Royal Household

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

I sat down with a former Grunt Sergeant, Jake Stone, on a calm, sunny, Saturday November morning, to ask about his experience in the Marine Corps. Mr. Stone is a rather frail looking man in a wheelchair that you can tell used to be a powerful man despite his age which is approaching late seventies. I learned a lot from him. For example, Mr. Stone was a training officer during the Vietnam War. He was stationed in California teaching hand to hand combat, bayonets, pistols, rifles, hand grenades, flamethrowers

Marine Online (MOL) is a computer based information system that is used throughout the Marine Corps. In the Marine Corps, this system enables all military and some civilian personnel the capability to access their electronic personal record which retrieves information from Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS). According to Onley (2005), “MCTFS is the only fully integrated personnel and pay system supporting active and reserve forces within the Department of Defense (DOD)” (p. 1). Due to the

Greetings, I am Dexter Bolding I recently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University, Dominguez Hills. Prior to this, I spent nearly two decades in the United States Marine Corps. In the Marines I had an opportunity to manage at different levels, which included the managing of a thirty-three Marine Aircraft Firefighting Section, managing a five man Marine Corps Recruiting Office, culminating in me spending the last seven years directing the Marine Corps Substance

Since the birth of our nation, the steady performance of the Marine Corps in fighting America’s battles has made it the very symbol of military excellence. The Corps has come to be recognized worldwide as elite fighting forces, renowned for their physical endurance, for their high level of obedience, and for their fierce pride they take in, as individuals, in the capacity for self- discipline. The reasons for their high repute however go much deeper.” – Clare Booth Luce First to Fight is a essential

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

General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the five characteristics that enable Marines to overcome fear. Central Idea: There are five characteristics of the Marine Corps that help Marines overcome fears. Introduction: Many Marines do not like to admit when they are scared. Some don’t ever show emotion. But everyone gets scared at some point in their life. It could be something as simple as getting a passing grade on a test or assignment. It could be as extreme

The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/usmc/strategic_corporal.htm "The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War" Marines Magazine, January 1999 by Gen. Charles C. Krulak Operation Absolute Agility 0611: The African sun had just risen above the hills surrounding the sprawling city and sent its already dazzling rays streaming into the dusty alleyway. Corporal Hernandez felt the sun on his face and knew that today would, again

Systems Evaluation Name CIS/207 Date Instructor Systems Evaluation One of the most prevalent and effective systems used within the Marine Corps is the human resources system known as Marine Online (MOL). MOL was created to track Marines annual training, allow special requests such as leave, liberty, temporary duty assignments, personal time away from duty. MOL also gives Marines the ability to track carrier progression through annual reporting and rewards that are posted. The system includes

From the time when the first English colonies were established in North America until now, there has been some form of armed fighting force in place to protect the interests of the United States and its colonial progenitors. During the roughly four centuries in which this fighting force has existed, it has undergone numerous changes of varying degrees of significance. Technological advances have changed the nature of both defensive and offensive warfare, political advances have changed the nature