Sustaining the Transformation: Discussion Leader’s Guide

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Sustaining the Transformation: Discussion Leader's Guide

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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina

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U.S. MARINE CORPS Marine Corps Recruit Depot / Eastern Recruiting Region

Parris Island, South Carolina

17 March 2014

FOREWORD

This Leader`s Guide is designed to provide Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region leaders of all ranks with a cargo pocket resource to aid them in their efforts to sustain the Transformation within their units. It is designed to be a ready reference to assist in conducting meaningful discussions on core values, professional ethics, combat leadership, and a host of other topics related to our values and doing what`s right as Marines.

The Transformation does not end at graduation from Recruit Training. The continual development of our Marines` character, leadership skills, and core values are influenced and refined through the Marines they meet and the experiences they have in their careers. Our Corps` survival depends upon our ability to sustain the Transformation, and every Marine must take ownership of the process. I expect all personnel to understand and meet the expectation of honorable service, and this guide will assist leaders to continue to emphasize values, ethics, and character. We must sustain the transformation that begins in Recruit Training, and constantly reinforce our Core Values so that Marines, sailors, and civilians within our ranks treat others with respect and dignity and make right decisions.

The simplistic design of this guide enables any Marine to conduct a quality guided discussion without formal schooling or other support. It contains the basis for our values and leadership, and also contains numerous lesson outlines taken from the Core Values Guided Discussions conducted during Recruit Training. Leaders at all levels are encouraged to use this guide, and the leadership resources and listed references to augment their own efforts aimed at reinforcing the lessons of our heritage and the values that define our unique character.

Marines, our leadership is at the heart of why our Corps enjoys a reputation and a legacy that is unparalleled among those practicing the profession of arms. I charge leaders at all levels, from fire team leader to Regimental and District commander, to use this guide in their efforts and to ensure that we do everything possible to sustain the Transformation that Marines of Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting Region have worked so hard to begin.

Commanding General Marine Corps Recruit Depot / Eastern Recruiting Region

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Table of Contents

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FORWARD

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INTRODUCTION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DISCUSSION LEADING TECHNIQUES

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LEADERSHIP

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Appendix A. Core Values

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Appendix B. Leadership Traits

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Appendix C. Leadership Principles 24

Appendix D. Code of Conduct

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Appendix E. Oaths

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GUIDED DISCUSSION LESSON OUTLINES 30

Section I Values

1. Personal Values

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2. Integrity

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3. Responsibility

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4. Moral Strength

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5. Physical Strength

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6. Ethical Decision Making

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7. Just War

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8. The Constitution

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9. Patriotism

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10. Leadership

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Section II Policy

1. Adultery

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2. Professional Conduct

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3. Child Abuse

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4. Combating Trafficking Persons 75

5. Suicide Prevention

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6. Equal Opportunity

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7. Hazing

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8. Fraternization

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9. Code of Conduct

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10. Rights/Obligations of POWs

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11. Sexual Harassment

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12. Combat Stress

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13. Drug Abuse

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14. Alcohol/Tobacco

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15. SAPR

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16. Sexual Responsibility

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17. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 127

18. Non-Judicial Punishment

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19. Rules of Engagement

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20. Combatants and Non-Combatants 141

21. Deadly Force

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22. Operational Culture

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23. Operational Risk Management 153

24. Social Networks

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25. Problem Solving

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REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

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Chapter 1

DISCUSSION LEADING TECHNIQUES

1. Introduction. During any period of instruction, it is important that you, as the instructor, gain the attention of your students and provide a sense of enthusiasm and a desire to learn. If you use slides or other media, describe how this media will help to gain student's attention. Use an attention gainer that is related to your class. Once you have gained their attention you must sell your lesson. Tell your students why it is important for them to listen to your lesson. The instructor must impress upon the students their need to know the material. If the instructor can generate in each student a sense of personal involvement with the material, mastery of the subject matter will be made easier. Generate interest in your group by being enthusiastic about your topic. This will stimulate and motivate the students.

2. Overview. The purpose of this instruction is to explain how to lead a guided discussion.

3. References. MCRP 6-11B Marine Corps Values: A Users Guide for Discussion Leaders.

4. Discussion

a. Know when to use a guided discussion as stated in this lecture.

b. Know the advantages and disadvantages of using the guided discussion as a training technique.

c. Know the tasks of the discussion leader prior to and during the discussion.

5. Methods/Media. The following points outline how to conduct a guided discussion:

a. What is a guided discussion? To have a guided discussion you need:

(1) A leader. This person controls the discussion and makes sure all group members become active participants.

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(2) A desired outcome or goal. This can be a solution to a problem, covering a topic, or something else.

(3) A structure. Certain points need to be covered. Sometimes they need to be covered in a certain order or sequence. The leader controls the structure.

b. When do you use a guided discussion?

(1) If you are instructing a small group (up to 20) all at once, you can use guided discussions often. Sometimes guided discussions take more preparation, patience, and mental quickness on your part than other kinds of instruction. But it can make your job of teaching much easier. Below are some steps to follow to make sure your Marines learn. Guided Discussions help you do every one of them and all at the same time.

(a) Allow practice. Practice may be the most important part of learning. In guided discussions, the members are always practicing by repeating and thinking about what they know and learning from experiences of others.

(b) Determine Marine's strengths and weaknesses. When you conduct good guided discussions, you know whether your Marines are studying the required material and whether they have mastered the topics.

(c) Involve all discussion group members actively. In guided discussions, everyone participates and that means more than saying "Yes" or "No," or agreeing or disagreeing.

(d) Motivate your Marines. Make the discussion interesting and relate it to real life situations. When your group members participate, the instruction relates to them. It automatically becomes part of their life.

(2) The principal factors you face in conducting guided discussions are time and group size. It usually takes longer to conduct a discussion of a subject than to lecture about it. Also, guided discussions work best with small groups.

(3) When should you choose guided discussions? Consider this example: Imagine if you were assigned to give a class on "Survival at Sea" and your student group included members of a Marine amphibious assault team, a Navy submarine crew member, and a Navy fighter pilot. All these individuals are concerned with survival in the ocean because they deploy aboard ships. How

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