Officership Flashcards
1
Q
What are the leadership principles?
A
- Be technically and tactically proficient
- Know yourself and seek self-improvement
- Know your Marines and look out for their welfare
- Keep your Marines informed
- Set the example
- Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished
- Train your Marines as a team
- Make sound and timely decisions
- Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates
- Employ your unit in accordance with its capabilities
- Seek responsibility, and take responsibility for your actions
1
Q
What are the two types of officers?
A
Restricted (warrant officers)
Unrestricted (commissioned officers)
2
Q
What are the 5 horizontal themes of leadership?
A
- A leader of exemplary character
- Devoted to leading Marines and Sailors 24/7
- Able to decide, communicate, and act in the ‘fog of war’
- A warfighter who embraces our naval character and the Corps’ warrior ethos
- Mentally and physically tough
3
Q
What are the four cardinal virtues?
A
Prudence: the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason
Justice: Making something right when it needs to be made right. Fair, consistent, and balanced
Courage: Doing the right thing in the face of adversity with total disregard for your own safety
Temperance: Moderation and self-control
