Marine Corps Values

Marine Corps Values: A User's Guide for Discussion Leaders

(http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/usmc/mcrp611b.pdf)

It was published in 1997. I ran across it and thought how applicable it is for some aspects of management in State government. Unfortunately, the "mission" may be different for different parties, though it should only be to serve the Public.
Semper Fi,

Joe C.

PS -- An Excerpt is below... Don't you wish you had more men and women who were "self-disciplined enough to "keep themselves in line" "?

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(c) How do value conflicts interfere with mission accomplishment?

[1] A Marine with a value conflict may become a
disciplinary problem if his/her behavior reflects an indifferent
or, in extreme cases, a hostile attitude towards the Corps'
authority. Disciplinary problems require a considerable amount
of the leader's time and effort, and ultimately affect their time
and ability to train good Marines. Marines whose values and
attitudes are either parallel to the Corps' or who are
self-disciplined enough to "keep themselves in line" are
generally the strength of the unit.