Photo By Staff Sgt. Andy Orozco | Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett,...... read more read more
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NEW RIVER, N.C. - Noncommissioned officers are known to be the backbone of the Marine Corps; they lead junior Marines, mentor them and point them in a good direction.
Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, addressed the NCO’s of Marine Aircraft Groups 26 and 29 and Marines from other units in an event at Ivy Hall aboard Camp Geiger, Sept. 17, to remind them why they joined the Marine Corps and reiterate the importance of their jobs as NCO’s.
“You joined us because we’re different,” said Amos. “Our level of integrity is different. What we expect from one another is different. What we demand from our young Marines is different. We hold them to a higher standard. It’s different; we’re different.”
The Marine Corps is downsizing, but the NCO’s role is as important as ever, said the Commandant.
“We’re going to be smaller but we’re going to be doing the same with less,” said Amos. “We’re going to try to do a lot of things and be relevant around the world, but we need the help of our NCO’s to be able to do that.”
In the Marine Corps, the majority of Marines are sergeants and below, said Amos. In the bottom-heavy organization, small-unit leadership from NCO’s is important to keeping good order and discipline within the ranks.
Amos said he asked Marines attending Sergeants Course approximately one month ago ‘who are we as sergeants of Marines?’ and an attending sergeant said, “we are the history of generations to come.”
The Commandant reflected on what that answer meant to him.
“Our actions, our ethics and our traditions are what people will remember of us,” said Amos.
Cpl. Christopher Torres, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment cannon crewman, thought the speech was an eye-opening lecture on how NCO’s should act and drive the future of the Marine Corps.
“The Commandant showed us it’s important to know our history, because it’s important to know where we came from and where we are now and that we as leaders need to step it up,” said Torres. “Leadership. Learn it. Know it. Love it.”
| Date Taken: | 09.26.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.26.2013 11:55 |
| Story ID: | 114306 |
| Location: | NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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