Orders are called orders because that is exactly what they are, not suggestions. In the heat of battle, following orders saves lives. There is no time to think it through or suggest other options. Your sergeant gives an order and he expects it to be followed as well as when you might give an order to your subordinates. That is one reason why basic/boot seems so scary to some people because they know they will have a power struggle with the drill sergeants.
In JROTC you have to say this creed. If you can learn that creed and remember what it says, it’s another thing that will help. I know the whole creed by heart, but there’s this one sentence that has stuck with me more than any other line in the whole creed. It says, “I do not lie, cheat or steal. I will always be accountable for my actions and deeds”.
GEAR ACCOUNTABILITY By PFC BARNEY In our United States Marine Corps today, there seems to be one problem amongst our Marines that can have very light and also very severe consequences. This problem is losing issued gear and/or not having full accountability of all of our issued gear. Losing a small piece of issued gear or some small pieces of equipment doesn’t seem like it would have a big effect on the Marine or his peers, but actually it can have a huge effect. There are many important reasons to be checking your gear constantly to keep proper Marine Corps issued gear accountability as a Marine in the United States Marine Corps. It is the Marine’s responsibility to always have proper Marine Corps issued gear accountability
Every one of my shipmates' lives depends on my personal integrity in ensuring that our civil engineer support equipment are squared away. And even when they are ready for any sort of mission, be it a convoy or ftx, they are second-checked to guarantee their ability to run efficiently so us as a part of naval mobile construction battalion eleven can safely complete the mission at hand. I say all of this to illustrate the importance of integrity on our civil engineer support equipment. Every member of
This (EH) is one of the NCO’s basic responsibilities to make sure (EH) that everyone has respect. This is something that everyone has (EH) to make sure that they are teaching everyone at an (EH) early time once they arrive into the unit. Even when (EH) a person first enters the Army they are taught the (EH) meaning of respect within the Military. Sometimes in the Military (EH) we often lack respect when we don’t truly understand the (EH) meaning of the word. We throw around the word 'respect' (EH) very effortlessly, as a single cure-all for everything we (EH) do.
Most nights are just placid and boring. But just because the majority of the time nothing is happening does not mean it is always going to be like that. A Marine must always be in a combat mind set. Anything can happen at any given time. Anyone on duty must ALWAYS be prepared.
Integrity can be gained over time, regardless of what was taught during ones early years. People have gained integrity and values concerning their morals through encouragement, discipline, and guidance from individuals like those in the military. The United States Marine Corps places integrity among its fourteen leadership traits. These leadership traits are what young Marines are taught from their first days as a recruit, and charged to uphold as the Marine climbs the ranks. There are individuals that feel integrity should only be practiced as needed, a switch that can be turned on an off as the situation dictates.
When I think of a quality NCO the first person that comes to my mind is SSG Fredsti, my first squad leader in the army. I remember he was the epitome of what it is to be a soldier. He was always on time, and you could never catch him in a substandard uniform. To me it was as though he had an answer to any problem that would arise. Any problem or situation that he or our squad faced he would have an answer for.
Many Soldiers and leaders believe they have no responsibility or culpability for Army property unless they have accepted it on a hand receipt, but property accountability is the core of military equipment stewardship. The Army standard for maintaining and tracking supplies is for Soldiers to treat the property as if it was their own. The Army Command Supply Discipline Program, implemented by Army Regulation 710-2, “Supply Policy Below the National Level,” is the embodiment of that standard. The CSDP provides Soldiers and leaders alike a common set of rules for safeguarding scarce resources. Every Soldier has some level of responsibility for property in his unit.
This could cause poor commitment to work such as failing to respond to phone calls, emails, being late for meetings, they would have trouble concentrating and become disorganised as morale will be low due to lack of self esteem and feeling of unworthiness which could lead to sub-standard performance resulting in disciplinary action. It could also cause and increase in mistakes which may lead to complaints from clients and customers. Stress in a couple of people can adversely impact on others in the team e.g if one team member is off on long term sick leave with a stress related illness, this can have a big impact on the workload and morale on the rest of the team. 6. List symptoms of stress in the workplace.