keeping both of us afloat. “You weak bitch‚ get the fuck out of my pool”. As those words echoed through the empty olympic sized pool room I was let go‚ left to reach the side of the deep end under my own power. Already a month and a half in Marine Corps boot camp I was use to the abuse. This was different‚ I could handle all the physical punishment on the land. The countless push ups‚ and being forced to roll around in sand pits at 5 am before breakfast. Being in the best shape of my life at the
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inspiring true story on cruelty of the war in Vietnam from his perspective. From the time he makes his decision to join the Marines in the beginning of the book all the way to making it to Vietnam as a Marine Scout Sniper. Among the Joseph T. Ward‚ Dave Young‚ Mike O’Grady‚ and Nick Herrera (whom all since childhood have been friends with Joseph T. Ward and decided to join the Marines with him) share six purple hearts. This novel shows a particular side of one of America’s most intense wars from a point
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NCO: Accountability and Fraternization with Subordinate Personnel. Accountability comes in several different forms. First and foremost would be accountability for your own actions. Each Marine is held accountable for their actions and is expected to live up to the reputation and standards of the Marine Corps as directed by our higher ranking officers and staff NCOs. Another form would be that in accountability for your subordinates’ actions. Leaders are expected to be able to care for‚ train‚ mentor
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Sometime in a Marines career they are assigned to stand a post of some sort. It may consist of watching a building and others of guarding cargo. While on these posts there is no difference of the basics in which the duty is to be preformed. All posts have one main principle in common‚ constant vigilance. Neither contains room for complacency or distant wandering minds. Whether or not the post the marine is standing is in garrison standing outside his/her room or out in the field watching over the
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loved. Thomas Broderick was the son of a south Chicago working-class family. He was nineteen years old and a student at Xavier College in 1942‚ trying to make his mind up on which branch of the military he wanted to join. He enlisted in the merchant marine and after training was assigned a mission on a supply ship to North Africa. He became bored with his job and was intrigued by the paratroopers. So he enlisted in the army and trained to become a paratrooper. Broderick was sent with his unit as
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FRATERNIZATION Key references: Article 134‚ UCMJ; U.S. NAVY REGULATIONS 1165 (applies to both Navy and Marine Corps); OPNAVINST 5370.2C (applies only to Navy); Marine Corps Manual 1100.4 (applies only to MC). Background: The U.S. Navy has historically relied upon custom and tradition to define the bounds of acceptable personal relationships among its members and unduly familiar relationships between officers and enlisted members have traditionally been contrary to Naval custom‚ because they
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Bond‚ 24‚ is in the Marine Corps. Currently‚ he is still serving and is now stationed in Japan. His current rank is Lance Corporal and his occupation is Air Traffic Control. He made his decision at the age of 18 to go into the marines. He realized that it was something he wanted to do. “I wanted to do something different‚ deplot different places and engage in action‚” Brian stated. He was prepared by being in shape which sports had definitely helped him. Being involved in the marines‚ Brian is as
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My first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At All Saints Lutheran Church the home group called “The Young People’s Group” there were people who had come from all walks of life. The group meeting that I thought would have been rather small slowly became larger and larger over the course of the night. I was unaware that the AA meetings had been setup with a set of codes or rules for those who struggle every day to fight this addiction. They
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these individuals did to earn those medals we could start with the history of some medal and how they are earned. Expertise: Having actively served in the United States Military for four years and earning four honorable medals myself I could share with you a few examples of how some of these medals are earned. Main Point: Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal: Meritorious service or achievement in a combat or non-combat situation based on sustained performance of a superlative nature. * Instituted
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