Marine Corps' Methods of Systematic Recruiting and Involved Leadership: The Competitive Edge for College Coaches

Abstract

The proven methods the Marine Corps utilizes to recruit quality individuals, lead effective teams, and develop junior leaders would systematically increase the effectiveness of collegiate athletic programs. Marine Corps recruiting has developed a system that has proven to be extremely effective in gaining the commitment of the same demographic population that college' sports teams recruit. High quality recruits, however, must be led, developed, and molded into a team. Leadership and leadership development are not afterthoughts, but top priorities serving to drive decisions, planning and training. Collegiate athletic programs tend to be very good at the fundamentals and tactics of their sport because the coaches have typically lived their entire lives immersed in it, but they could learn from Marine Corps recruiting and leadership practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177233

Entities

People

  • Barney B. Blaine

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accountability
  • Doctrine
  • Dysfunction
  • Education
  • Human Behavior
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Physical Fitness
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Schools
  • Social Media
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design