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PURPOSE:. To Review the history of the Corps, and customs and courtesies that are expected of all Marines. Terminal Learning Objective:. Identify significant characteristics of Marine Corps history, customs, and courtesies. Enabling Learning Objectives:. Identify:

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  1. PURPOSE: To Review the history of the Corps, and customs and courtesies that are expected of all Marines.

  2. Terminal Learning Objective: Identify significant characteristics of Marine Corps history, customs, and courtesies.

  3. Enabling Learning Objectives: • Identify: • Definitions of history, customs and courtesies • Significant historical events • Historical significance of uniform items • Promotion protocol • Conduct of a mess night • Required military courtesies • Appropriate flag protocol

  4. History, Customs, and Courtesies

  5. EVALUATION: WE-2

  6. HISTORY is….. A chronological record of significant events.

  7. CUSTOMS are…Habitual practices of a person or a group of people.

  8. COURTESIES are..Polite gestures or remarks.

  9. OUR HISTORY • 1775: Our birthday • 1776: 1st Marine landing on foreign shores • 1798: Congress made us a separate service • 1805: “Shores of Tripoli” • 1847: “Halls of Montezuma” • 1859: Harper’s Ferry • 1861: Primarily aboard Naval vessels • 1868: The EMBLEM!

  10. OUR HISTORY • 1898: Spanish-American war • 1900: Boxer rebellion • 1901: Banana wars • 1913: 1st Aviation-Maj. A.A.Cunningham • 1917: WW1 French Fourragere • 1933: Fleet Marine Force established • 1941: WWII “island hopping” • 1950: Korea, 1st Marine helos used

  11. OUR HISTORY • 1958: Power projection from the sea • 1965: Vietnam • 1982: Lebanon • 1983: “Urgent Fury” • 1989: “Just Cause” • 1990: “Desert Shield” • 1991: “Desert Storm” • 1992: Somalia

  12. OUR EMBLEM

  13. TROUSER STRIPE

  14. QUATREFOIL

  15. SWORDS Officer’s (Mameluke) – Worn by Officers during the Barbary wars 1801-1807. Officially prescribed in 1862. The single weapon of LONGEST use in American arms. NCO sword – Marine NCO’s are the ONLYNCO’s in any branch of The U.S. Armed Forces that have the privilege of carrying the sword. The Marine NCO sword is the oldest U.S. weapon in CONTINUOUS Use.

  16. PROMOTION PROTOCOL “Pinning On”

  17. “Pinning On”

  18. "Wet Downs"

  19. Conduct

  20. COURTESIES

  21. SALUTING • All commissioned and warrant officers of • all U.S. armed services, regular, reserve, • in or out of uniform (if recognized). • Officers of friendly powers. • High Civilian officials (President, V.P., • Ambassador). • Other enlisted, in formations (reporting). • Medal of Honor recipients out of • Respect (not required).

  22. SPECIAL SITUATIONS • Under arms indoors • Duty with other branches of service • Prisoner escorting • Proper greetings

  23. ADDRESSING OTHERS • Grade & Name • “sarge”, “staff”, “guns”, “top” • “skipper”, “gunner” • First names, nicknames ok off-duty with contemporaries (peers).

  24. Colors Protocol

  25. Flag A general term. HOIST FLY

  26. Color

  27. Standard

  28. Ensign

  29. Guidon

  30. Pennant

  31. Streamer

  32. Silver Band

  33. Staff

  34. Mast

  35. Flag of the United States

  36. National Flag

  37. National Ensign

  38. Battle Standard

  39. Organizational Standard

  40. Marine Corps Color

  41. Hoisting & Lowering • 0800 – SUNSET • At peak or truck • Half – mast • Folding

  42. Hanging the Ensign N E East-West Street North-South Street On a wall (78) (I-5)

  43. Behind the C.O's Desk • Pikes on, National Ensign to viewer’s left, National Ensign’s guidon in front. • Look at the display outside the classroom.

  44. On a coffin The blue field is placed over the deceased’s left shoulder.

  45. Cautions while handling Set forth by the Executive Order of President Taft, October 12, 1912.

  46. Mess Night

  47. Mess Night History • Originated with Roman Legions & Vikings to celebrate victory in battle. • Marines mess nights originated in 1920 in Shanghai with 4th Marine regiment. • Capt. Lemuel Shepherd invited to mess of 4th Bn, Scots Guards. • Quickly embraced by the rest of the Corps. • A formaldinner to promote esprit de corps of our brotherhood of Marines.

  48. Members of the Mess

  49. Marinesonly. Only exception isguest of honor.Uniforms are: Dress Blue A,B, Service A, SNCO Evening Dress,and Civilian black tie

  50. Mr./Ms.PresidentThe SENIOR NCO/SNCO of the group/class

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