What does ot mean to me what a marine NCO is First off i would like to state a well known quote known by all Marines‚ "Non Commissioned Officers (NCO’s) are the backbone of the United States Marine Corps." Without the NCO’s the Marine Corps could not function. This quote alone holds a great deal of history as well as gives a brief discription of what a Marine NCO truely is. NCO’s execute all orders and lead their fellow Marines. An NCO will go out of his or her way in order to aid‚ or take
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Role of the Marine Non Commissioned Officer After the Vietnam War ended‚ the Marine Corps’ main focus changed from broad scale operations‚ to being an Expeditionary Force in Readiness. Although this was no new role for the United States Marine Corps (USMC)‚ there have been many changes in society‚ technology and tactics that affect how the Corps operates. However‚ over the last 36 years one thing has remained the same‚ and that is the role of the Marine Non Commissioned Officer (NCO). With the
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domains)‚ there are NCOs from all branches that I hope will learn something. Keep in mind that my comments are geared more towards the Army realm‚ but the basics are service wide. I’m not going to speak about the officers‚ just the NCOs. In my mind there are two types of people that attain the grade E5: Sergeants and NCOs. Some people will probably disagree with me about which definition is better. In the mind of CJ‚ anyone can be a sergeant. But‚ it takes a leader to be an NCO. The reason I say
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The Modern Marine NCO Today Today’s Marine NCO has changed over the years from the past Marine NCO. An NCO today takes the knowledge from their senior NCO’s that was passed down to them and help shape the Jr. Marine today. Having respect goes a long way with Marine NCO’s but how can that be achieved if the NCO doesn’t show any themselves? A Marine NCO is like a father figure in a way‚ teaches junior marine what he/she needs to know in order to better themselves and make good decisions so that
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A Marine NCO in my eyes is characterized by being a leader‚ hard worker‚ and well disciplined individual. I want to model myself after the great NCO’s that have inspired me since I have joined the Marine Corps. These Marines were there for me on every occasion. When I had just picked up LCpl I got in trouble during C school. After my Page 11 it was the NCO’s around me that kept me from giving up. The pushed me to try even harder and to learn from my mistakes to better myself. I want to be able to
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Vietnam was the longest war in American history and the most popular American war of the 20th century. It resulted in nearly 60‚000 American deaths and in 2 million Vietnamese deaths. Even today‚ many Americans still ask whether the American effort in Vietnam was necessary or whether it was a noble cause‚ if it failed to protect the South Vietnamese from totalitarian government. The Vietnam War fought between North Vietnam‚ supported by its communist allies‚ and South Vietnam‚ backed by the
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Assess America’s role in Vietnam in the 1960s: No conflict since the Civil War more divided Americans than U.S. involvement in the Civil War in Vietnam. American involvement in Vietnam resulted in deep divisions in U.S. society and remains a dark time in history and consciousness for many Americans. There were divisions within American society over the issue of America’s participation in the Vietnam War. Because of the unsure motives for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and strong opposition
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The media played a critical role in the ending of the Vietnam War. With television rising in popularity at exceptional rates‚ the media quickly began to be the most efficient method of gaining knowledge of the world. Due to the “The Buddhist Crisis” in 1966‚ America already had a negative opinion of Vietnam. “The Buddhist Crisis” was the result of the South Vietnamese political leader‚ Ngo Dinh Diem‚ imposing his Catholic government. This resulted in the public suicide of Buddhist monks‚ which turned
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open. The media gave people a reason to be against the war by showing these images‚ but it did not give people a reason to support the war. Little to no purpose was given for the battles as they were reported night after night on TV news programs. The media intentionally gave off the impression that the war should not be fought and that it should stop. Throughout the war the media contradicted the view of the war officials‚ who viewed the war in a more positive light‚ and it was the
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The Role Women Played in the Vietnamese War Women were finally able to receive credit for the work they did around and during the time of the Vietnamese War. Unlike the men‚ these women were purely volunteers. The reason these women volunteered were for a number of reasons‚ listed but not limited to: to serve their country‚ to help the men injured in battle‚ to receive real life training/experience to help further their medical career‚ to get a head start in their military careers‚ to
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