“PLATOON… DISMISSED!” said the platoon sergeant. Without skipping a heart beat a platoon of 45 marines responded “DISMISSED‚ I SIR!” They all took one step back‚ they smartly raised their right arms with elbows at a 45 degree bend‚ their fingers joined and aligned to the tip of their cover rendering a salute. The platoon sergeant saluted the platoon back and returned his arm back to his side. In unison the platoon about faced and let out a thunderous “00H RAH!” It is payday Friday‚ two days of liberty
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Non-Commissioned Officer Respect is defined as a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important or serious; and should be treated as so. A Non-Commissioned Officer is defined as a subordinate officer (such as a sergeant) in the army‚ air force‚ or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnel. Noncommissioned officer has through his or hers experience‚ been placed in a position to lead‚ supervise and train soldiers. A Non-Commissioned Officer is a highly respected role in
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perspectives include: the super-soldier‚ Master Chief‚ an alien‚ another alien‚ a sergeant‚ and a few soldiers. Although some new character perspectives are introduced in some chapters‚ the characters die later in the chapter. The story opens with the marines aboard their battle cruiser‚ The Pillar of Autumn. Suddenly‚ an alarm sounds because an alien race‚ known as the Covenant‚ has invaded the ship. Then the marines open up a cryo-tube. [a tube one can sleep frozen in] Inside the tube is the genetically
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In August of 1988 LCpl Jason Rother‚ while assigned to 3rd Battalion‚ 2"d Marines‚ took part in desert warfare training which took place in Twentynine Palms‚ Ca. LCpl Rother’s skeletal remains were found four months later two miles from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. LCpl Rother’s death was a result of failed accountability by his Squad leader‚ platoon sergeant‚ and his OIC. LCpl Rother was a rifleman with Kilo Company assigned tasked with being a road guard/guide on the last day of a
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Precise figures are not available for Hispanic participation in Vietnam. Prior to the full-scale escalation of the Vietnam War‚ Special Forces Advisor‚ Sergeant First Class Isaac Camacho’s fire base was overrun by Viet Cong in November 1963. After an intense firefight‚ Camacho was taken prisoner. He is most likely the first Hispanic POW of the Vietnam era. Remarkably‚ Camacho escaped his captors after 20 months and made his way to freedom. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars in September
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press saw it as a symbol of crime‚ gangster activity‚ worn by pachucos (punks to the police). After the mass arrests‚ Sergeant Smith shows his disdain of their bravado by saying “You pachucos are regular tough guys” (Zoot Suit 1.3.1). Sergeant Smith is sarcastically calling pachucos tough guys‚ showing that zoot suits symbolize what he considers is weak. In the next scene‚ Sergeant Smith states zooters lack discipline and hide behind the zoot suits. “I hear tell you pachucos wear these monkey suits
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The Noncommissioned Officer has always been called the backbone of the Army. They connect the brain to the muscles. The brain would be considered the Officers who dictate the objectives. In most cases it is also the Officers who decide which tactics will be used to accomplish the mission. At that point it is the NCO’s job to assure that the objectives are accomplished. The non-NCOs are the muscles; the ones that actually perform the work. NCOs are the ones who run the front lines‚ and the ones that
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2. Evaluate your organization in terms of risk taking and maintaining the status quo? Status quo when it comes to the Marines is something that changes every three to four years because the Marines change. Many times leadership is staggered so that their continuity within the command leadership. Maintaining a status quo will change every time a new leader takes command or becomes the new leader of a section. The status quo for an Administrative section does not start to evolve until the section
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Bond‚ 24‚ is in the Marine Corps. Currently‚ he is still serving and is now stationed in Japan. His current rank is Lance Corporal and his occupation is Air Traffic Control. He made his decision at the age of 18 to go into the marines. He realized that it was something he wanted to do. “I wanted to do something different‚ deplot different places and engage in action‚” Brian stated. He was prepared by being in shape which sports had definitely helped him. Being involved in the marines‚ Brian is as
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There are a lot of interesting facts about John Basilone‚ a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant‚ that show he was a honorable man. John Basilone was born in November 4th‚ 1916 in Buffalo‚ New York .Although he attended middle school‚ he never got the chance to go to high school. For his lack of education‚ he became a boxer in his home town. At the age of eighteen he enlisted himself in the military‚ which started his journey. He enlisted in the army and completed his three year enlistment
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