... Marines Marines," (Jones 1999). Decentralization, or the bottoms up theory of leadership, is the main focus of Marine leadership training. The basic leadership rule is "The Rule of Three". What this means, is that a Corporal has a three-man fire team, a squad leader has three fire teams, and a Platoon Commander and Platoon Sergeant have three squads (Freedman, 1998). This leadership structure is one that helps keep everyone's job manageable, and gives each individual some form of decision-making authority. This leadership structure is one that has been emulated by many businesses and corporations across the United States. Former Marine and CEO of Quaker Oats, Robert Morrison, and former Marine and Vice-Chairman of Service Master Co., are a couple of examples of former Marines brining this leadership style into successful businesses (Freedman, 1998). There are many values and traits that that are instilled into each and every Marine. There is a ...

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