...James A. Carter II Sergeants Course 5-14 1st Platoon 23rd Jul 2014 Carter 2 OBLIGATIONS FOR A NONCOMMISSION OFFICER Leadership is the foundation of the Marine Corps. As a noncommissioned officer, you are the backbone to carry on the traditions placed before our time. Are noncommissioned officers fully engaging their obligations as a leader to include the unit, the subordinates and to self?If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. As a leader in the Marine Corps you are obligated to your unit to achieve mission accomplishment, maintain unit cohesion among peers and subordinates and commitment to unit functions, events, PME. Rather you like it or not your presence and voice holds great power. Accomplishing the mission is vital to the unit as a noncommissioned officer. You have all of your superiors and subordinates looking for you to get the job done. The unit cohesion can be maintained in various forms which include unit physical training, shop and unit function example hail and farewell and mandatory fun day. If these are done on a daily basis in the unit, the unit’s morale could remain balanced if not tempered. Over time the unit will experience Marines with different backgrounds, this will also add some variety.Our noncommissioned officers understand that the title “Marine” is common thread that binds us together. The second obligation as a noncommissioned officer is to your subordinates which can be...
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...LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION 1 " " " Leadership and Motivation: Motivating People The Marine Corps Way Carlos Arias University of Miami " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION 2 Abstract Historically, The Marine Corps has always been the smallest service branch, accounting for less than 1% of the US population, including past and present Marines. Yet out of the 10 CEOs in Fortune 500 Companies, 30% have served in the United States Marine Corps. Most, if not all, former Marines attribute their success to the 14 leadership traits in tandem with the 11 leadership principles taught in Marine Recruit Training and beyond. This leadership training has enabled the Marines to become the most feared and respected fighting force on earth and continues to influence the community once Marines become civilians. Although this work has been researched and disseminated by the Marine Corps Institute, all lessons learned have come from real life and death situations and passed down to younger generations of Marines. These ‘soldiers of the sea’ continue to fight on active duty and contribute to their communities as civilians. Keywords: Leadership, Motivation. " " " " " " " " " LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION 3 " “Serious sport is war minus the shooting.” -George Orwell Robert Stevens, from Lockheed Martin, joined the Marines when he was only 18 years old. During a 2010...
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...make the ultimate sacrifice. Marines in particular seem to have a special bond, and set of ethics and values they make a lifetime commitment to. When a marine hears the Latin term Semper Fi, it does not just mean “always faithful” to that marine like it would a civilian. Marines are trained the term Semper Fi takes on a whole new meaning, Semper Fi has been an expression of the marines since 1883. This simple phrase takes them way beyond teamwork, and the marines know they can count on each other, will be faithful to one another, and the mission at hand, no matter what. Once a person is a marine that is something that cannot be undone, and these words will always remind the marine of that. Culture The culture of the United States Marine Corps is connected by the principals and values the marines share. “Honor, courage and commitment are the values that guide us Semper Fidelis is the motto that bonds us. To guard our nation is to guard its principles, becoming not only an elite warrior, but also a noble one” ("Marine Corps", 2012). The official and unofficial traditions of the Marine Corps strengthen the camaraderie of the service. There is an emphasis placed on performing morally on and off duty in all aspects of the marine life, starting at the beginning of the recruitment with the oath that is taken by the newly enlisted marine. Marines pledge themselves completely to the Constitution of the United States, and to the Marine Corps for life. Marines are held to the core values...
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...five Ws (who, what, when, where and why). Sergeant Trevor Hooper 26, a former Marine Corps recruiter was sentenced to prison for sex crimes against a minor. Sergeant Trevor admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old student he met while recruiting at her high school. 2. Problem (Facts of the article) – This section states the main problem which needs to be resolved. The main problem that needs to be resolved is the damage control that Sergeant Hooper has implemented on that community and high school where the student attended. Sergeant Hoopers actions have blemished the image of the United States Marine Corps tremendously. Sergeants Hoopers careless actions could cause that particular high school to never allow Marine Corps recruiters back into that high school ever again. Also, his embarrassment will defiantly affect the recruiting efforts in that particular sector. Although Sergeant Hooper admitted to his actions, and embraced his punishment, the effect of his action on the victim, her family, and her community will take years to heal. 3. Opinions – This sections states the individual, group, and research SUPPORTED opinions. In my opinion, I feel that Sergeant Hooper punishment fits the crime. His current recruiting command is going to have to demonstrate damage control about this incident and work tirelessly to regain their trust in that community. The credibility of the Marine Corps recruiting efforts is going to have to be reestablished among that community and...
