Marine Counseling Quiz & Flashcards for Lance Corporals

Questions and Answers

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?

To develop a marine to their highest potential. Signup and view all the answers

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?

Directive, non-directive, and collaborative. Signup and view all the answers

What is negative counseling?

It can cover when a standard is taught, understood, and subsequently ignored. Signup and view all the answers

What is positive counseling?

Acknowledges good performance and/or adherence to expected standards. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Officer's Oath?

I do solemnly swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Signup and view all the answers

List the Leadership Principles.

Know your Marines and look out for their welfare; Know yourself and seek self-improvement; Keep your Marines informed; Be technically and tactically proficient; Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished; Set the example; Train your Marines as a team; Make sound and timely decisions; Employ your unit in accordance with its capabilities; Develop a sense of responsibility in your subordinates; Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions. Signup and view all the answers

What are the Leadership Traits?

JJ DID TIE BUCKLE. Signup and view all the answers

Describe the three levels of war.

Strategic: focus directly on policy objectives; Operational: the art and science of winning campaigns; Tactical: the art and science of winning engagements and battles. Signup and view all the answers

What are the four tenets of our Moral Compass?

Prudence, Justice, Courage, Temperance. Signup and view all the answers

What are the Five Horizontal Themes?

<ul> <li>A man or woman of exemplary character; - Devoted to leading Marines 24/7; - Able to decide, communicate, and act in the fog of war; - A warfighter who embraces the Corps Warrior ethos; - Mentally strong and physically tough.</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three responsibilities leaders have in regards to Corps Values?

Live them, demonstrate them, instill them in subordinates. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Marine Corps mandated by Congress?

To be our Nation's signature crisis response force. We must be most ready when the nation is least ready. Signup and view all the answers

What is one form disorder takes on the battlefield?

In the heat of battle, plans will go awry, communication will fail, information will be unclear, and mistakes and unforeseen events will be commonplace. Signup and view all the answers

What are three ways to prepare Marines for disorder?

<ul> <li>Seek to generate disorder & use as a weapon against the enemy; - Realistic training to operate in a disorderly environment; - Command and control decentralized.</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

Describe maneuver warfare.

Taking action to generate and exploit some kind of advantage over the enemy as a means of accomplishing our objectives as effectively as possible. Signup and view all the answers

How are speed and focus related to maneuver warfare?

Speed and focus maximize combat power; speed will seize initiative, dictate terms of action, and keep the enemy off balance. Signup and view all the answers

Define Center of Gravity.

The source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action, or will to act. Signup and view all the answers

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.

Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring in the Marines