1 00:00:00,396 --> 00:00:02,850 - [Narrator] Does anybody know why the Marine Corps exists? 2 00:00:02,850 --> 00:00:03,683 What our purpose is? 3 00:00:03,683 --> 00:00:05,293 It's pretty singular. 4 00:00:05,293 --> 00:00:07,158 To fight and 5 00:00:07,158 --> 00:00:07,991 - [All] Win! 6 00:00:07,991 --> 00:00:08,860 - [Narrator] Thank you, the fact of the matter is 7 00:00:08,860 --> 00:00:09,910 Marine Corps's a pretty simple place. 8 00:00:09,910 --> 00:00:11,483 We exist for that purpose. 9 00:00:12,830 --> 00:00:15,970 We are held to a higher standard of behavior, 10 00:00:15,970 --> 00:00:18,920 higher standard of conduct than anyone else. 11 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,800 We're held on a pedestal by America. 12 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:26,310 They consider you, IIMEF, to be an elite fighting force. 13 00:00:26,310 --> 00:00:29,650 We have to determine to fight as a naval force 14 00:00:29,650 --> 00:00:31,813 in an expeditionary environment. 15 00:00:32,710 --> 00:00:34,721 The Marines have to be able to think, 16 00:00:34,721 --> 00:00:37,820 making decisions on the fly. 17 00:00:37,820 --> 00:00:40,670 Education helps us learn how to think, 18 00:00:40,670 --> 00:00:43,400 how to tackle problems we haven't yet seen. 19 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,900 That's the world that you need to be able to operate in, 20 00:00:46,900 --> 00:00:48,590 you need to be able to fight in. 21 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:50,430 And I think if you stop your education, 22 00:00:50,430 --> 00:00:52,070 you have stopped learning. 23 00:00:52,070 --> 00:00:53,733 You're quickly gonna fall behind. 24 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:56,610 I wanna ask everybody to set your MORs aside 25 00:00:56,610 --> 00:00:57,460 for just one moment 26 00:00:57,460 --> 00:00:59,760 and think about why you joined the Marine Corps. 27 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,980 We only joined the Marine Corps to be a Marine. 28 00:01:01,980 --> 00:01:03,280 We found out what our job was 29 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:04,300 and how we fit in the big piece, 30 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:06,140 but we all joined to be a Marine. 31 00:01:06,140 --> 00:01:07,190 I ask each and every one of you 32 00:01:07,190 --> 00:01:09,148 first and foremost, focus on being the very best 33 00:01:09,148 --> 00:01:11,403 Marine that you can be every single day. 34 00:01:12,540 --> 00:01:14,403 Remember that, don't be an average Marine. 35 00:01:14,403 --> 00:01:16,714 Best the best man that you can be every single day. 36 00:01:16,714 --> 00:01:19,464 (dramatic music)