United States Marine Corps

help guide me in understanding my moral compass. My real understanding of myself has been paramount in making tough decisions to reflect my morals. My moral compass is rooted in my experience has a Marine in the United States Marine Corp. My moral compass was developed on the foundation of the Marine Corp's principles that have guided me in my life. I have learned that…

at the end of the day life is what you make of it and that includes what an individual does now for their future and what their future will really be. I am proud of myself. Proud of the steps I am taking to prepare for my future in the Marines, with preparing for infantry, and with Austin. I have many goals to still achieve for myself and my life. Yet I will keep doing what I need to reach those goals along with a few bumps in the road I may come…

notion of reciprocal journalistic responsibility. In other words, freedom of speech extends not only to speech written or uttered by “mainstream” media but also to minority voices, even those who are decidedly unpopular.” Even though the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is our enemy, they have a right to express themselves and use whatever…

Half of the battle of an overseas deployment is the deployment; the shooting, the IED’s and the constant state of awareness. The other half; the half not as evident, is transitioning home. Marines adopt a heightened sense of awareness for survival in a war zone. However, these adaptations cannot be forgotten once American troops return to home soil. Complications arise when Marines transition from an ever-evolving hostile environment back into a once familiarly known calm atmosphere. Problems…

to war zones, but should not be allowed to come face to face with the enemy. Society does not portray women to be natural killers. After serving four years in the Marine Corps, I have seen even the strongest, most courageous women, lack the strength of an average male Marine. “Recently, multiple media outlets reported that female Marines in boot camp are failing the upper body strength portion of the physical readiness test at a rate of 55 percent”, explains Bush (2014, p.52). Women are known…

“My friends went to college; I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. When they woke up to decide if they’d go to school or work, I’d already been at work for hours. Their alarms woke them up; my alarms sent me to general quarters and watches. They made plans based on how they felt; I made plans based on the needs of my country. They couldn’t wait to leave their homes; I couldn’t wait to get back. When they look back on their respective lives, they may wonder if they’ve ever made a…

Throughout this essay, I plan on discussing the rich history of the surface warfare community, while touching on the main missions that drive this particular community. Surface Warfare Officers (SWO’s) are trained extensively to maintain and operate United States Naval ships, their crews, and their systems through providing direction and leading by example. The mission of the Surface Warfare Community forms the backbone of Fleet leaderships and demands that all leaders designated as surface…

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…

Over the past thirteen years, many United States Marines have joined the Marine Corps with hopes of being deployed to a combat zone, and unfortunately, remain in the United States for the duration of their enlistment. I enlisted for the sole purpose and intent to deploy to Afghanistan, specifically, so I could partake in the efforts of bringing to justice the organization that attacked our country on September 11, 2001. I was fortunate enough to be one of the Marines that were scheduled to…

Guadalcanal, Peleliu, and the Saipan. Every campaign which the United States began from 1942 through 1945 implemented the use of the navajo code talkers. Without these key battles the War in the Pacific would undoubtedly have been lost, and therefore would have crippled the Allies fight against the nation of Japan. The training for the Code Talkers was fairly quick, only lasting about eight weeks, after The Commanding General of the United States claimed that the Navajos language would be…