Marine Corps Accountability Essay

LCPL Lafrinere
20171031
Importance of Accountability
Accountability is the greatest and nearly everything in the Marine Corps. I will be talking about what
accountability is, why it is so important to me and the Marine Corps, and how it could affect the people around you
and I. If accountability was not stressed and not enforced by the leadership, as much as it is, the Marine Corps would
be a mess. How, well let me tell you how. Marines of this great Marine Corps would be missing and unaccounted
for in this great Marine Corps that we both love so much, people would not be able to find their gear for important
operations, like our lovely field ops and the deployments we dream of one day going on, and nothing would ever be
able to get done

because what is the Marine Corps without the accountability of our fellow Marines .
Accountability is making sure that everyone is at the place that our above says we are supposed to be, when
they are supposed to be there, and doing what they are supposed to do.

It is grouped by junior Marines being
accounted for by one of the NCOs appointed above them, then that word being passed up. Accountability also refers
to your personal accountability. Making sure that all of the gear issued to you is still in your possession as well as
being responsible for your actions in and out of the work place.
The importance of accountability is very simple. If Marines are unaccounted for their work will not be able
to be completed. This will also take other Marines away from their work to try and locate that Marine. If you do not
have accountability for your gear it will cause issues for yourself. You may not be able to do your job depending on
what it is, you could have to suck it up and do without which could cause things to be more difficult on yourself, or
it could hurt you financially if you have to replace that item.
The major effects of poor accountability would be, work not being able to get done because you are not
there to do it and other people are trying to find you instead of working. If accountability becomes a regular issue
with a certain individual it could cause them a lot of paperwork, brig time, or eventually being separated from

the
Marine Corps.
Accountability is making sure that people and their items are where they are supposed to be when they are
supposed to be there. It is important because accountability is vital to the unit’s success and completing the mission.
The effects it has on the people around me is causing them to not get work done. Accountability is key because it

makes everything run smoothly and go according to plan. Without accountability things would be drastically
different. People would not bother to show up to work on time or not at all.
The Marine Corps works as a machine. People do what they are supposed to do, when they are supposed to
do, and how they are supposed to do it with no questions asked. If something as simple as accountability is taken for
granted or brushed off to the side the important things that need to be done will not get done in a timely manner. In
order to keep things running smoothly showing up on time is one less thing for the people appointed above you to
worry about. Showing up on time will make the events of the day go by as quickly as possible and we will be able to
achieve the day’s tasks in an orderly manner.