Leadership Schools

JUNIOR & SENIOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES

Upon earning the ranks of Young Marine Lance Corporal through Young Marine Staff Sergeant, youth will have the opportunity during these rank periods to attend Junior and Senior Leadership schools. As the Young Marines corp values focus on self discipline, leadership and team building, attending these schools will give the Young Marines not only the tools necessary to return to their units to assume leadership roles within their local units, but will also give them the opportunity to teach and instruct the Young Marines as the rules and Young Marine guidebooks require.

Junior and Senior Leadership schools are held on both the National and accredited levels. The National academies are usually held during the summer months (Jun-July), whereas the accredited schools can be held anytime during the year at the hosting units discretion. Because the schoolings per Fiscal Year are imited - ALL accredited Junior and Leadership schools must be coordinated through the Division Training Officer, as well as be approved by the Division Commander.

A C A D E M Y D A T E S

March 24-30, 2012 - Merlin, Oregon -
      Contact: Dennis McKain, Rogue Valley Young Marines

April 20-22 (Part 1) & April 27-29 (Part 2), 2012 - Chauncey Ranchy, Mayer, AZ - Grand Canyon Regiment
      Contact: Shannon Orick, Desert Young Marines

June 24-30, 2012 - Camp Telega, Camp Pendleton, California - SoCal Regiment
      Contact:: Jamie Ramirez, East Valley Young Marines

** ALL YOUNG MARINES MUST HAVE ONE YEAR TIME IN PROGRAM TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED JLS **

FOR SLS & ADVANCD LEADERSHP - YOUNG MARINES MUST WAIT AT LEAST A 9/MONTH PERIOD BETWEEN ACADEMIES **

See Chapter 2 - Paragraph 7 of the TOM for details

Junior Leadership School

The Junior Leadership School ("JLS") is the most junior leadership school in the Young Marines. It is designed to help the Junior Young Marine Corporals and mature Basic Lance Corporals develop interpersonal and leadership skills. Upon completion of the JLS, the Young Marine graduate should have a working knowledge of the nine performance objectives in the Junior Guide Book:

Close Order Drill
Essential Skills
Field Skills
Map and Compass
Drug Prevention Education
Public Speaking
Leadership
Citizenship
Physical Fitnes
Health
First Aid

QUALIFICATIONS

Division Accredited School

YM Corporals, regardless of gender, ages 12 or older

YM Lance Corporals, regardless of gender, ages 13 or older

Accredited School

YM Corporals, regardless of gender, ages 11 or older

YM Lance Corporals, regardless of gender, ages 12 or older

See JLS Creed below

Senior Leadership School

The Senior Leadership School ("SLS") is the second step leadership school in the Young Marines. It is designed to help those Young Marines who have completed the Junior Leadership School (YM/ Sergeants and Staff Sergeants) master the art of interpersonal and leadership skills. Upon completion of the SLS, the Young Marine graduate should have a working knowledge of the nine performance objectives in the Senior Guide Book:

1) Close Order Drill

2) Essential Skills

3) Field Skills

4) Map and Compass

5) Drug Prevention Education

6) Public Speaking

7) Leadership

8) Citizenship

9) Physical Fitness, Health and

First Aid

QUALIFICATIONS

National Sponsored School

YM Sergeants, regardless of gender, ages 13 or older

YM Staff Sergeants, regardless of gender, ages 13 or older

Accredited School

YM Sergeants, regardless of gender, ages 13 or older

YM Staff Sergeants, regardless of gender, ages 12 or older

See SLS Creed below

Division 6 Accredited Instructors & Locations

Shannon Orick

Desert Young Marines

(Glendale, Arizona)

Jared Beisner

Gem State Young Marines

(Boise, Idaho)

Jack Closson
LCpl Kenneth L. Worley

(Norwalk, California)

Dennis McKain

Rogue Valley Young Marines
(Merlin, Oregon)

Don Austin

Linn-Benton Young Marines

( < >, Oregon)

John Minton

Tehema County

(Red Bluff, California)

Jamie Ramirez

East Valley

(Redlands, California)

Division 6 Young Marines

Strengthening the Lives of America's Youth ** * Young Marine 24/7