Role Of The Marine NCO: Post-Civil War To WWI

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THE ROLE OF THE MARINE NCO: POST CIVIL WAR TO WWI SGT CHRISTOPHER M. A. IVESTER SCRS 2-11 GYSGT BELEC 17 JANUARY 2011 THE ROLE OF THE MARINE NCO: DURING POST CIVIL WAR TO WWI THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE BACKBONE" OF THE ARMED SERVICES AS THE PRIMARY AND MOST VISIBLE LEADERS FOR MOST MILITARY PERSONNEL. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE THE PRIMARY MILITARY LEADERS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND FOR TRAINING MILITARY PERSONNEL SO THEY ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE THEIR MISSIONS.[i] POST CIVIL WAR TO WORLD WAR I (WWI), THE MARINE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) HAD ROLES IN MANY DIFFERENT CONFLICTS WHERE THEY RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR, SUCH AS THE CUBA CAMPAIGN, THE PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION, AND THE BOXER REBELLION. THE CONFLICTS STATED ARE JUST A FEW THAT MARINES PLAYED A ROLE IN DURING THE POST CIVIL WAR TO WWI ERA. THE CUBAN REPUBLIC WAS ESTABLISHED AFTER THE 1898 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. IN 1901 THE PLATT AMENDMENT, A RIDER ATTACHED TO THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL OF 1901, STIPULATED THE CONDITIONS FOR U.S. INTERVENTION IN CUBA THAT VIRTUALLY MADE THE ISLAND AN U.S. PROTECTORATE. UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS BILL THE UNITED…show more content…
Corporals and Sergeants were usually the ones leading the Marines into combat any task needed to be done a Marine Corps NCO would make sure it was completed quick fast and in a hurry and of course done right, a tradition that is still carried on today. [x] Marine NCOs have had different roles throughout the years and through many conflicts such as the Cuba Campaign, the Philippine Insurrection, and The Boxer Rebellion. I am a firm believer that if we hadn’t had NCOs throughout the years then most of the battles we endured then we may not have come out the

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