San Diego -- Honor means to regard with great respect. This is one of the Marine Corps values embedded in every Marine.
During recruit training drill instructors lecture and display all three traits, honor, courage and commitment on a daily basis.
Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, received a formal class on honor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 30.
Their instructor for the class was Capt. Noah M. Morrisey, series commander, Co. I, 3rd RTBn.
He started the class off by asking recruits what honor meant to them.
After a long silence one recruit popped up to give the instructor his definition, followed by a few recruits with different worded answers.
Morrisey discussed the answers he received from recruits with the class, helping each recruit better understand what honor meant to Marines of the Corps.
“I take a lot of pride in everything I do now and in telling people what I’m doing—because there is a lot of honor in being a Marine,” said Recruit Clint D. Turman, guide, Plt. 3214, Co. I, 3rd RTBn. “It’s a huge change because I didn’t know the history of how they carried themselves to such a high standard, the honorable way they treat each other and respect higher authority. This knowledge definitely changed the way I carry myself because I know I’m representing the Marine Corps.”
Although recruits are still defining and learning what honor means to the Marine Corps, their drill instructors have a thorough understanding and realize its importance in the Corps and in their recruits.
“This class is very important because a lot of them are looking for a path to follow. I know (the Marine Corps) helped me a lot. I wasn’t lost but I needed to be put in the right direction,” said Sgt. Enrique Uribe, drill instructor, Plt. 3211, Co. I, 3rd RTBn. “Corps values teach them to stop thinking only about themselves and more about the Marine to the left and right of them. There is a pride of belonging. They’re joining the service in a time of war, that is something honorable and something to be proud of.”
Classes such as this one, aid recruits in ensuring the value of honor continues to run deep throughout the Marine Corps.
“You hear about their standards, values, and culture. But being in this class has shown me there is so much more to it. We honor the great Marines before us by representing the Marine Corps well,” said Recruit Tlyer J. Hubbs, Plt. 3215, Co. I, 3rd RTBn.