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FromtheNationalDirectorsDeskTwoyearsagowhenIreleasedmyOperationalPlanforthatyearIannouncedthatmyfocuswasgoingtobeonrecruitingandre-tainingourYoungMarines.ThequestionIaskedwasHowdowekeepourYoungMarinesex-citedabouttheprogramandhowdowekeepthemaroundWhiletheanswersmaybesimpleput-tingthemintoeffectisnot.WhenIaddressthisissuewithourseniorYoungMarinestheiranswersusuallyinvolvewhattheunitdoesorshoulddotokeepourYoungMarinesexcitedandthatusu-allyinvolvesthekindsofactivitiestheunitsareengag-ingeveryonein.SoaskyourselfthesequestionsDoesyourunitjustconductdrillandPTordoesitgooutintothecommunityanddothingsDoesyourunitworkontheyoungerYoungMa-rinesandtutorthemsothattheycangetthroughtheirPOsStrongleadersalwayslookoutforthoseundertheirchargeandtheymakesurenobodygetsleftonthebackburnertofendforthemselves.DoesyourunitallowtheseniorYoungMarinesthechancetoleadtheunitToplantheactivitiesHowdoyouradultvolunteerleadersmotivateyourYoungMarinestoachievetheirgoalsandisitworkingWhatstepscouldyoutakeinatactfulwaytoim-provetheleadershipinyourunitItisateameffortafterallandyourleadersshouldalwaysbeopentosug-gestions.DoesyourunitallowtheYoungMarinestopartici-pateinSPACESYoungMarinesremainwiththeprogrambecausetheirunitsdoexcitingthingsworkasateamgetinvolvedandsendtheirYoungMarinesofftointeractwithYoungMarinesfromotherunits.Theyalsostayinthepro-grambecausetheyknowtheseniorYoungMarinesareleadersintheirunits.ThesearethethingsIhearfromparentsandYoungMarinesalike.Thestoriesofthosewhoarestayinginitforthelonghaularestoriesbasedonpositiveexperiences.AndyesitstruethatoutsideinuencessuchassportsorschoolactivitiessometimestakeonawholenewmeaningforYoungMarineswhentheygetalittleolderbutatthesametimetheycanseethatthechancetoleaddoesnotcomealongexcepttothosewhohaveworkedforitandwhohavedemonstratedthepotentialtoleadothers.Anditshouldgowithoutsayingthatanyfavoritisminaunitcandestroymoraleandunitintegrity.Solookatthosequestionsaboveonceagain.DoesyourownunitsurvivetheacidtestIfyouareanadultstafforvolunteerasktheYoungMarineswhattheythink.BetteryetifyouareaseniorYoungMarineyour-selfletyourstaffknowhowyourunitmeasuresup.ThisisyourprogramYoungMarinesandweencour-ageyoutotakeonleadershiproleswiththehelpofyouradultvolunteers.Besafehavefunandcontin-ueyourgoodworkinlivingandpromotingahealthydrug-freelifestyle.AndfollowusonFacebookatwww.facebook.comUSYoungMarinesforthelatestandgreatestupdatesacrossthecountry.SemperFiMichaelKesslerRetainingYoungMarinesAskYourselfTheseQuestions2Summer2013ESPRIT