These are some principles that can be applied in Reserve Officer Training Corps or popularly known as ROTC. As the general public may view it, ROTC is basically, a course taken because it is required in the curriculum and not because it’s an interesting program. If ROTC had not been a required course, and CWTS in the PLM chapter can accommodates all freshmen students, I guess there would only be a handful of students who will enroll in ROTC. Why wake up as early as seven in the morning and miss
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because it was the first time combat was carried out in an urbanized environment. The strategic value of Hue City is because it was a distribution point for resupply efforts. A railroad and major highway passed through the city, connecting the Marine Corps command at Da Nang to the Demilitarized Zone; the Perfume River was used by US Navy supply boats moving to and from the mouth of the river and the South China Sea. If the city fell to the North Vietnamese, the US effort in Vietnam would suffer a major
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Personal Computers, Introduction to Computer Programming, Problem Solving, LINUX Operating System, MICROSOFT Desktop Operating Systems, Strategies for the Technical Professional, Network Standards and Protocols, College Mathematics 1 U.S. Marine Corps Trained in Firearms, Leadership, Diversity, Communication, Basic Electronics Maintenance, Computer & Networking System Administration EXPERIENCE IT Customer Support Agent, Mindtouch Inc., San Diego, CA (2011 – present) Help resolve issues
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List and explain four current sociocultural trends in the U.S. that are transforming North America and the world: Increasing environmental awareness is more than just recycling and conversation it’s becoming more of a slogan throughout not only the United States but throughout the world. Example of this taking place within the U.S. is the theme park Busch Gardens is washing and drying plastic trays instead of using Styrofoam trays. Another sociocultural trend effecting the U.S. and world is changing
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The United States Marine Corps has always been known for accomplishing its mission. Since 1775 Marines have been fighting our Nations battles and defending our freedom. The ultimate success comes from their small unit leadership, which are the noncommissioned officers (NCOs). However throughout the Korean War the NCOs faced challenges such as severe weather, life taking decisions, and survival on their journey throughout Korean War. The first hardship the Marines would face was the severe weather
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Training is the hardest longest entry in our arm forces. Every Marine is a rifleman. B. Second Organizational Strength 1. Reason it is considered strength 2. . Explain why this strength is a distinctive competence Educate on Marine Corps Values that translate to civilian life and provide money to receive an education from the civilian sector. C. First Organizational Weakness. Suicide rate 1. Reason it is considered a weakness. Lose Marines and become less
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Tarawa Atoll: Lessons from Betio Abstract The United States began its Central Pacific campaign in November 1943 and named the first campaign Operation Galvanic. The Japanese conquered the Tarawa atoll; part of the Gilbert Islands, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and immediately started to construct an airfield on its largest island Betio. The seventy-six hour battle for Betio was the first amphibious operation against a well-fortified and defended atoll. The human loss of lives
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The Concept of Leadership Leadership…that is a word that I didn’t fully understand early in my Marine Corps career. Maybe it was the lack of significant leaders coming thru the ranks. Most of the units or squadrons I was attached were so big that being in charge of a group of Marines was never really a possibility. It wasn’t until I pinned on my first rocker and given my first shop that I was entrusted with eight young devil dogs. Since then I have learned many things about leadership
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It has been brought to my attention that I lack on leadership and mission accomplishment. This certain trait has made me realize and evaluate myself in order to understand the situation. By writing this essay I want to be able to realize my faults and able to adjust myself in order to become a better Marine to my subordinate. This situation was brought to my attention after the result of my actions on not keeping track on waivers that will help my station with contracting new and qualified applicants
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Full Metal Jacket opens with many actors or soldiers in the film getting their heads shaved. They are getting their heads shaved as this is what must happen for them to join the army and become a marine in training. We get to see a medium close up of the individuals, and this is a great camera angle to use as we can really clearly see the facial expressions of the men. We see that a lot of them do not have the greatest of expressions on their faces, meaning that they are not 100% happy with their
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