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...in 1st Marine Regiment. Specific purpose: to inform my audience the three advantages of performing drill. Central idea: the advantages that we can gain through close order drill. Introduction: Throughout history drill has been used to conduct movements and overcome various obstacles in war. Alexander the Great was a very successful warrior in war through using formations and flanking movements to defeat the enemy. It has been shown how organized movements can be successfully employed during any circumstance. It can also be a useful tool to improve Marines leadership skills. Drill should be actively practiced throughout 1st Marine Regiment in order to make Marines highly successful, build professionalism, and effectively improve esprit de corps. 1. Implementing close order drill in a garrison environment can improve the successfulness of Marines leadership skills. A. It is a tradition that Marines have not fully taken part of. B. When conducting drill, Marines are put into a decision making roll and are obligated to lead a group which makes them build their leadership skills. C. From the day a Marine steps on the yellow footprints in boot camp they begin to learn close order drill, which begins the root of becoming highly successful. Transition: Actively conducting drill within the 1st Marine Regiment will make Marines highly successful and build the overall professionalism of the Marines. 2. Close order drill is a tool that can be used by all Marines and transform...
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...States Marine Corps there is a title given to any marine who achieves the rank of corporal and/or sergeant. That title is known as Non-Commissioned Officer. They are then given the opportunity to put the blood strip on their uniform. They are also given the opportunity to use the Marine Corps Non-Commissioned Officer’s sword. They are given more responsibility and put in charge of marines under their rank. Enlisted Marine Corps ranks are broken down into three levels, Junior Enlisted, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Staff Non-Commissioned Officers. As Marines move up the ladder his or her responsibility and contribution to the mission increases. This also means that those who have earned higher rank have a special responsibility to look out for the welfare of their subordinates. Traditionally, officers and noncommissioned officers of the Marine Corps wear a scarlet red stripe on their dress blue trousers to commemorate the courage and tenacious fighting of the men who battled before Chapultepec in the Mexican War. In the Corps, this stripe is more commonly known as the Blood Stripe. But how many realize that the battle at Chapultepec took place during one of the least bloody conflicts in the annals of U.S. Marine Corps history? Interestingly, more Marines were killed or wounded during the “Mayaguez Incident” battle with Khmer Rouge forces at Koh Tang Island, Cambodia, on May 14, 1975, than during the entire Mexican War. How many active duty Marines today remember the Marines of 2nd...
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...Integrative Paper 13 Oct 14 Working in a bureaucratic organization of 182,000 active component Marines, the institution inevitably is slow and lethargic. It takes many supervisors, managers, and leaders too tackle large scale problems and years developing solutions to the problems. The Marine Corps has developed many formulas and models to attack such problems. These formulas and models reengineered a strategy by streamlining, integrating, and transforming a process to eliminate waste, delays, and slow response time (Ivancevich, p. 518). These processes allow for individual commanders to adjust unit approach to still meet the objectives and intent without endangering the Marine Corps strategic message and vision. Over the next seven pages, I have taken Kotter’s eight step process and incorporated them into my experience to how The Heart of Change theme and reasoning influenced my expected behavior as a manager in the Marine Corps. Increase Urgency While working as a staff officer in a higher level command the sense of urgency is slow and unwilling to change. The typical expression you hear in the office spaces at a higher level headquarters, “is if you want change throw money at it to continue research”. The expression only proves the lack of change that occurs within the organization. Though the expression does provide humor, however, it really does not accomplish the task at hand for change. The idea for change is to focus on maximizing worker output. Conducting...
