Baseline Readiness Brief

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Fundamentals of Marine Corps Leadership
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Overview

• Fourteen Marine Corps Leadership Traits
• Eleven Leadership Principals
• Marine Corps Core Values
• Six Troop Leading Steps

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Leadership

• The Sum of those qualities of intellect, human
  understanding, and moral character that enables
  a person to inspire and control a group of people
  successfully

Lead, Follow or get the hell out of the way!
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Leadership Traits

• The qualities of character that everyone
  possesses in some capacity
• Good Leaders have developed these qualities as
  strengths

"Casualties many Percentage of dead not known
Combat efficiency we are winning! Col. David
Shoup USMC
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14 Leadership Traits

• Justice
• Judgment
• Dependability
• Integrity
• Decisiveness
• Tact
• Initiative

• Enthusiasiam
• Bearing
• Unselfishness
• Courage
• Knowledge
• Loyalty
• Endurance

JJ DID TIE BUCKLE
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14 Leadership Traits

• Giving reward and punishment according to the
  case in question. The ability to administer a
  system of rewards and punishments impartially.

Justice
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14 Leadership Traits

• The ability to weigh facts and possible solutions
  on which to base sound decisions.

Judgment
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14 Leadership Traits

• The certainty of proper performance of duty.

Dependability
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14 Leadership Traits

• The ability to make decisions promptly and
  announce them in a clear, forceful manner.

Decisiveness
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14 Leadership Traits

• The ability to deal with others with respect.

Tact
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14 Leadership Traits

• Taking action in the absence of orders.

Initiative
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14 Leadership Traits

• The display of sincere interest and exuberance in
  the performance of duty.

Enthusiasm
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14 Leadership Traits

• The creation of a favorable impression in
  carriage, appearance, and personal conduct at all
  times.

Bearing
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14 Leadership Traits

• Avoidance of providing for ones own comfort and
  personal advancement at the expense of others.

Unselfishness
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14 Leadership Traits

• The mental quality that recognizes fear, danger
  or criticism, but enables a man to proceed in the
  face of it with calmness and firmness.

Courage
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14 Leadership Traits

• The understanding of a science or art. The range
  of ones information.

Knowledge
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14 Leadership Traits

• The quality of faithfulness to country, Corps
  and to your seniors and subordinates.

Loyalty
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14 Leadership Traits

• The mental and physical stamina measured by ones
  ability to withstand pain, fatigue, stress and
  hardship.

Endurance
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Leadership Principles

• Time tested and proven guidelines of leadership.
  
• Rules of leadership that, if used and followed,
  will help you to become a successful leader

"Retreat hell! We just got here!" Capt. Lloyd
Williams, USMC
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11 Leadership Principles

• Know yourself and seek self improvement.
• Be technically and tactically proficient.
• Seek responsibility and take responsibility for
  your actions
• Make sound and timely decisions.
• Set the example.
• Know your men and look out for their welfare.
• Keep your men informed.

"You're making the wrong assumption that a Marine
by himself is outnumbered. - Gen Peter Pace
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11 Leadership Principles (cont.)

• Develop a sense of responsibility in your
  subordinates.
• Ensure that the task is understood, supervised
  and accomplished.
• Train your men as a team.
• Employ your unit in accordance with its
  capabilities.

Were not accustomed to occupying defensive
positions. Its destructive to morale. LtGen H.
M. Smith
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Marine Corps Core Values

• Honor Integrity, Responsibility, Accountability
• Courage Do the right thing, in the right way,
  for the right reasons
• Commitment Devotion to the Corps and fellow
  Marines

Honor, Courage, Commitment
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Troop Leading Steps

• The six troop leading steps are a logical thought
  process, which aid in the planning for and
  execution of a given mission. The thought
  process assists unit leaders in making the best
  use of time, facilities, and personnel. The
  degree of consideration for each step varies with
  the mission and time available.

BAMCIS
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Troop Leading Steps

• A leader should begin planning as soon as he
  is assigned a mission to accomplish. After
  receiving the order, the leader should plan the
  proper use of available time using "reverse
  planning." Reverse planning requires the leader
  to consider the scheduled time of the last action
  he must complete (usually the time of attack) and
  work backwards to the receipt of the order.

Begin Planning
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Troop Leading Steps

• Reconnaissance is an investigation of a route
  or a specific area. This can either be done
  physically on the ground to be investigated or
  visually from a map. During this step the leader
  selects a route and prepares a schedule for his
  reconnaissance. His route and schedule should
  allow him to cover as much terrain as the
  available time allows.

Arrange Reconnaissance
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Troop Leading Steps

• In some cases the leader may be unable to make
  a physical reconnaissance because of time
  constraints or to ensure surprise. If this is
  the case, the leader should at least conduct a
  map reconnaissance. It is during this step that
  the leader completes his estimate of the
  situation.

Make Reconnaissance
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Troop Leading Steps

• The leader reviews the preliminary plan and
  decides on a course of action. The plan should
  be simple and should not endanger Marines or
  equipment any more than what is necessary to
  accomplish the mission. After selecting a course
  of action, the leader prepares notes to be used
  in issuing the order.

Complete Plan
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Troop Leading Steps

• Before issuing the order, the leader should
  orient subordinates from a vantage point. If
  this is not possible, they should be oriented
  using maps, sketches, aerial photos or terrain
  models. The order must include sufficient
  information for subordinates to carry out the
  mission, should the leader become a casualty.
  Each subordinate should be assigned specific
  tasks. The leader must ensure the plan is
  understood by soliciting questions or asking
  questions of subordinates.

Issue the Order
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Troop Leading Steps

• The most important troop leading step. The
  leader ensures the order is carried out as
  intended. Often the leader will position himself
  with the subordinate who has the most difficult
  task or with the least experienced subordinate
  leader. Throughout the execution of the plan,
  the leader must continue to analyze the situation
  and be prepared to quickly adjust the plan if
  necessary.

Supervise!