Miscellaneous Flashcards
State the primary goal of Marine Corps leadership
The primary goal of Marine Corps leadership is to instill in all Marines the fact that we are warriors first
State the purpose of military law
- Promotes good order and discipline
- Provides a basis for the administration of justice for the armed forces
State the purpose of an NJP
The purpose of an NJP is to give the commander the ability to maintain good order and discipline
State the eight principles of the law of war
- Fight only enemy combatants
- Do not harm enemies who surrender: disarm them and turn them over to your superior
- Do not kill or torture prisoners
- Collect and care for the wounded, whether friend or foe
- Do not attack medical personnel, facilities, or equipment
- Do not destroy more than the mission requires
- Do no steal; respect private property and possessions
- Do your best to prevent violations of the law of war; report all violations to your superiors, a military lawyer, a chaplain, or provost marshal
Explain the five purposes of close order drill
- Provide simple formations from which various combat formations could readily be assumed
- Move units from one place to another in a standard and orderly manner while maintaining the best possible appearance
- Provide the troops an opportunity to handle individual weapons
- Instill discipline through precision and automatic response by orders
- Increase a leaders confidence through the exercise of command by giving proper commands and drilling troops
Authorized male uniform items for wear with civilian attire
- Gold cuff links, studs, tie bar
- Footwear, socks
- Mourning band, gloves
- Drawers, white undershirts
- Black bow tie, service sweater, green wool scarf, general purpose trunks, tanker jacket, or dress blue sweater without insignia of grade
Define Sexual Harassment
Influencing, offering to influence, or threatening the career, pay, or job of another person in exchange for sexual favors; deliberate or repeated offensive comments. Gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature in a work or work related environment
The total of unknowns experienced in the operational environment can be put into what three major categories
- Nonlinearity
- Risk
- Chance
What type of warfare pursues victory through the destruction of enemy’s material assets by superior firepower
Attrition warfare
What term defines the total destructive force that would destroy the enemy at a given time
Combat power
Maneuver warfare seeks to shatter the enemy’s cohesion by attacking what
Selected enemy weakness
What is the mission of the Marine Corps rifle squad
To locate, close width and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, and to repel the enemy’s assault by fire and close combat
To render enemy personnel incapable of interfering with a particular operation is known is what
Neutralize
Fire delivered by a unit to assist or protect another unit in combat is known as what
Fire support
A target which appears in combat, within range, and against which fire had not been planned is known as what
Target of opportunity