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...The Concept of Leadership Leadership…that is a word that I didn’t fully understand early in my Marine Corps career. Maybe it was the lack of significant leaders coming thru the ranks. Most of the units or squadrons I was attached were so big that being in charge of a group of Marines was never really a possibility. It wasn’t until I pinned on my first rocker and given my first shop that I was entrusted with eight young devil dogs. Since then I have learned many things about leadership that have enhanced me both as a person as well as a leader of Marines. The word leadership means different things to various people. I’ve heard various definitions to include the one out of the dictionary which defines it as “the ability to guide, direct or influence people“ . Others would describe leadership as the ability to manipulate individuals to do what you want them to do. I think of leadership as the ability to understand what motivates and inspires an individual or group into driving them to a common goal. Since I’ve been in the Corps, I have met leaders at all different levels of the leadership “tree”. Some were so horrible that I left that command wondering how could they have had charge of Marines. At other commands I met some very interesting Marines that carried a certain charisma in their way of leading, which made them naturally liked and easy to follow. These Marines I did my best to emulate. I discovered that these Marines never had a “template” when...
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...IMPLEMENTING A TELEWORK POICY WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS TO REDUCE COST AND IMPROVE WORKFORCE SATISFACTION Prepared for Jerry Lewis, Deputy Director of Programs and Resources, United States Marine Corps Prepared by December 12, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Jerry Lewis, Deputy Director of Programs and Resources FROM: Name, Programs and Resources Analyst DATE: December 12, 2011 SUBJECT: Implementing an Organizational Telework Policy Here is the research report that has been completed in response to the Government Efficiencies Working Groups’ recommendations. While the Marine Corps does not currently have a successful telework policy implemented at this time, but we currently have a partial capability from a technology standpoint. This puts us in situation that is ripe with opportunities to change the organization’s work environment in ways that will benefit all parties involved. With many new changes in the information technology solutions available in the market place it is now possible to do work anywhere and at any time. The implementation of a strategy to take advantage of this change in the work environment can lead to quantifiable savings in real estate costs and improve the employee work life balance. Improved energy savings and a decrease in building costs are organizational benefits from the implementation of a teleworking policy within the organization. Current Information Technology Systems should be reviewed to determine if they could be redesigned...
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...Writing Assignment #1 ENG 1050: Thoughts and Writing The essay “Trigger-Happy Birthday” written by Kiku Adatto, is about the author’s personal experience when faced with the dilemma of letting her son participate in the activities at another child’s birthday party. The mother of the birthday child had organized a birthday party at the local paintball center. The author was alarmed when she received the “Release of Liability” form in the mail. The liability form asked for a parent signature to release the paintball company from any liability if any participant was injured, permanently disabled or even died while participating in the activities provided by the paintball company. Kiku decided to visit the paintball center before the birthday to make a determination if she was going to allow her child to participate in the birthday party or if he was going to have to stay home on the day of the birthday party. While at the paintball center, she noted that the company did give a safety orientation and the children were given safety equipment to protect them. She also noted the expensive price tags that came with the hobby and that a couple of the kids had gotten some nice welts on their bodies from the paintballs. At the end of the day, she decided that she did not want her twelve year old son participating in the paintball birthday party. I connected well with the author because I think that we all come across decisions in our lives where we need to make an educated...
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...History of the Marine NCO: Sergeant Matej Kocak During World War I, Marines served an essential role, and with a vast supply of Noncommissioned Officers with experience, they distinguished themselves on the battlefields of France. In this Essay I would like to explain how one of the many Marine Non Commissioned officers that participated in the battles in France demonstrated extraordinary heroism and exceptional leadership by way of using “The Marine Corps Leadership Traits”. The top three that I thought he showed most that I would like to present were Endurance, Courage, and Initiative. In 1916, eight years after his first enlistment in the Marine Corps he found himself ashore in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he participated in skirmishes with native bandits in Las Canitas, Azua Province, Dominican Republic. He then showed his endurance in 1917 by again deploying to fight a battle, only this time at St. Nazaire, France. The following year, 1918, he was promoted to Sergeant and then took part in the attack against the enemy in Bois De Belleau Bouresches sector northwest of Chateau Thierry, France. On July 18, 1918, he participated in the attack at Villers Cotteret Wood south of Soissons, France, and it was on this day he performed the act of heroism for which he was posthumously awarded both the Army and Navy Medal of Honor. Sergeant Matej Kocak showed substantial courage on July 18, 1918, when his battalion came under fire by a hidden machine-gun nest. By...
