The value that I have personally taken to heart is discipline. I believe it is at the heart of everything that Marines do. Is an Irish Penant on a Marine's uniform going to cause the loss of a war? No. Is a failure on a field day inspection going to lose the Marine Corps a war? No. Is a Marine who runs on the weekends instead of sleeping in going to win the next war? Not likely but, perhaps. So, why do Marines do these things?
The value that I have personally taken to heart is discipline. I believe it is at the heart of everything that Marines do. Is an Irish Penant on a Marine's uniform going to cause the loss of a war? No. Is a failure on a field day inspection going to lose the Marine Corps a war? No. Is a Marine who runs on the weekends instead of sleeping in going to win the next war? Not likely but, perhaps. So, why do Marines do these things?