marine Corps boot camp training program is among the most difficult, 13 week transformation to turn young, proud American men and women into elite warriors. Along with being the most difficult boot camp, the Marines is the only branch of the military that you have to earn the title, to be called a United States Marine. Once you graduate and survive the basic training, no other branch can say, “I am a Marine”. It does not work with the Army, Navy, or Air Force. There is a significate

So my brother went through some marine boot camp in California and from the years he was a part of the training, he taught me some survival stuff, how to defend yourself basic stuff. When I was in high school I remember I used to see marines come during lunch time and talk to some people. They had some free bottles and keychains little trinkets. Just to come talk about what they are doing for training. Just last year I kne4w a friend that was in Boy Scout, and he became an Eagle Scout.

I joined the Marine Corps looking for a challenge. I wanted to open doors for a new career and longed to have a positive impact on the world around me. Looking back five years later, I realize I found all that I originally sought, but I’ve also found something profoundly satisfying and meaningful that I never knew I was missing.