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...In fact, I remember my Company 1st Sergeant and CO "lessened battalion charges" for two under-aged Alpha Company Marines for purchasing five cases of Jameson Whiskey; destruction of DC hotel property, and the solicitation of alcohol to several under-aged girls from American University -- that resulted with him being "meritoriously promoted" for "boosting company morale." Meanwhile, other Black Minority Marines who committed lesser offenses received battalion maxed punishment; forfeiture of rank, and to a larger extent administratively separated. With that being said, this "nude scandal" is nothing new but embedded in Marine Corp culture. Especially within Infantry Units compared to Non-Infantry Units -- as during my 1st Marine Corps Ball my...
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...MBA 623 United States Marine Corps The organization we chose for our project is the United States Marine Corps. We believe this branch of service can benefit greatly with the help of organizational behavior concepts. We will mainly be focusing on the relationship between the recruiter and the poolee (person soon to be enlisting). The process of enlisting can be long and tedious and there are a lot of details that should not be overlooked. When a civilian enters the recruiter’s office and they both meet for the first time, it is one of the most important moments. This is where the civilian feels out the recruiter and the recruiter feels out the civilian and shapes the psychological contract. When the psychological contract is beginning to form in this case it is important for both parties to gain each other’s trust in order for the relationship to flourish. Most recruiters are very truthful and will not violate the contract, but a lot of the recruiters just want to get that extra number to ship out. The recruiter will say and offer things to the poolees that are false and misleading. This process can also work the other way also; the poolee could be lying to the recruiter and mislead him as well. Some other problems that exist are cultural issues, such as, language and non-verbal gestures. It is important for both parties to be relaxed and ask questions. During the initial interview and throughout the process it is important for both parties to utilize active listening...
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...paulrcarey@gmail.com In a May 2015 edition of the Marine Corps times, the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness stated “this is a moment that calls for revolutionary change in the human resources practice of the DoD”. This article, and several other publications, including “Bleeding Talent: How the U.S. Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It's Time for a Revolution” by Tim Kane, have long called for change within the military personnel slating system, and have attributed a disturbing loss of talent to this anachronistic human resources system. Nowhere is this more evident than in the intelligence occupational specialities within the Marine Corps, where a lack of technical expertise within its intelligence specialists and counterintelligence/human intelligence fields have made Marine Corps intelligence a well-rounded enterprise, but an enterprise lacking in depth and specialization. To solve this experience shortfall and give commanders the tactical and technical expertise in specific geographic regions, Marines in intelligence military occupational specialities should be exclusively assigned to a geographic region for their career. The Regional Cultural Language and Familiarization (RCLF) program officially stood up in October 2012 through the publication of MARADMIN 619/12 and attempts to build regional and cultural professionals. However, the RCLF is a non-binding training course, meaning a Marine completing the Northeast Asia RCLF block has no...
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...Introduction In this essay I will be discussing ‘the best way to manage people’. Moreover, I will demonstrate a clear understanding whilst applying significant theory as well as relevant case study material gathered whilst studying the ‘Managing People’ module, in order to support my arguments. In relation to the overall theme of my essay the inclusion of a further sophisticated discussion of the main features based around the assignments criteria will be critically evaluated throughout. The main key areas I will articulate clearly are as follows : Culture’s impact upon people management, the issues a manager of groups and teams needs to consider, the limitations of leadership theory for management practice, managerial practises ensuring their workforce is motivated, management ethics and possible dilemmas that may occur. All five of the assignment’s main features will be conversed in detail in conjunction with concluding either the ‘one best way’ or a ‘holistic approach’ in terms of the ‘best way to manage people’. A key term associated with people management is organisational behaviour which is the study of human behaviour within organisations. It is a study that can be used to identify individual skills and differences in the workforce and how they can use these skills both individually and when in a group. The main aspect is that of structure within organisations and the various power dynamics used all being influenced by the time and space it is done within. Managers...
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