United States Marine Corps School of Infantry

“Nov. 2, 1861 - The first Marines of Parris Island sailed into Port Royal Harbor, S.C., on various ships with the Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Commanding officer, Navy Capt. Samuel F. Du Pont, seized the area and it was used as an important base for the Union Navy throughout the Civil War. Aug. 7, 1882 - An act of Congress authorized the establishment and construction of a coaling dock and naval storehouse at Port Royal Harbor. A select group of naval officers chose Parris Island as the site.…

(_____). Iwo Jima soldiers were as young as 15 years of age when they enlisted for the Military. The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles in American History that had ended in horrid deaths. Before the battle commenced the Navy and Marines began to speculate if there were any Japanese forces left on the island since Naval ships had unleashed waves of heavy fire and bombs on the island for two and half months. The Battle of Iwo Jima, in the western pacific, was needed to the U.S.…

balancing physical training and other obligations. These requirements are essential in creating leadership and responsibility in the lives of the young men and women who attend the academy. I have always enjoyed challenging myself, whether it be in school, sports or other activities which is why I feel the military academy is one of the best options for me. My first choice for service academies is the Naval Academy because they offer majors in fields of my interest, such as engineering. I want…

Have you ever seen the photo where U.S. Marines are raising the american flag over a mountain? Well, that photo is from one of the most major battles in world war II called the battle of Iwo jima. The island was owned by Japan, the Japanese wanted to fortify Iwo jima because the U.S. decided to take Iwo jima to themselves to use it as a new base for bombs and fighter planes. So, Japan and the U.S. decided to fight for the island in a battle. The battle of Iwo jima happened 72 years ago and has…

The current fiscal environment continues to highlight challenges of U.S. Defense Acquisitions to support the Joint Force Commander (JFC). Continued technical proficiency deficits in personnel, cost over-runs, performance issues, and missed production and delivery deadlines plague efforts to provide the JFC with goods and services. Moreover, Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition risks continue to increase. Constantly changing requirements, reliance on multiple processes and policies, and…

In “Letters from Iwo Jima”, a group of Japanese soldiers were portrayed as compassionate individuals that help to pull humanity out of the monster presented through war. Despite the use of unjust propaganda posters and other readings, Japanese soldiers were shown in a different framework of society that positively changed how they could be viewed. During the second half of this film, some Japanese soldiers found an American that had been badly wounded in battle. They decided to take him into…

me thinking about the organizational norm of the Marines of giving orders and following orders. A main ethical point that I saw in the movie was the assuming responsibility of giving and accepting orders. It was customary in the Marine division to act upon an order without question. Colonel Jessup even said that lives would be in danger if his orders weren’t followed. Failure to fulfill an order goes against the organizational norms of the Marines. These organizational norms included loyalty to…

problem protecting the home front, a country, and protecting America. Protecting America before the treats hit American soil. The limited resources issue to marine terrorism, this is also a major drawback/problem in the Coast Guard. Marine terrorism represents the percentage of overall terrorist attacks on waterways. There has been various fatal marine terrorist attacks that have affected the National Guard. In fact during World War II about 80 years ago there was the attack on Pearl Harbor due…

Expeditionary Force 21 (EF-21) outlined four Lines of Effort (LOEs) that the Marine Corps must address in the coming years: 1. Refining our Organization 2. Adjusting our Forward Posture 3. Increasing Naval Integration 4. Enhancing Littoral Maneuver Capability Along with these four lines of effort, EF-21 highlights 13 focus areas for the Marine Corps to improve upon: 1. Naval Integration 2. Conducting Security Cooperation 3. Maneuver 4. Fires 5. Command and Control / NET Centric 6. Cyberspace…

authority over unit slated to support. With him only having one half of his Division MG Hagenbeck was undermanned, he requested assistance from the 101st Air Assault Division but even then he still came up short because they deployed without tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and artillery. With the enemy…