I always wanted to challenge myself‚ and for some reason I thought joining the United States Marines Corps would do that. I definitely got way more than I bargained for‚ and immediately regretted the decision I had made. My recruiter had a major influence on helping make the choice to join the Marines‚ and I will always feel some sort of resentment towards him. But while we go through these challenges‚ it is important to realize that they are what help define us as human beings. The hardest challenge
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to be remembered as a marine. In my family I have had grandpas and a uncles that have served our nation and they are remembered as as American heros. Even though I won’t be a hero I still want to die knowing I was a part of something greater than myself. I want to be memorialized as one of best worries in the world and be a part of that USMC brotherhood. In this essay I will give you three ways I want to be memorialized as. The first is to simply be remembered as a marine. I want to die with the
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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
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airmen in a way that civilian clergy cannot.” As military chaplains live with the soldiers while on deployment and on bases‚ the chaplain corps has a unique opportunity to minister to the men and women of the service branches. Chaplains assist soldiers with counseling‚ leading religious services and keeping morale up. Since the conception of the Army Chaplain Corps certain times of struggle have brought controversy‚ however‚ the chaplains continue to lead others in their spiritual walk. With the stresses
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Since the beginning of the Marine Corps‚ NCOs have played a pivotal and vital role‚ not only in the evolution but in the success of the Marine Corps and its missions. From being the embodiment of the Corps‚ and to upholding all of its vast history and traditions‚ whether that be its core values of honor‚ courage‚ and commitment or its saying‚ “Semper Fidelis.” On every battlefield our country has ever been on since the founding of the Corps on November 10‚ 1775‚ Marines have been there to face and
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muscle memory‚ and fluidity. Prior planning is also very important. Without proper prior planning‚ there would be no success. We have a saying in the United States Marine Corps; Prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance. Also known as the 6’s. To give a few examples of prior planning would be; thinking up a gear list for your junior marines for an up and coming field
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Book Review by: Frank Lopez "Tip of the Spear‚ US Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War"‚ by Greg J. Michaels Hardbound. 280 pages. 14 photographs.7 maps. Notes. ISBN: 1-55750-599-3. "Tip of the Spear" is Greg J. Michaels’ experience as a Marine Non Commissioned Officer` in a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) company in the 1991 Gulf war. Not the fiction of a technology thriller‚ it is the first book written on present day US wheeled armored vehicles in combat‚ and the men who fought in them. It looks
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JROTC JROTC is a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. It is a program designed to encourage students to become better citizens. With a responsibility on leadership training‚ and building up skills. The mission of JROTC is to motivate students to be better citizens. a better character‚ and self-discipline . There are some differences between a regular school and a JROTC program‚ elective. The ROTC program is a military program in schools to encourage discipline and brotherhood between classmates
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The Marine Corps The perspectives I have of Latin America were developed over 18 years of immersion as a local. Social awareness‚ familiarity of speech‚ understanding of issues that matter in the region vs. issues important outside of the region are second nature to me. I was born and raised in Colombia‚ and finished high school in Panama. The political environment of Colombia and Panama shaped my cultural awareness and political understanding of these two countries’ overall climate as well
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Whatever the calling‚ those who live and work at sea invariably confront social isolation. Industry experts increasingly recognize isolation‚ stress‚ and fatigue as occupational hazards. Advocacy groups such as International Labour Organization‚ a United Nations agency‚ and the Nautical Institute are seeking improved international standards for mariners. However‚ in the last few years the situation has changed. The use of satellite phones‚ which are available aboard all ships that sail in the open
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