Young Marine History

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Young Marine History

• Andersen, R.

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First beginnings

• April 1959 First Young Marine Unit (Young
  Marines of Waterbury) formed in Waterbury, CT by
  members of the Brass City Detachment of the
  Marine Corps League.
• 1960 Young Marines of Waterbury grow to 300
  Young Marines and 20 adult instructors.
• 1962 The Young Marines program grows to over
  1500 boys in 10 cities and towns and gains
  national attention.
• 1965 Officially chartered on October 17, 1965 by
  the Marine Corps League and becomes a national
  youth program.

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• October 17, 1965 is the official birthday of the
  Young Marines.
• 1974 Chartered as a subsidiary organization of
  the Marine Corps League.
• 1975 Membership is extended to females.
• 1977 Young Marines governing body is elected and
  the Young Marines National By-laws are adopted.

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• 1978 National By-laws approved at the Marine
  Corps League.
• 1980 Young Marines granted not-for-profit status
  as a youth educational organization by the
  Internal Revenue Service classification of 501(c)
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• 1993 Young Marines grow to 1,000 Young Marines
  and 300 adults in 45 units and becomes the focal
  point for the U.S. Marine Youth Drug Demand
  Reduction Program.
• 1995 Young Marines become international with
  units forming in Okinawa, Japan.

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• 1999 Young Marines Board of Directors hire
  retired Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kessler as the
  first National Executive Director. First Young
  Marine Unit is formed in Alaska.
• 2000 Young Marines program expands to over 200
  units in 38 States with over 11,000 Young Marines
  and nearly 2,000 adult volunteers.
• 2000 Young Marines participate in Youth
  Restoration Corps project along the Russian River
  in Alaska restoring Salmon Habitat.
• 2001 Summer Program of Adventures, Challenges,
  Encampments, and Schools (SPACES) is introduced
  with over 3,300 Young Marines participating.

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• 2001 Young Marine units are formed at U.S. bases
  in Germany for military dependents.
• Young Marines introduce the first annual Young
  Marines Veterans Appreciation Week. This
  continues to be an annual one-week tribute each
  November
• 2002 An affiliation formed between the Young
  Marines and the Australian Young Marines.
• The Young Marines officially adopt a new motto
  "Strengthening the lives of America's youth".

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• 2002 Young Marines join with Army Cadets from
  Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and
  Sweden in its first cultural foreign exchange
  program.
• The Young Marines welcome a very special new
  member to its ranks, Chester, our puppy bulldog
  mascot.
• 2003 Young Marines officially introduce their
  new celebrity spokesperson, R. Lee Ermey. 
• 2004 Eleven Young Marines travel to the island
  of Iwo Jima, Japan, along with veterans of that
  battle, to commemorate the famous flag raising by
  the Marines at Mount Siribachi. Young Marine
  members have returned to Iwo Jima on an annual
  basis every year since.

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• 2005 The Young Marines celebrates their 45th
  anniversary of receiving their official charter. 
• 2006 The Genesee County Young Marines receive
  their Charter. 
• 2008 Wildomar Young Marines visit Pearl Harbor,
  Hawaii for the 67th anniversary of the 1941
  Japanese attacks. Raise a flag on the U.S.S.
  Arizona memorial
• 2009 The Young Marines celebrate their 50th
  Anniversary in Waterbury, CT.

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Mission

• The mission of the young marines is to positively
  Americas future by providing quality youth
  development programs for boys and girls that
  nurtures and develops its members into
  responsible citizens who enjoy a healthy,
  drug-free lifestyle.

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Young Marine core values

• Every united states Marine upholds core values of
  Honor, Courage, and commitment.
• These values give them their strength and bonds
  them into a force, like no other, capable of over
  coming every obstacle and meeting any challenge.
• The Young Marine core values are Discipline,
  Leadership and Teamwork

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Discipline

• Discipline requires completing chores, obeying
  curfews and assisting in the home when needed.
• Including following all laws of government and
  having respect for leaders, police and all of
  those in charge of us and our well-being and
  safety

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Leadership

• The ability to influence others.
• A good leader is able to effectively pass on from
  their leaders all that is expected to be done
• A true leader leads by example
• Young Marines should aspire to positively
  influence fellow Young Marines all the time
• Accomplish their mission by completing all tasks
  assigned by their leaders and those in charge of
  them from their parents, teachers, coaches and YM
  adult staff

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Teamwork

• Cooperation between those working together on a
  task.
• Young Marines must learn to ask questions to
  ensure complete understanding, respect every
  member of their team and all suggestions
  presented, encourage their fellow Young Marines
  and ALWAYS participate in their team tasks
• Team members that truly work as a team never
  steal the gory for team effort, sharing it with
  their team members

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Basic USMC Information

• The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the
  United States Armed Forces.
• Responsible for providing force projection from
  the sea, using the mobility of the United States
  Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task
  forces.
• One of seven uniformed services of the United
  States.
• In the civilian leadership structure of the
  United States military, the Marine Corps is a
  component of the Department of the Navy.
• Often works closely with U.S. naval forces for
  training, transportation and logistic purposes
• In the military leadership structure, the Marine
  Corps is a separate branch

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Origins

• Captain Samuel Nicholas formed two battalions of
  Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 in
  Philadelphia as naval infantry.
• The Marine Corps served in every American armed
  conflict and attained prominence in the 20th
  century when its theories and practices of
  amphibious warfare proved prescient and
  ultimately formed the cornerstone of the Pacific
  campaign of World War II.
• By the mid-20th century, the Marine Corps had
  become the dominant theorist and practitioner of
  amphibious warfare. Its ability to respond
  rapidly to regional crises gives it a strong role
  in the implementation and execution of American
  foreign policy

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Members

• The United States Marine Corps includes 203,557
  (as of June 30, 2009) active duty Marines
• Just under 40,000 reserve Marines
• The Marine Corps is nonetheless larger than the
  entire armed forces of many significant military
  powers
• For example, it is larger than the active duty
  Israel Defense Forces or the whole of the British
  Army