Royal Marines

film “A Few Good Men,” two obedient marines were inaccurately convicted of conduct unbecoming of a United States Marine. In the middle of the night, Harold Dawson and Louden Downey, entered the barracks of William Santiago. Dawson and Downey issued a code red to Santiago, exacerbating a condition and causing him to die of Lactic Acidosis (A Few Good Men). Dawson and Downey were issued the code red by their commanding officer Nathan Jessup. Like all other marines indubitably, Dawson and Downey…

and shoot one.) In 1959, Whitman was stationed at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba and was described as “ the kind of guy you would want around if you went into combat.” (Lavergne page 18) He earned a Good Conduct Medal, a Sharpshooter’s badge and the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal for his service in Cuba. Whitman decided to go to college and applied to the University of Texas in 1961. Whitman was accepted into the University of Texas' mechanical engineering program on September 15, 1961 through…

Experience at the Career Fair On Thursday, October 5, I had the opportunity to go to a career fair on campus. It was an interesting experience. I had knowledge of some of the companies that would be at the fair. I had the pleasure of talking to Lieutenant Anthony Natale with the United States Navy. He was an interesting man with a passion for the Navy. He enlisted in the Navy in 1999 and has been serving ever since. I talked to Lieutenant Anthony for about forty minutes about my possible future…

tell them that is the sound of freedom. It is the Marine Corp at Camp Pendleton practicing night maneuvers. I want to join the Marines over the other branches probably due to how I have grown up next to Camp Pendleton. Living in San Clemente offers our community an opportunity to get to know the Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton and they have had a tremendous influence on my life. Many of my coaches and my Boy Scout Master served in the Marine Corp. I admire them for their military service,…

marksmanship Marine Air Group Eleven (MAG-11) should utilize Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Programs (MCCMP) more often in order to ensure that every…

experience in the short amount of time that I’ve been here. I enlisted into the Marine Corps at the age of 17 and turned 18 the day I arrived to boot camp. I quickly had to learn what it meant to be responsible for those around me to include their welfare, their lives, and their families. I also developed strong leadership and management skills to accompany those skills in which are needed to be a successful Career Marine. I was meritoriously promoted twice to the ranks of Corporal (E-4) and…

There really isn’t much to say about me, there are few things that I actually enjoy doing or that describe me. Describing me is like trying to describe a rock to a blind person, not very easy. Im that rock everyone else is that blind person. Let me explain these things and how they shaped me to be how I am. The U.S. Navy has been in my mind for a while, it has been a big step in life to enlist. The Navy to me is a huge way for me to stay out of trouble and actually do good in my life. Joining…

The Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has made strides towards reaching the goals set forth in Expeditionary Force 21 (EF 21); however, the MEU has also fallen short in other areas and will need to evolve to fulfill the goals envisioned in EF 21, particularly in developing an amphibious landing craft, increasing littoral maneuverability, and engineering new platforms to increase logistical capabilities. A line of effort in EF 21 was “increasing naval integration” by “strengthen[ing]…

accountability should affect us in the Marine Corps. The two primary types of accountability are administrative and moral, good examples of both can be found in one scenario. Marine A is forward deployed, and is supposed to relieve Marine B who is pulling security for a twelve hour shift. Marine A is not only administratively accountable for the shift change because it was a lawful order, but he is also morally accountable for it, because he knows that leaving Marine B on shift for longer than…

transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve. I served on active-duty in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. During this memorable period, I discovered an immeasurable amount of my inner abilities: strengths, weaknesses, ambitions, and morals. Having spent years abroad in sixteen different countries on three continents, I maximized this unique opportunity to polish the intangible skills I brought with me into the Marine Corps. The core values of honor, courage, and commitment are the…