This book covers the military doctrine that the Marine Corps proudly adheres to. In the course of bootcamp, MCT, and MOS school we are changed, molded, to become the fighting force we are today. During our time in the fleet we keep training to maintain a force of readiness. After our tour of duty, however long that may be, we bring our ethos out into the civilian world.…
What began as a friendly competition between the British Royal Marines and the 1927 4th Marine Regiment combat swim team would soon be the start of the United States Marine Corps’ most revered tradition. Marines today continue to feast with brothers-in-arms around a table, so that the Marines may celebrate victories, pay respects to the fallen, and toast to the success of the Corps; somewhere, in some unit, mess nights still occur, only not at Helicopter Marine Light Attack Squadron (HMLA-367). By practicing the Marine Corps’ rare formal tradition of mess nights, Marines at HMLA-367 will strengthen important concepts for unit function because mess nights increase morale, strengthen unit cohesion, and instill in Marines a sense of belonging.…
Since its official birth date, November 10, 1775, the United States Marine Corps has passionately and powerfully defended our nation’s interests on land and sea, and successfully protected the lives, property, and generic well being of its citizens as part of the United States Armed Forces. As the primary purpose and drive, the U.S. Marine Corps maintains Fleet Marine Forces of combined air and ground units to seize and defend advanced Naval bases, and for land operations that are carried out as part of a naval campaign. It develops the tactics, techniques, and equipment for amphibious landing operations. The orps provides detachments for service aboard warships and for the protection of naval bases and stations. It guards U.S. embassies, legations, and consulates in countries abroad. The corps also guards the White House, the annual presidential retreat at Camp David, as well as the U.S. Naval Academy. The Marine Corps also performs other duties as directed by the president, who ranks as the Commander in Chief.…
The Continental Marine Corps originated when Samuel Nicholas was commissioned to raise two battalions of Marines, resulting in blended traditions from the:…
Many traditions are practiced in the Marine Corps that pass down the legacy from one generation to another. Some of these traditions are antiquated, a waste of time and irrelevant and some are valuable to our espirit de corps that builds comradery. Whichever the case those that do not get practiced enough that do build that comradery need to be practiced more and the traditions that are a waste of time should no longer be practiced. Change of command ceremonies is a tradition that should be eliminated so that the time, resources and personnel utilized to make these ceremonies happen can be distributed to other areas in order to improve training quality, unit cohesiveness and overall unit readiness.…
NCOs still follow the traditions of the past. When a lance corporal gets promoted to a corporal he gets his blood stripe, which is a tradition that make them feel closer to the Marine Corp. They also get the right to use the NCO sword. From so many young Marines, I’ve heard the desire to be able to use the sword. Also the NCO belt for the dress blues is something most Marines can’t wait to earn. To some people (non-marines) these things may seem insignificant but they take pride and feel more a part of our Corps because we know the history of these traditions.…
MANY TIMES IN OUR MARINE CORPS CAREER WE WILL BE ENTRUSTED TO COMPLETE A MISSION OR ASSIGNMENT WITHOUT THE HELP OR SUPERVISION OF OTHER MARINES. IT IS TIMES LIKE THIS WHERE WE MUST STAND UP AND BECOME THE MARINE WHO HAS THESE QUALITIES, AND POSSESS THE ABILITY TO USE THEM TO EXECUTE THE MISSION SUCCESSFULLY.…
Although close order drill was implemented to successfully win on the battle field, as technology begins to evolve the reasoning changes to mostly conduct ceremonies. A Marine Corps tradition I think that should be practiced more in my unit is close order drill. I can promote participation by having guided discussions, having competitions among the marines and recommending them to participate in special ceremonies.…
I believe that the mission of the author, Victor H. Krulak, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.), in writing this book was to describe how vital the United States Marine Corps is to our nation and that through the extensive preparation and training we receive, we have become the leading fighting force on and off the battle field. The purpose of this book was to inspire readers about the Marine Corps and to explain stories about how different equipment came into the Corps and how we perfected them. The author’s goal was the educate readers based on his personal experiences and opinions about the Marine Corps livelihood, duty and history.…
In 1861, in the prime of the American Civil War, the Congressional Medal of Honor was created. This award was designed to give recognition to those fighting in the war. Since then, around 3,000 men and women have been presented this award. This prestigious award is presented to the recipient by the current president of the United States at the time and is formal event that takes place in the White House. The Medal of Honor is presented to those in the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and National Coast Guard. And in 1990, congress designated March 25th to be National Medal of Honor Day.…
As mentioned before, every single veteran should be honored, no matter how little or how much he or she has done. This means that the United States Marine Corp. Commandant should have the same honor as a Navy Engineer who has never seen a day of fighting. Here are a few ways that us Americans can honor those who serve our country. One way is to find a veteran in your community, and listen to their war time stories. You'll never know if a great American hero lives in your neighborhood if you don't ask. Another way, although less likely to happen nowadays, is if you ever see a homeless person with a sign saying that he or she was a veteran of some sort, go ahead and drop some loose change into their Spaghetti-O's can. One last way is to just send a simple letter to a soilder currently in Iraq or Afghanistan, to get the spirits up.…
In the United States Marine Corps, bearing is the root in which every service member practices in order to carry out good discipline and ethics throughout their military careers. Luckily for us, not only are we taught it at recruit training, there are Marine Corps Orders, our NCO creed, and even Professional academies just like the one we are attending today that give examples and guidelines on how we as Marines need to conduct ourselves.…
Marine Corps grooming standards are in place to conform Marines to a singular uniform look. They keep us from being too eccentric and while in Garrison they help us to keep a professional look about us at all times. They keep us from just “looking like everyone else,” and help us to stay a cut above the rest. The hair cut regulations are stated as an even fade from 0 to no more than 3” on the top of the head as long as the hair doesn’t interfere with any uniform article. There can be no eccentric designs or anything shaved into one’s head. For females the hair must be wrapped in a tight bun in the center of the back of the head not to exceed 3 inches from the scalp and be no wider than the width of one’s head. Females can wear bangs but they can’t fall into the line of sight and can’t affect the wearing of any headgear. For both male and female bleaches tints dyes are authorized as long as they give a natural appearance. No Marine will be required to shave his chest hair but it cannot protrude from the skivvy shirt collar or while in khakis. Marines must have a clean shave with the exception of a mustache which may not extend past the corners of the lips and must remain within the margin of the upper lip. Mustache hair when fully extended my not extend past half of an inch. Marines are allowed to have sideburns but they may not extend past the top of the upper orifice of the ear and may be no longer than one eighth of an inch. Hair may not be shaped in a “horse-shoe” on the head and no Mohawks are authorized. No Marine shall be required to shave their head with the exception of at basic training. Finger nails must be kept clean and may not interfere with regular duties; they may not extend past the finger tips either. Marines may not excessively pluck or remove eyebrows unless for a medical reason as prescribed by a doctor. All Marines are held to this even members of the Marine Corps reserve although reservists are authorized to wear wigs…
Marine Corps customs and courtesies are very important to the way the Marine Corps works. They are intended to reinforce discipline and the chain of command, showing how Marines will treat their superiors. They also enhance esprit de corps and unity. This is what makes the Marine Corps the brotherhood that it has become.…
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