The Gunnery

only portray the positive stigma of war instead of showing the negatives and dark part of it. My favorite scene of the movie was from the opening of the film to the first meeting between the U.S Marine Corps recruits and the senior drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The reason I enjoyed the beginning scene is because it had a lot of dark comedy where he was hazing the recruits. The first time I saw this scene

Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer. Upon completion of Advanced Individual Training he then deployed less than 1 month as a Force OPS Crew Member with C 3/43 ADA. He then certified on the AMG basic and intermediate gunnery certification. He then was able to complete advance gunnery tables in Qatar on the AMG. SSG Miller returned to the states and then PCS’d to HQ/A 3-6 ADA. SSG Miller then served with 3-6 ADA as a PCOFT/POMT/RT3 Operator from 2008-2011. SSG Miller received numerous awards for soldier

strategies, and the role of the gunnery sergeant’s importance in the execution of the Commander’s leadership philosophy for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. We feel that the command climate at this unit is good. The three strategies that we will use to discuss this will be communication, training and leadership and how important they are in order to establish an effective and productive environment. We will also discuss how the gunnery sergeant’s important role

weakness, but through mental toughness ingrained in to every Marine’s inner fiber, one can have victory and prove the world wrong. The leadership shown in this book should be imitated by those who wish to give their all in service to Corps and country. Gunnery Sergeant Mike Popaditch is what one might call a typical Jarhead. Loud, stubborn, and arrogant. He served as a Tank Commander in the Iraq War. His face has been shown in a viral image from 2003, smoking a cigar with a grin on his face from the top

needed something from me. I hadn’t done anything wrong, at least I didn’t think I did, so I went to go meet with First Sergeant. Not only was I there but so was a fellow Marine and the Company Gunnery Sergeant. At least then I knew I wasn’t in trouble because usually it would be just me. The Company Gunnery Sergeant then proceeded to explain that the Company Training NCO needed to be replaced and that the fellow Marine and I were brought in as choices because of our hard work. I was surprised, already

Get rid of them! Finally! After a strenuous six years in a commissioning program I am observing my dream to serve as an officer in the operating forces come to fruition. Directly after graduating from my Military Occupational Specialty School in February 2014, I am assigned as the Supply Officer for Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, Cherry Point, NC. I arrive at my first duty station and I am informed that the unit is deploying to Afghanistan in three weeks and I will be remaining behind to manage

One of the hardest leadership challenges that I have had to face was moving from Airborne Infantry to Mechanized Infantry. I have served in many positions throughout my years in the military, but it concerned me that my lack of knowledge on any type of platform would make me an ineffective leader. The purpose of this paper is to explain the challenges I faced going from Airborne Infantry to Mechanized Infantry and realizing that not all units were made equal in the Army. I joined the Army in July

opinion. Instead of teaching Marines straight out of boot camp, I am in charge of mentoring, challenging, educating, and training Sergeants, Staff Sergeants, and Gunnery Sergeants. There is already a huge experience gap between the two. The amount of information I can learn from each of the students at the SNCO Academy is endless. As a young Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps, I look at this as the best opportunity for myself to grow as a person and leader. I can learn from each course and at the same

United States Army Recruiter and women. We always talked about women and the army but a lot about ladies. He liked for me to tell him about my time in Germany and the places I went and the different people. One time in the field when we was shooting Gunnery and I had to ask him why was it so

would make bad decisions in combat due to the micromanagement in the company and the Commander does not listen to recommendation from unit leaders. h. Soldiers have concerns about the upcoming gunnery. Some of the E-4’s will be tank commanders. Some feel that they may not get the mentorship needed before gunnery. i. Leaders in the company feel the Commander is a weak leader. He talks to leaders for hours about things they already know about. He delegates everything to the XO and PL’s. “What does he