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malthaussen

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6. You may have more of a Marine mentality than you think.

Reply to Xyzse (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 11:30 AM

Sep 2015

I no longer have a link to the article, but it turns out the officers are far more likely to exercise initiative, even to the point of trashing the mission, than are the corporate managers who also took the course, who almost universally decide "the mission is all that matters."

I appreciate your response. The complexities of the matter are what intrigue me.

-- Mal

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If this was real. ...... YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #1

Not exactly what I was looking for. malthaussen Sep 2015 #2

Did you attend USMC Oriface training at Quannico? YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #3

Nope. Read about it a couple of years ago. malthaussen Sep 2015 #5

I thought about it, but I wasn't sure if I would share. Xyzse Sep 2015 #4

You may have more of a Marine mentality than you think. malthaussen Sep 2015 #6

Acting as a marine... NV Whino Sep 2015 #7

Thank you for your response. malthaussen Sep 2015 #8

Without thinking about it, the mission always comes first. Glassunion Sep 2015 #9

Thank you for your response. malthaussen Sep 2015 #10

I would do nothing. Interfering could backfire, perhaps even causing the chief to side with the.. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #11

That's why the training officer is warming up his voice... malthaussen Sep 2015 #12