Royal Marines Collective Group Values

• Excellence.
• Integrity.
• Self-discipline.
• Humility.
• Courage.
• Determination.
• Unselfishness.
• Cheerfulness.

Individual Commando Spirit

The four elements of Commando Spirit; Courage, Determination, Unselfishness, and Cheerfulness in the face of adversity, are well-known to all recruits by the time they complete Commando training. It is these constituents of the ‘Commando Spirit’ that make each an individual ‘commando’.

Royal Marines Ethos

Individual Commando Spirit + Collective Group Values = Royal Marines Ethos

It is the combination of individual Commando Spirit qualities, coupled with the group values, that together forms the Royal Marines ethos.

References

St George, A. (2012) Royal Navy Way of Leadership. London: Random House Group Ltd.

Hart, S. (2015) Royal Marines Leadership. Available from World Wide Web: https://prezi.com/gfnlz4f17m7a/royal-marines-leadership/. [Accessed: 22 June, 2017].

King, A. (0000) The Ethos of the Royal Marines. Available from World Wide Web: http://people.exeter.ac.uk/acking/Papers/RMethos4.doc. [Accessed: 22 June, 2017].

Keller, J. (2014) Military Leadership and Leaders. ENDC Proceedings, Volume 19, pp.26-45. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.ksk.edu.ee/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/KVUOA_Toimetised_19_03_keller.pdf. [Accessed: 22 June, 2107].