United States Marine Corps School of Infantry

“Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share” (Ned Dolan). The Marine Corps is one of the toughest and most challenging branches in the military to join. However, the Marine Corps does offer many benefits and advancement opportunities. A career in the Marines Corps requires specific training, offers common compensation and benefits, and has an expected career path and an opportunity for advancement. Since the Marine Corps is such a difficult and challenging…

I am aiming on being a Marine/Marine Officer after I graduate collage. I want to be a Marine/Marine Officer because I want to fight for a cause, and I just want to be in the Military. A lot of people in my family have been in the Military and I want to be a link in the chain. To become a Marine you need to have some education and experience of certain types. Some of the education and experience needed is Military knowledge, Military experience, and firearm education(know how to work a gun; know…

Saluting on the Quarterdeck Rendering a proper salute on the quarterdeck is a timeless tradition that has stood the test of time. Shortly after joining the Navy, every recruit is taught to salute on the quarterdeck without knowing the history. The salute, the quarterdeck and the relevance of the combination of the two in history and present day and will be discussed. History The history of the salute started in the days of knighthood. It was customary for knights, dressed in armor, to raise…

recognized the United States as one and knew the importance of having a maritime presence, so they wrote in our Constitution the requirement that Congress shall “maintain a Navy.” As a trading nation, the United States has always valued and defended the freedom to navigate the seas. One of the first missions of a young U.S. Navy was to protect the safe shipping of American commercial vessels through the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore, the United States Marine Corps was…

Marine Corps War Memorial Patriotism is often associated with Americans in response to the emotional pride in their nations land, culture, present day achievements, and history. However one's devotion to what they love may come with the dismissal of cynical actions. The remembrance of major events in our lives through memorialization keeps us either sane or feel a sense of unity among our community. Memorials are important to the American people, which are constructed by artists to provide…

harder until I have reached my goals (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006). I believe in a level of consistency within my work (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006). When Stars & Stripes wrote an article about me receiving an award from the United States Postal Service in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, I made sure that everyone involved in the mailroom was recognized and in the photograph. In conclusion, my top five strengths are maximizer, context, responsibility, discipline, and consistency…

was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in February 1968, was born January 9, 1948, in Glendale, Califoria He attended Emerson Elementary, John Muir Jr. High and Burbank High School in Burbank, California, leaving the latter in 1964. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, in Los Angeles, on March 8, 1965. Completing recruit training with…

the Vietnam war. I decided to focus on World War II because this particular time interests me and is something I also have some prior knowledge of. I thought this would help me understand the exhibition better. Furthermore considering I went to high school in Germany most of my understanding is based on German history. I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn about this part of history from a alternative standpoint. The U.S. Army Museum emphasizes the history of U.S. Military in Hawaii…

Growing up in life I have realized that school may not be the thing for me. I have always struggled to be a consistent student and was honestly surprised when I made it to college. Since my freshman year I have always thought that the Military might be the path for me. One thing that I know about myself is that I need structure to succeed, where has more structure than our armed forces? One thing I knew about myself is that if I joined the Military I wouldn’t want to be just another soldier on…

the national cemetery as together they exemplify the dedication, impact, and commitment that these men and women display for the United States of America. The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery stands as home to nearly half a million veterans who served in wars present and past. Few of these many veterans can be seen behind the gravesite of the United States Marine Corps veteran. The identical, marbled headstones appear to be neatly aligned in horizontal and diagonal rows to duplicate the endless…