tual is one way to describe the concept of being on time. This idea of being on time does not just apply to the Marine Corps, but life in general. As do many, if not all of our Corps Values and Leadership Principles, which are instilled in us from the day we(Marines)set foot on those yellow footprints. And I can go back even farther than that. There’s our parents and teachers of course.

As anybody who’s gone to school or holds a job knows, punctuality is strictly enforced. Even in our personal lives, there’s commitments and personal deadlines we have to meet. But for the purposes of this article, we’ll concentrate on the importance of being on time as it pertains to the United States Marine Corps and in general, the armed forces of America.

Punctuality falls in with the individual actions performed by Marines, and is an essential part in

What works for one Marine might not necessarily work for the next. Whatever the case, the individual Marine must be motivated either by some positive or if need be, some negative incen-

mission accomplishment and the conduct of day-to-day operations, and the assurance of con-

lities that he may employ in order to enforce rules and regulations and punctuality among Ma-

And then there’s the job one has to maintain to keep that living standard. No employer is going to retain somebody that makes a bad habit of never showing up on time. As responsible adults, we each owe it to ourselves to be on time wherever we go or what we do.

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