Army Initiative Definition

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INITIATIVE AND RESPECT The dictionary definition of initiative is “an introductory act and or step; leading to the action of many or few others”. Which to me personally means taking up the responsibility to make a decision when you see something wrong or unfinished or something that needs to be done quickly safely correctly and in a timely manner and to take charge and make sure it gets done correctly and as efficiently as possible. Initiative can be taken by any one at any time any were from the lowest ranking enlisted personal to the highest ranking commissioned officers in the marine corp. It is my personel belief that when someone observes a job unfinished or not started that needs to be done quickly safely correctly and…show more content…
By the time they finish boot camp and become Marines when they graduate boot camp, each and every one should be prepared and be able to lead others with lots of confidence and lots of pride and take the initiative to do so when ever they see a problem that needs fixing or a job that needs to be done quickly safely correctly and in a timely manner. Whether leading a mission in the field, some kind of inspection in the rear whether it be a cami uniform or room inspection, or in combat when placed in a leadership position, a Marine should be equipped to succeed with the ability to use his initiative that he learned about in boot camp that when he sees something wrong he takes on the responsibility to do it himself or deligate the other dutys to junior marines and supervise in the correct manner that will get the job done quickly efficiently safelly and correctly. It is not necessary for the said name marine to be in a leadership position to be able to take initiative if any marine whether a private or sergeant major sees a problem it is his responsibility to take the initiative and get the job done in the most quick safe and proper manner physically possible. Initiative represents an enterprise's readiness to embark on a new venture or start a new policy or product in order to get things done more efficiently or just a better or quicker way to do the…show more content…
It is my belief that every human being and nation every were, no matter what their power or their strength capabilities, has the right to be respected by every one to a certain degree the degree that they deserve. It means being treated with consideration and esteem and to be willing to treat people similarly the exact same way in order to receive respect you have to be willing to also be able to give respect from time to time when expected for instance if I saw a gunnery sergeant smoking a cigarette during colors and not giving the salute and proper respect all his marines would probably show him the same level of respect as he does to the things that deserves his respect such as colors. It means to have a high regard for other peoples’ feelings, listening to people and hearing them, and giving them your full attention and time to do whatever it is they need you to complete. Even more importantly, respect means treating one with their earned amount of dignity. Respect is the opposite of humiliation and contempt. The dictionary definition of respect “is esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability, deference to a right, privilege, privileged position, or someone or something considered to have certain rights or privileges; proper acceptance or courtesy and acknowledgment”. When respect is given it denotes both a

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