Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS) Instructional Posters

Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS)

Instructional Posters for Recruit Training

Part IV: Core Values

Drill Instructor SSgt Richard Vidinha 1st Recruit Training Battalion Parris Island, South Carolina

2008

Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS) Instructional Posters for Recruit Training

Part IV: Core Values Table of Contents

General Orders General Orders [1] MCCS-ATFP-1003.2 General Orders [2] MCCS-ATFP-1003.2 Core Values Honor MCCS-CORE-1001 Courage MCCS-CORE-1001 Commitment MCCS-CORE-1001 Code of Conduct Article I MCCS-CORE-1002 Article II MCCS-CORE-1002 Article III MCCS-CORE-1002 Article IV MCCS-CORE-1002 Article V MCCS-CORE-1002 Article VI MCCS-CORE-1002 Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) Prisoners [1] MCCS-CORE-1003 Prisoner [2] MCCS-CORE-1005.1

LOAC Principles [1] MCCS-UCMJ-1003

LOAC Principles [2] MCCS-UCMJ-1003

Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Hazing MCCS-CORE-1011

Court Martial MCCS-UCMJ-1008 UCMJ Articles MCCS-UCMJ-1004, 1006

Punishments MCCS-UCMJ-1007 Discharges MCCS-UCMJ-1007 Bad-Conduct Discharge MCCS-UCMJ-1007 Articles 86, 89, and 90 MCCS-UCMJ-1006 Article 134 MCCS-UCMJ-1006, 1007 Company Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) MCCS-UCMJ-1007 Court Martial Punishment MCCS-HIST-1007 Punishment aboard Ship MCCS-HIST-1007 Drill Purpose of Drill MCCS-COD-1001

These posters were designed to be posted in the squad bay, head, offices, and other

common areas to teach recruits the Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS). The Reference is: NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS).

• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1003

If a Marine’s mission is to demolish a bridge, but he also destroys a church, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?

Marines destroy no more than the mission requires.

If a Marine steals a gold ring from an enemy corpse, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?

Marines do not steal. Marines respect private property and possessions.

The item that a Marine will not accept from his captors, per the third article of the Code of Conduct?

Parole

LAW of WAR


If a Marine kills an enemy clergyman in a wartime environment, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?

Marines fight only enemy combatants

If a Marine neglects to provide first aid to an enemy soldier after a fire fight, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?

Marines collect and care for the wounded, whether friend or foe

If a Marine shoots an unarmed doctor, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?

Marines do not attack medical personnel, facilities, or equipment

LAW of WAR

• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, MCCS-UCMJ-1008

Three Types of Court Martial

Uniform Code of Military Justice

• Summary – May impose: 1 month confinement, 45 days hard labor, 2 months restriction, or 1 month forfeiture of pay.

• Special – May impose: 6 months confinement, 3 months hard labor, forfeiture of two-thirds pay for up to 6 months, or bad conduct discharge.

• General – May impose: Any punishment authorized by the UCMJ, to include DEATH.

UCMJ

• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, MCCS-UCMJ-1004,1006

UCMJPurpose of the UCMJ – Ensure order and provide a means of

adjudicating infractions of the law.

Articles of the UCMJ


• Article 2 – The UCMJ applies to all members of the Armed Forces, active and reserve.

• Article 90 – Assaulting or willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer.

• Article 15 – Non-Judicial punishment.

• Article 31 – Rights of the accused.

• Article 91 – Insubordinate conduct toward a warrant officer, NCO, or petty officer.

• Article 121 – Larceny and Wrongful appropriation.

• Article 86 – Absence without leave.

• Article 89 – Disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer.

• Article 128 – Assault.

• Article 134 – General Article.

PUNITIVE Articles: Crimes



UCMJ

• REPRIMAND

• CONFINEMENT

• LOSS OF NUMBERS

• PUNITIVE SEPERATION

• CONFINEMENTON BREAD ANDWATER

• FINE

• RESTRICTION

• REDUCTION IN PAYGRADE

• FORFEITURE OF PAY

• HARD LABORWITHOUTCONFINEMENT

• DEATH

Punishments



UCMJFIVE TYPES OF DISCHARGES

NON-PUNITIVE

• Honorable

• General

• General, under other than honorable conditions

PUNITIVE

• Bad Conduct

• Dishonorable


The Court-Martial in which a bad-conduct discharge is the only punitive discharge:

Special Court-Martial

The court-martial in which the death penalty may be imposed:

General Court-Martial

The rights provided by Article 31:

Right to remain silent, Right to talk to a lawyer

The offense in which NJP can be given:

Any minor offense such as Larceny, UA, or Disrespect

UCMJUniform Code of Military Justice


If a Marine is not at his appointed place of duty, what article of the UCMJ has that Marine violated?

Article 86 Unauthorized Absence

If an enlisted Marine tells his peers that their Lieutenant Platoon Commander is a total idiot, what article of the UCMJ has that Marine violated?

Article 89 Disrespect towards a superior Commissioned Officer

If a Marine punches his Company Commander, what article of the UCMJ has that Marine violated?

Article 90 Assault on or willfully disobeying a superior Commissioned Officer


UCMJ

• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1006,1007

If a junior Marine has more that just a working relationship with a senior Marine, what article of the UCMJ have the Marines violated?

Article 134 General Article

The type of punishment that may be given orally or in writing:

Reprimand

If a Marine has ½ of his pay and his housing allowance taken away, what type of punishment has that Marine received?

Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances



If a Marine receives company-level NJP, what punishment can be awarded?

Restriction, Extra Military Instruction, Forfeiture of Pay, or Fine

If a Marine is separating from the Marine Corps after 4 years of faithful service with 3.0/4.0 Pro/Con marks, what type of discharge will he receive?

Honorable Discharge

If a Marine has a medical problem restricting the Marine’s performance of duties, what type of discharge can he receive?

General, Under Honorable Conditions


UCMJ


If a Marine’s conduct includes drug abuse and administrative action is taken instead of a Court-Martial, what type of discharge would he receive?

General, Under Other Than Honorable Conditions

If a Marine is convicted by a Special Court-Martial, what type of discharge would he receive?

Bad Conduct Discharge

If a Marine is Convicted by a General Court-Martial, what type of discharge would he receive?

Dishonorable Discharge



What type of punishment may be imposed aboard ship?

Confinement on Bread and Water

If a Marine receives a dishonorable discharge, what type of punishment did the Marine receive?

Punitive Separation

If a Marine is convicted of a capital offense, what is the most severe type of punishment he can receive?

Death

The type of court-martial that the accused has the right to object:

Summary Court-Martial


Purposes of

DRILL

Key Word SEW-DCS - Simple combat formationsE - Efficient movementW - Weapons handling

D - Discipline

C - Confidence in leader • NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-COD-1001

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