Marine salvage

The Marine Corps, the world's finest fighting force. What comes to your mind when you hear this? Honor, courage, and commitment; these are virtues the Marine Corps lives by, and soon virtues myself and my fellow Marines will live by. The Marine Corps has always been extremely intriguing to me. The opportunity for travel, education, and the respect of your peers is what drew me to it most. It also offers me discipline and structure which I feel I am sometimes lacking in my life. The Marines are…

I’ve been a Marine Judge Advocate for over 17 years. I say that not to admit guilt but state pride in my duties and profession. Despite the well-worn clichés and easy cynicism about lawyers, I am an unrepentant leader of Marines who questions the Marine Corps approach to character development in our Corps and the oft mere reliance on the “Judge” to teach “ethics” to our Marines. We, as leaders, need to do more to make sure the character that takes command in moments of crucial choices is…

that affect an individual’s development and behavior within a particular culture (Rohall, Milkie, & Lucua, 2014, p 167). The Marine Corps is a total institution that expects all who participate in its numerous job titles, to behave in a systematic, controlled, efficient way. Many of my family members have commented on some of my behaviors that I attribute to life in the Marines. They have commentated on my rush to complete certain tasks that should not, and under most circumstances, don’t…

of it. That caused more moving around between apartment and apartment, living in one or two bedroom apartments with four of us. I adapted and adjusted always looking at the future and how I can make my life better. Later on in life I joined the Marines and this just capitalized on my…

by two marines, Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson and Pfc. Louden Downey, which they are accused of killing Pfc. William T. Santiago. However, this incident was the result of a direct order by the platoon commander Lieutenant Kendrick who later was commanded by Colonel Nathan Jessep for “code red”. The reason Santiago’s murder was the breaking of chain of command and written a letter asking for a transfer, in exchange for offering information about an illegal fence-line shooting. The two marines are…

I can remember my friends telling me how much they loved their lives as a Marine. Wasn’t sure what was so important about being a Marine or what made them so happy. I can remember 2 years ago my friend Jade kept asking me to go and do workouts with him and his recruiter. I never wanted to go because I thought it was going to be boring and was going to take too long. After a while he joined the Marines and was extremely excited that he made it. He never got to travel a lot but after he joined he…

‘The Warrior Ethos’ By Steven Pressfield ‘The Warrior Ethos’ is a book written by former Marine Steven Pressfield and is a short compilation of concepts and stories based on historical events that discuss the ‘warrior ethos’ and describe what it means to be a warrior. This book uses examples set by Alexander the Great, King Leonidas and other historical figures to show how throughout history great leaders and warriors have led by example and fought with the professionalism and dedication to…

Being a part of the Marine Corp Organization Being a part of the Marine Corp Organization, is an organization that changed my life. (http://www.marines.com/home) Through my husband being in the Marine Corp, working on base and living on base it allowed me to be a part of many different groups and teams. Inside the Marine Corp they all have one goal and that’s to protect the United States. To be able to manage this organization they have many organizations within the one, starting from the 1800s.…

going thru the process to become a Marine have their weight monitored thru the indoctrination phase called boot camp. One of the requirements to earn the title of Marine is to maintain weight requirements upon graduation. A requirement easily met due to the close supervision of their drill instructors. The problems arise once supervision seizes and they are on their own. The probability of gaining weight and falling out of weight standards is very high. Making Marines 20 years in the future…

forty-five degree angles. With sweat seeping out of my face and heart pounding so fast it felt like I was having a heart attack. The recruits and myself had just exercised immediate compliance to our first order in the United States Marine Corps. United States Marine Corps recruit training is the hardest U.S. military indoctrinatory exercises and is famous/infamous for its training tactics. With that being said, from day one to include graduation day you learn several sets of values that will…