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- A combat instructor has
to be uniquely qualified

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in the fact that he or she
needs to be intelligent.

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They have have to be mature enough to deal

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with what has to happen every day.

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You get to usher this
new age of war fighting

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into the Marine Corp.

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Personally at an individual level,

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at the individual war fighter level.

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I never grew more as a
leader than my first tour

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as a combat instructor
as a young sergeant.

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(slow instrumental music)

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- There's no billet as a young
sergeant or staff sergeant

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that I'm aware of in the Marine
Corp who's going to touch

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so many young Marines during their tour.

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Just the sheer impact, the
sheer number of Marines

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that you'll be able to mentor,
you'll be able to coach.

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I would offer a Marine Combat Instructor

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as a slightly different
type of mentorship.

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You uniquely challenge them
'cause now you're dealing

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with young Marines, not young recruits,

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and they're still impressionable,
still looking to you

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for advice and we're going
to give you a finite amount

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of time to teach them these skills.

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And not only do you have
to be a good communicator,

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you have to have a terrific moral compass

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to keep 'em on track
beneath our absolute best

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as combat instructors
and of course continue

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that and then hand them off
to the best of leadership

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we have that our commanders
and our potentials

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are seeing listed out there in the fleet.

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So, they're a, they're a very
important part of that bridge.

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- The importance of a combat instructor,

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teaching those skills, co-start a drill,

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life saving steps

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to maneuver on the battlefield.

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There's nothing more important.

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Command, you must help
the commandant and I

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get marines of great quality out here

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in the billet to mentor, coach,
train, and teach our future.

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Continue to march and semper fidelis.