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Mitchell Strohmeyer Lance Corporal Uch 3/4 Kilo 20120811 Importance of Gear Accountability Gear accountability is very important in the Marine Corp. What would a Marine do in a combat environment if he left his Kevlar back at the rear? None of his brother’s would just happen to pull out an extra for him to borrow for the patrol. The same fundamentals apply to any other significant equipment items. In combat environments all the gear issued is issued for a reason, whether it is something as major as a rifle or something as small as a flashlight. It is even wise to sometimes bring unrequired gear like an e-tool just in case. I will try to explain why Marines need their gear, what they can do to prevent it, and what could happen …show more content…

What also happens is people just lose things and have no idea until later when they need it. Marines lose things because of a few reasons. Probably the most common is when they are being hurried, which is pretty much 100% of the time. The other common reason is because a lot of junior Marines are young, irresponsible, and inexperienced. I’m pretty confident that most of the senior Marines here didn’t start at the level of responsibility or leadership that they are currently at, but have been through what the younger marines are going through and learned from their mistakes, and now trying to teach us so we don’t make them as much as we might without the seniors. Most junior Marines, no matter their age, haven’t lived the experiences that have helped mold our seniors. These are the reasons that even Marines older than some of the seniors aren’t as mentally mature as the Marines that may be younger but have much more experience. This is the same reason we do police calls immediately following ranges, to ensure that nothing is overlooked. They realize that we are deploying with them and that we will be the ones to their left and right and will be depending on us to make it home to their families, so they need us to be as prepared as them. Losing a piece of gear is much more serious than an item lost in the rear during training, not only will a lost piece of gear possibly take time to get

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