Analysis and summery of MCDP 2, Leading Marines.

Leading Marines is the greatest resource that I have come across so far for guidance and motivation in becoming a leader of Marines. In one neat sentence located in the forward, we are given everything that sums up what is expected of future leaders of Marines: "Our actions as Marines every day must embody the legacy of those who went before us." Marines have a great expectation to live up to, and as commissioned officers …

…are inheriting, what challenges will face them, and gives them the tools to overcome these challenges. It is less of a manual and more of a doctrine because the nuts-and-bolts quality of the piece is minimal. Rather, it serves to foster a leader's own thoughts; to apply the principles contained within to ones own life. It is a book to be read not once, but to be come back to repeatedly for guidance and motivation.