Nesting the Mission & Vision The ability for the Marine Corps to accomplish its mission is predicated on subordinate organizations (commands) establishing and executing a mission that syncs with the greater whole. An implied task from the above Marine Corps mission statement, is to take young civilians from innumerable cultural and education backgrounds and develop them into a person of character that is capable of demonstrating initiative and rational thought in the most stressful situation known to man - War. In addition to providing basic level job skills to entry-level Marines, our organization must enhance the personal development of these future warfighters who will be called upon to make difficult decisions in extreme situations. Critical …show more content…
This frame of reference provides the Marines with a baseline of knowledge that they can then utilize when making decisions. In other words, we can provide the tools for their tool box with job training, but critical thinking will enable them to select the right tool at the right time for the job. So as an organization, we must not be satisfied with just providing instruction on how to do their job in the Marine Corps, it is imperative that we also strive to enhance the Marine’s ability think about innovative ways to accomplish tasks. Too often, Marines may become satisfied with doing things “the way they have always been done”, but this line of thinking fails to foster new ideas. The critical thinker can find a solution to a problem by removing personal bias, thinking abstractly and looking at the problem from angles not previously …show more content…
This reference point will provide the Marine a common understanding of what the organization views as the “what”. The self-reflection activities will consist of giving the Marines a simi-complex scenario involving topics from the prior discussion. The Marines will then think about how they would solve them problem. The instructor will ask probing questions that will cause the Marine to examine how they came up with their solution. The instructor will not tell the Marine that their “how” is flawed, but only insist that the Marine is able to determine how they arrived at their answer. This method of providing the Marine the opportunity to understand how they were able to arrive at a decision by utilizing previously gained knowledge and applying it towards the solution of a problem will illustrate the critical thinking process. Through repetition, I hypothesize that critical thinking will become as habitual as the decision making process that occurs when the Marine is solving simple arithmetic. A consideration for the organization is that the scenarios that we present the Marines should be constructed with thoughts given to the current development level of the Marines. If we can shape the scenarios to initially cover situations likely to be experienced by Marines of
The author brilliantly conveys the harsh conditions, the bitter cold, and the unwavering determination of Puller's Marines. Davis effectively highlights the importance of Puller's leadership and its lasting impact on subsequent generations of Marines. Throughout the biography, Davis delves into Puller's leadership style and the profound impact he had on his subordinates. Puller's ability to inspire and motivate his men is depicted through vivid anecdotes and firsthand accounts.
Leaders at all levels of the Army are faced with difficult decisions every day, decisions that can affect the lives of everyone around them. The thought processes used by individual leaders to make decisions can be as far reaching as their imagination; however, it is every leader’s responsibility to make these decisions using the tenants of mission command. Mission command is not an easy skill to master, however great leaders understand it and the proper use of it when planning a mission. Mission command is broken down into six major principles: Build cohesive teams through trust, create a shared understanding, provide a clear commanders’ intent, exercise-disciplined initiative, use mission orders and accept prudent risk . General Douglas
Since I was ten years old, I have been a member of the Young Marines, a program dedicated to the enrichment of youth. Aside from my family and school, this organization has had an incredible impact on my life, not only providing me with many unique and amazing experiences, but by shaping the foundation of my character by instilling in me the three core principles of the Young Marines: Discipline, Leadership, and Teamwork and also by emphasizing the importance of community service. I have had many amazing and unique experiences as a Young Marine which included the challenges of promotion to become the senior ranking officer, learning many new skills such as CPR, teaching Drug Demand Reduction, leading and mentoring the members of the Unit, going on encampments and traveling. In my sophomore year, my Unit Commander, a Korean War veteran, selected me to travel with him to Seoul. Every few years he chooses a Young Marine to take to South Korea based on merit.
