Marines Leadership Traits

Irregular Warfare is not a new concept and has always been a threat to the American people way before the current conflicts of Iraq and Afghanistan. The major difference is the rapid advancements of technology and the impact they now have on the American society. Marines are trained in such a manner to combat these types of threats and just as the enemies technology advances so does the Marine’s as well as their training. Leadership traits are one of the foundations of Marines being trained to adapt and overcome such threats. Any Marine would argue that no one trait is more important than the next, however in today’s age that may not be true. As the fight against irregular threats continues to build, there are three traits that each Marine …show more content…
A Marine without knowledge of his surroundings and his enemy is useless. In today’s fight against irregular threats a Marine without the proper information and training to give him the knowledge to fight back would be useless. He could possess all the traits in the world but without the know-how he would be unable to effectively fight back. This is why the Marine Corps focuses so much on furthering education, both civilian and military, for all Marines regardless of rank. To ensure the knowledge and know-how is taught and constantly improved to equip our Marines making them able to perform their duties against an ever changing enemy. By educating our Marines develop their skill sets making it easier for leaders to employ them accordingly. A Marine with the knowledge on how to battle his enemy will lead to them becoming dependable in any situation helping mitigate the risk of …show more content…
Marines are taught to report anything suspicious or anything that may impact their ability to perform their duty. Marines often overlook how important integrity is when it comes to the overall success of the unit. A Marine’s integrity to do the right thing and report anything out of the norm is key when dealing with today’s threats. These threats are constantly changing and even though it may seem small, these small things if overlooked can be detrimental. A Marine must have the integrity to report such cases and depend on their senior leaders just like those senior leaders rely on those younger Marines to do the right thing to protect their fellow Marines. I have witnessed firsthand what it costs a unit when a Marine’s integrity is lost and they fail to live up to the Marine Corps standard. By teaching Marines the value of integrity and teaching attention to detail our Marines will continue keeping their integrity clean and living up to the Marine Corps standard leading to the overall success of our