Obedience to orders is important because higher ranking individuals are put into positions to which they should be able to handle and lead younger Marines. So at the time an order or request is made despite how one feels about the request it must be done and done without question and as efficiently as possible. The senior Marine is in a position of leadership and is there to help lead and assist the platoon sergeant in getting the mission or task accomplished. A junior Marine is there to take orders and complete any job or task giving by a senior Marine or Marine in a leadership billet. Also in a combat environment a team leader or squad leader might see something that you don’t see so if given a command to halt and you don’t do it, it could compromise your position and get you or your team injured or killed.
I am going to finish my essay with a section from NAVEDTRA 12018, “Leading by personal examples goes along with moral responsibility. Effective leaders have many different leadership traits, such as know-how, sincerity, and courage. Which trait is the most important is a matter of opinion. However, if you show weakness in any trait a worker thinks is important, you lose that person’s respect. Respect isn’t automatically given to a leader because of authority. You have to earn respect and confidence of personnel working for you by setting a good example. Lead your workers; don’t drive them”. (NAVEDTRA 12018, pages 21-1 & 2).
I finished my essay with the above section because it’s what I believe I was told to write an essay in my own words well I gave credit to where I found the section but I put it in my essay because I believe that respect and confidence is earned and that if you require your Marines to do something then you should do the same and in force it equally to all that you require it. Just because you’re a certain rank doesn’t mean that you get automatic respect and confidence of your junior Marines. Your rank deserves...