Know yourself and seek self-improvement.
Be technically and tactically proficient.
Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates.
Make sound and timely decisions.
Set the example.
Know your Marines and look out for their welfare.
Keep your Marines informed.
Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions.
Ensure assigned tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished.
Train your Marines as a team.
Employ your command in accordance with its capabilities.
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US Marine Corps Leadership Traits
Integrity: Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principles; includes
the qualities of truthfulness and honesty.
Courage: The mental quality that recognizes fear of danger or criticism, but
enables a man to proceed in the face of it with calmness and firmness.
Dependability: The certainty of proper performance of duty.
Bearing: Creating a favorable impression in carriage, appearance and personal
conduct at all times.
Decisiveness: Ability to make decisions promptly and to announce them in clear,
forceful manner.
Endurance: The mental and physical stamina measured by the ability to withstand
pain, fatigue, stress and hardship.
Enthusiasm: The display of sincere interest and exuberance in the performance
of duty.
Initiative: Taking action in the absence of orders.
Judgment: The ability to weigh facts and possible solutions on which to base
sound decisions.
Justice: Giving reward and punishment according to merits of the case in
question. The ability to administer a system of rewards and punishments
impartially and consistently.
Knowledge: Understanding of a science or an art. The range of one's
information, including professional knowledge and an understanding of your
Marines.
Tact: The ability to deal with others without creating offense.
Unselfishness: Avoidance of providing for one's own comfort and personal
advancement at the expense of others.
Loyalty: The quality of faithfulness to country, the Corps, the unit, to one's
seniors, subordinates and peers.
caveat lector
Halcitron misc.survivalism alt.survival
"Failing to prepare.... Is preparing to fail."
NRA Member since 2002
The Law of the Land, is the weapon in your hand.
Smith & Wesson starts where the Bill of Rights stop.
> Be technically and tactically proficient.
>
You need to know how to write your own name, at least.
> Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates.
>
Stop sleeping till the lunch hour and drink beer while working with
guns.
> Make sound and timely decisions.
>
Play the "macho thing", but not too serious.
> Set the example.
>
Do not pee outside the toilet.
> Know your Marines and look out for their welfare.
>
That´s the homo part...
> Keep your Marines informed.
>
Let them what Oprah and Geraldo.
> Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions.
>
Stop stealing food of the refrigerator all nite.
> Ensure assigned tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished.
>
To marines are smarter than one amoeba. That´s better than nothing.
> Train your Marines as a team.
>
Share tooth brushs and other things...
> Employ your command in accordance with its capabilities.
>
Don´t expect that they will really convice someone that they are macho
professional bloodlust killers.
> -
> US Marine Corps Leadership Traits
>
> Integrity: Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principles;
includes
> the qualities of truthfulness and honesty.
>
Like those in that prision on Iraq. The marine dudeness was truly
honest.
> Courage: The mental quality that recognizes fear of danger or criticism,
but
> enables a man to proceed in the face of it with calmness and firmness.
>
Use diapers and show how much courage do you have. Be carefull with the
skin rashs.
> Dependability: The certainty of proper performance of duty.
>
well.. you get the point...
bookburn
Bronson is upset because he couldn't pass the Marine Corps. enlistment
physical.