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What is counseling?
A directed task that is led by the senior marine in a relationship.
What is coaching?
An informal process of ongoing observation and encouragement of a Marine's personal and professional growth.
What is mentoring?
A less formal process than coaching and counseling, providing the Marine with greater depth of knowledge and experience.
Counseling and coaching may be formal or informal.
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Coaching relationships require:
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What is the purpose of counseling?
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Lcpls and below should receive initial counseling approximately 30 days after the start of the senior/junior relationship.
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What are the three types of counseling?
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What is negative counseling?
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What is positive counseling?
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What is the Officer's Oath?
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List the Leadership Principles.
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What are the Leadership Traits?
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Describe the three levels of war.
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What are the four tenets of our Moral Compass?
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What are the Five Horizontal Themes?
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What are the three responsibilities leaders have in regards to Corps Values?
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What is the purpose of the Marine Corps mandated by Congress?
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What is one form disorder takes on the battlefield?
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What are three ways to prepare Marines for disorder?
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Describe maneuver warfare.
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How are speed and focus related to maneuver warfare?
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Define Center of Gravity.
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Study Notes
Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring
- Counseling: A directed task led by a senior Marine; most formal approach to guidance.
- Coaching: Informal process focusing on ongoing observation and encouragement for personal and professional growth.
- Mentoring: Less formal than coaching, emphasizing greater depth of knowledge and experience through guidance.
- Both counseling and coaching can be formal or informal.
Coaching Relationships
- Require collaboration, respect, responsiveness, confidentiality, and open expression.
Purpose and Structure of Counseling
- Aim to develop a Marine to their highest potential.
- Initial counseling for Lance Corporals and below should occur 30 days after relationship establishment, with follow-ups every 30 days or as needed.
- Types of Counseling: Directive, non-directive, collaborative.
- Negative Counseling: Addresses standards that were taught but subsequently ignored.
- Positive Counseling: Acknowledges good performance; can be formal or informal.
Leadership Oaths and Principles
- Officer's Oath: Commitment to support and defend the Constitution, perform duties faithfully.
- Leadership Principles (KKK BEST MEDS): Emphasizes knowledge of Marines, self-improvement, information sharing, technical proficiency, effective supervision, example setting, teamwork, decision-making, capability employment, and responsibility.
Leadership Traits
- JJ DID TIE BUCKLE: Acronym representing key leadership traits.
Levels of War
- Strategic: Focuses on policy objectives.
- Operational: Links strategic and tactical levels through campaign management.
- Tactical: Concentrates on winning engagements and battles.
Moral Compass Tenets
- Four Tenets: Prudence, Justice, Courage, Temperance.
Horizontal Themes of Leadership
- Character excellence, commitment to leading Marines, decision-making in chaos, adherence to Corps Warrior ethos, mental toughness, and physical resilience.
Corps Values Responsibilities
- Leaders must live, demonstrate, and instill Corps values in subordinates.
Marine Corps Purpose
- Mandated by Congress to be a crisis response force, being most prepared when the nation is least prepared.
Battlefield Disorder
- Disorder can manifest through disrupted plans, communication failures, and unforeseen events during battle.
Preparation for Disorder
- Generate disorder as a weapon against the enemy, engage in realistic training for disorderly environments, and utilize decentralized command and control.
Maneuver Warfare
- Involves generating and exploiting advantages to achieve objectives efficiently; focuses on bypassing enemy strengths and disrupting their systems.
Speed and Focus in Maneuver Warfare
- Speed maximizes combat power and initiative, while focus concentrates effects on key objectives, maintaining pressure on the enemy.
Center of Gravity
- A concept not fully detailed in the provided text but typically refers to the source of a force’s strength, which, when targeted, can lead to significant advantages in military strategy.
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Explore the distinctions between counseling, coaching, and mentoring within the Marine Corps. This quiz covers the purpose, structure, and types of counseling, along with the essential elements of coaching relationships. Assess your understanding of these critical processes in developing Marines to their fullest potential.