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Junior Rank – Skills & Goals

Junior Rank – Skills & Goals for Corporal and Sergeant

The following are examples of the skills to be learned and goals for Young Marines in the junior ranks.

  • Knowledge of key events in Young Marine and US Marine Corps history
  • Environmentally safe waste disposal in the field
  • Hiking techniques
  • Discussion of dangerous animals
  • Measuring distances on topographical maps
  • Parts of the compass and their functions
  • Orienting a map using a compass
  • Encouraging friends to stay away from tobacco, alcohol and drugs
  • Avoiding stage freight
  • Defining leadership
  • Qualities of a leader
  • Eleven principles of leadership
  • Duties of a Young Marine Assistant Squad Leader, Squad Leader, Young Marine Platoon Guide, Young Marine Color Sergeant and Young Marine Color Guard Rifleman
  • American values
  • History of the National Anthem and the flag
  • Advanced first aid
  • Factors that cause weight loss and gain
  • Execution of column movements, saluting, and facing movements

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About the Young Marines

Emerald Empire Young Marines

The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, age eight through the completion of high school. The Young marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on teaching the values of … Read More

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Young Marines Obligation

Obligation

From this day forward, I sincerely promise, I will set an example for all other youth to follow and I shall never do … Read More

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Creed

1) Obey my parents and all others in charge of me whether young or old. 2) Keep myself neat at all times without other … Read More

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Objectives

Promote the physical, moral. and mental development of its membersAdvocate a healthy, drug-free lifestyle through … Read More

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