1 00:00:01,498 --> 00:00:04,248 (dramatic music) 2 00:00:20,444 --> 00:00:21,837 - I'm Major Labrere McBride. 3 00:00:21,837 --> 00:00:23,222 - I'm Gunnery Sergeant Alec Dominguez. 4 00:00:23,222 --> 00:00:24,943 - Gunnery Sergeant Roxanne Branz. 5 00:00:24,943 --> 00:00:26,742 - The Operations Officer at Ground Supply School. 6 00:00:26,742 --> 00:00:29,492 - Basic Distribution Management Specialist Course Instructor 7 00:00:29,492 --> 00:00:31,572 - I'm an instructor for the Enlisted Supply Basic Course 8 00:00:31,572 --> 00:00:34,989 ^at Ground Supply School, on Camp Johnson. 9 00:00:35,124 --> 00:00:37,118 ^- The mission of Ground Supply School is to train 10 00:00:37,118 --> 00:00:39,556 entry-level students, as well as career-level students, 11 00:00:39,556 --> 00:00:41,314 then supply chain management 12 00:00:41,314 --> 00:00:43,557 and supply and distribution. 13 00:00:43,557 --> 00:00:46,474 ^- They come to our school to either 14 00:00:47,169 --> 00:00:50,174 ^receive current entry-level training, 15 00:00:50,174 --> 00:00:52,905 or to just improve on their skills. 16 00:00:52,905 --> 00:00:55,522 [Labrere] This course is to provide the Marines with the 17 00:00:55,522 --> 00:00:58,489 education needed to be a successful Marine 18 00:00:58,489 --> 00:01:00,489 when they hit the MAGTF. 19 00:01:00,963 --> 00:01:02,970 ^- Some of the innovative methods we're utilizing 20 00:01:02,970 --> 00:01:04,152 ^at Ground Supply School right now 21 00:01:04,152 --> 00:01:06,398 ^is the integration of Blackboard. 22 00:01:06,398 --> 00:01:08,027 Blackboard is an online program 23 00:01:08,027 --> 00:01:10,747 that allows Marines to get information at their fingertips. 24 00:01:10,747 --> 00:01:12,616 We also utilize it for testing. 25 00:01:12,616 --> 00:01:13,952 This could be accessed through any 26 00:01:13,952 --> 00:01:16,285 smart device, tablet, or PC. 27 00:01:17,685 --> 00:01:19,094 At the Ground Supply School, we train Marines 28 00:01:19,094 --> 00:01:22,279 in occupational fields of 30 XX and 31 XX. 29 00:01:22,279 --> 00:01:25,167 ^That includes your 3002 Ground Supply Officers, 30 00:01:25,167 --> 00:01:27,272 ^your 3010s, Warrant Officers, 31 00:01:27,272 --> 00:01:30,169 ^3052s, Packing and Preservation Specialists, 32 00:01:30,169 --> 00:01:32,871 ^3043s, Administrative Specialists, 33 00:01:32,871 --> 00:01:35,267 ^3051s, Warehouse Specialists, 34 00:01:35,267 --> 00:01:38,968 ^and then 3102s, Distribution Management Officers, 35 00:01:38,968 --> 00:01:43,135 ^and also the 3112s, Distribution Management Specialists. 36 00:01:44,497 --> 00:01:45,613 - The expectations of the 37 00:01:45,613 --> 00:01:48,356 Basic Distribution Management Specialist course, 38 00:01:48,356 --> 00:01:49,901 the Marines, once they get upon graduation, 39 00:01:49,901 --> 00:01:52,600 are to sustain the training that they've learned 40 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,106 within all three sections that we've covered 41 00:01:55,106 --> 00:01:56,668 throughout the six and a half weeks that they've been at 42 00:01:56,668 --> 00:01:58,073 Ground Supply School. 43 00:01:58,073 --> 00:01:59,652 - A supplier Distribution Management Marine 44 00:01:59,652 --> 00:02:01,952 can find themselves anywhere across the MAGTF. 45 00:02:01,952 --> 00:02:03,700 They could be at an infantry unit, 46 00:02:03,700 --> 00:02:06,521 as a supply, using unit supply Marine, 47 00:02:06,521 --> 00:02:08,468 or they could go to the intermediate level, 48 00:02:08,468 --> 00:02:10,682 such as the Supply Management Unit, 49 00:02:10,682 --> 00:02:14,259 or the Reparable Issue Point, also known as the RIP. 50 00:02:14,259 --> 00:02:16,999 - Because in our field as Supply Clerks, 51 00:02:16,999 --> 00:02:18,449 as Supply Administration, 52 00:02:18,449 --> 00:02:20,449 we are customer service. 53 00:02:20,890 --> 00:02:23,560 We deal with a lot of Marines from different sections. 54 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,651 And we need to know how to stand our ground, 55 00:02:25,651 --> 00:02:27,468 we need to know how to communicate properly, 56 00:02:27,468 --> 00:02:28,849 and we need to know how to do our job, 57 00:02:28,849 --> 00:02:30,135 and if we don't know how to do our job, 58 00:02:30,135 --> 00:02:31,326 and if someone's not there to help us, 59 00:02:31,326 --> 00:02:35,299 I want them to know how to find it in the orders. 60 00:02:35,299 --> 00:02:36,741 - We continue to sustain a transformation 61 00:02:36,741 --> 00:02:39,253 as soon as those Marines arrive aboard Camp Johnson 62 00:02:39,253 --> 00:02:41,375 through our Marines Awaiting Training Program. 63 00:02:41,375 --> 00:02:42,834 - They immediately start their training, 64 00:02:42,834 --> 00:02:45,417 as far as value-based learning, 65 00:02:45,949 --> 00:02:48,799 whether it SAPPER, Equal Opportunity, 66 00:02:48,799 --> 00:02:51,222 real world scenarios that have actually happened 67 00:02:51,222 --> 00:02:52,389 at the school. 68 00:02:52,811 --> 00:02:55,207 We give them overview about what their job's gonna be, 69 00:02:55,207 --> 00:02:58,239 what to expect as Ground Supply School students. 70 00:02:58,239 --> 00:03:01,386 - And we are continually teaching them 71 00:03:01,386 --> 00:03:03,222 how to be a Marine, back to the basics, 72 00:03:03,222 --> 00:03:06,356 you know, things that they learned in boot camp and MCT, 73 00:03:06,356 --> 00:03:07,289 and we're just sustaining that. 74 00:03:07,289 --> 00:03:09,489 We're showing them that everything that they've learned 75 00:03:09,489 --> 00:03:12,474 thus far is indeed, how they should be. 76 00:03:12,474 --> 00:03:16,641 They understand that being a Marine is very important. 77 00:03:17,210 --> 00:03:19,220 Knowing their MOS is very important. 78 00:03:19,220 --> 00:03:20,966 The whole Marine Corps concepts. 79 00:03:20,966 --> 00:03:22,195 Myself and other instructors, 80 00:03:22,195 --> 00:03:23,920 we are on the same sheet of music 81 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:25,858 when it comes to good order and discipline, 82 00:03:25,858 --> 00:03:27,594 and we make sure that we are holding our Marines 83 00:03:27,594 --> 00:03:31,761 accountable for their actions, or lack of actions.