Mentoring to Support the Marine Operating Concept: A Force Strategy for the Marine Corps

Abstract

The benefits of mentoring are well documented in almost 40 years of academic research and publication. However, the Marine Corps has invested little effort in studying the mentor/protege relationship or how to encourage mentoring. The concept of a senior Marine assisting in the personal and professional development of a junior Marine is often referred to as simply good leadership. While good leadership does include mentoring, grouping the two together ensures little understanding of both. Policymakers in the Marine Corps must understand how adults develop and the dynamics of the mentor/protege relationship in order to develop a force strategy for mentoring.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176492

Entities

People

  • Nathan P. Dmochowski

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Field Grade Officers
  • Infantry
  • Instructors
  • Leadership
  • Learning
  • Marine Corps
  • Mentoring
  • Mentors
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Professional Development
  • Schools
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.