At the end of each chapter, section you will find three self reflection questions. Some may require research; address each question as a group after each member has had a chance to do their own reflections. Each member’s reflection should be fully
Absolutely, critical thinking should be an everyday occurrence, although, most do not apply it in every situation. In fact, Facione is mentioned in the seven habits of positive critical thinking. Evidently, principles in generic function are considered the corner stone to build a persuasive argument and intuitive thinking process. For example, we look at the true-life movie about a dolphin that lost his tail to an unfortunate situation titled “Dolphins Tail” produced by Warner Bros. Surprisingly, in this video there were certain scenes depicted to demonstrate Facione’s seven critical thinking criteria.
I will accomplish this by sharing with Marines the importance of practicing drill, holding small unit leaders accountable, and provide monthly drill competitions within the unit. One of the first questions I hear from Marines when they are told to go practice drill is “why?” and the answer they get is usually along the lines of “we have a ceremony coming up” or “we have an inspection coming up” and those types of answers leave Marines with the wrong impression on drill and why it is actually important to practice. Marines rarely go out on their own and practice drill or take the time to teach their junior Marines
Critical thinking skills in emergency management and public safety must involve thinking of differing situations and considering foreseeable solutions for every crisis. Whether the likelihood of disasters happening is low or high, these circumstances are still possible and deserve thorough discussions and countermeasure
2.2.1. A brief description of critical thinking The intellectual roots of critical thinking can be traced back to 2500 years ago to the teaching practice and vision of Socrates who introduced a method of probing questioning that people could not rationally justify their confident claims to knowledge (Paul, Elder and Bartell, 1997). According to Ennis (1987), critical thinkers are open minded and mindful of alternatives and try to be well-informed and also able to judge well the credibility of sources. Further, they are able to judge well the quality of an argument, including its reasons, assumptions, and evidence.
Profetto-McGrath, Smith, Hugo, Patel, Dussault, (2009) made mention that critical thinking is a part of the process of purposefully self-regulating one’s judgment in order to act professionally and improves one’s ability in order to make the correct decision. It is therefore the art of scrutinizing and assessing one’s thinking with the view of refining it. Within education, critical thinking goes hand in hand with the characteristics of the person; this includes cognitive maturity, truth
Richard and Elder (2008) define critical thinking as “The art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it”. In this research paper, I will cover the importance of being proficient on applying critical and creative thinking process. Moreover, I will provide assertive examples using Major General (MG) David Petraeus’s critical thinking and problem solving process experiences during the invasion of Mosul, Iraq. The Mosul’s invasion was full of suitable and deprived decisions.
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Critical thinking skills, flexible and creative perspective (Patel, Mansell, & Veale, 2014) Keys for
Some topics that will be discussed in this paper will be how an individual can apply the top three critical thinking skills at work, school, and throughout everyday life. Also, the other items that will be explained is the meaning of each of these critical thinking skills. The top three critical thinking skills are to analyze, synthesize, and to evaluate. These skills are an important facet of everyday life and to know how to properly use them will help in the long run. Each of these skills build off each other and it would be good to know what these skills mean in their entirety.
Critical thinking plays a large role in determining success. To be able to analyze a situation and further understand it, I must define the content and evaluate it. By first defining the content, I provide myself with a general understanding of what I am learning. Once I have defined whatever data it may be, evaluating it gives me the opportunity to go in depth and learn more. This is a key component to success because I expand my knowledge as well as give others the opportunity to share theirs.
Critical thinking calls for a persistent effort to examine any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the evidence that supports it and the further conclusions to which it tends. It also generally requires ability to recognize problems, to find workable means for meeting those problems, to gather and marshal pertinent information, to recognize unstated assumptions and values, to comprehend and use language with accuracy, clarity, and discrimination, to interpret data, to appraise evidence and evaluate arguments, to recognize the existence (or non-existence) of logical relationships between propositions, to draw warranted conclusions and generalizations, to put to test the conclusions and generalizations at which one arrives, to reconstruct one 's patterns of beliefs on the basis of wider experience, and to render accurate judgments about specific things and qualities in everyday