I'm afraid that the "warrior ethos" that afforded us such "intestinal fortitude" to complete this mission as well as countless others for 235 yrs has been seriously diminished and nearly lost over the past 15 yrs or so, due to the WOKEness, feminization, and LGBTQP+ perversion agenda mandates on our Corps... the "good order and discipline" has been lost, as evidenced in the 2019 2nd Marine Division mandatory stand down after the CG was totally disrespected by two Boot@$$ Marines IN FULL UNIFORM outside of the MCB CLNC ID Card Center... no rooms/barracks inspections of uniforms and equipment to ensure serviceability, accountability, and uniform fit and appearance by unit SNCOs and officers... no CG/IG inspections... little "esprit de Corps"... Bootcamp is now coed at the RTR Company levels and the PC crowd is demanding coed training at the platoon level... the Corps has been rendered unfit from within because of such, and the Corps' leadership allowed this to happen... FD2030 ruined our MAGTF capabilities and our effectiveness as a ground combat arms force due to divestment of tanks, engineering capabilities, and 86% of cannon artillery to conduct such a mission as detailed in this article... I could go on...
Our Corps can only be saved by a return of our practices, training, discipline, and TO&E restoration via VISION2035 and the SNCOs and officer corps being awakened to reinstate measures to ensure such! Leaders must testify to the US Congress of the grave danger of the "PC" policies that have affected the same... the Corps and our traditions and what has made us the WORLD'S FINEST FIGHTING FORCE can be restored if the courage to do so exists!
“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others" - -Winston Churchill
Physical Courage is directly related to unit synergy and the bond a Marine has with his fellow Marines. That does not just happen. It must be injected, inculcated, reinforced and nurtured. By necessity this means being selfless. Have we over the recent years forged the team or focused on differences and individual identity? Too many whose Marine identity is secondary or tertiary?
Moral Courage is directly tied to integrity and honor. Do senior leaders make moral courage easier or fatal?
On a light hearted note, this reminds me of the old joke(s) about the Service Chiefs having an argument about which branch has the bravest members. Typically, the other services go first and feature Seals, SF, and PJs doing incredibly, unreasonably dangerous challenges. All versions end with the LCpl from the USMC, as the CMC proudly looks on, telling the assembled stars something like 'hell no, I ain't doing that' when instructed to undertake the irrationally dangerous and incredibly stupid task being used to evaluate bravery. All versions end with the assembled stars admitting that the Marines do, in fact, have the bravest. Semper Fi.
I'm afraid that the "warrior ethos" that afforded us such "intestinal fortitude" to complete this mission as well as countless others for 235 yrs has been seriously diminished and nearly lost over the past 15 yrs or so, due to the WOKEness, feminization, and LGBTQP+ perversion agenda mandates on our Corps... the "good order and discipline" has been lost, as evidenced in the 2019 2nd Marine Division mandatory stand down after the CG was totally disrespected by two Boot@$$ Marines IN FULL UNIFORM outside of the MCB CLNC ID Card Center... no rooms/barracks inspections of uniforms and equipment to ensure serviceability, accountability, and uniform fit and appearance by unit SNCOs and officers... no CG/IG inspections... little "esprit de Corps"... Bootcamp is now coed at the RTR Company levels and the PC crowd is demanding coed training at the platoon level... the Corps has been rendered unfit from within because of such, and the Corps' leadership allowed this to happen... FD2030 ruined our MAGTF capabilities and our effectiveness as a ground combat arms force due to divestment of tanks, engineering capabilities, and 86% of cannon artillery to conduct such a mission as detailed in this article... I could go on...
Our Corps can only be saved by a return of our practices, training, discipline, and TO&E restoration via VISION2035 and the SNCOs and officer corps being awakened to reinstate measures to ensure such! Leaders must testify to the US Congress of the grave danger of the "PC" policies that have affected the same... the Corps and our traditions and what has made us the WORLD'S FINEST FIGHTING FORCE can be restored if the courage to do so exists!
“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others" - -Winston Churchill
Physical Courage is directly related to unit synergy and the bond a Marine has with his fellow Marines. That does not just happen. It must be injected, inculcated, reinforced and nurtured. By necessity this means being selfless. Have we over the recent years forged the team or focused on differences and individual identity? Too many whose Marine identity is secondary or tertiary?
Moral Courage is directly tied to integrity and honor. Do senior leaders make moral courage easier or fatal?
Courage - Honor - Commitment.
On a light hearted note, this reminds me of the old joke(s) about the Service Chiefs having an argument about which branch has the bravest members. Typically, the other services go first and feature Seals, SF, and PJs doing incredibly, unreasonably dangerous challenges. All versions end with the LCpl from the USMC, as the CMC proudly looks on, telling the assembled stars something like 'hell no, I ain't doing that' when instructed to undertake the irrationally dangerous and incredibly stupid task being used to evaluate bravery. All versions end with the assembled stars admitting that the Marines do, in fact, have the bravest. Semper Fi.