An Analysis of the United States Marine Corps.
In this analysis I will be analyzing the USMC (United.
I will be looking at the structure.
and leadership strengths and weaknesses of the Marine Corps.
today. I will provide ideas on how the Marine Corps can.
strengthen its weaknesses and correct its deficiencies that.
will be identified in this paper.
Organizational structure is the arrangement of.
organizational parts. The Marine Corps is a bureaucracy.
with a high level of organizational complexity. A division.
of labor between upper and lower ranks is present. Marines.
are given job titles and according to rank all Marines know.
exactly where in the hierarchy they fall. Individual areas.
or shops may have small differences in the degree of.
complexity but for the most part are very much alike.
The Department of the Navy consists of four key parts: .
the Operating Forces of the Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the.
Shore Establishment, and the Navy Department (Estes, 30). .
The U.S. Marine Corps within the Department of Navy,.
includes Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; Operating Forces.
of the U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Supporting.
Establishment; and Marine Corps Reserve.
The chain of command of the U.S. Marine Corps is as.
follows starting at the top and working down. The president.
of the United States is the overall commander and chief. .
The Secretary of Defense is next down from the president. .
Under the Secretary of Defense is the Secretary of the Navy,.
since the U.S. Marine Corps is part of the department of the.
Navy. The Commandant of the Marine Corps at Headquarters.
U.S. Marine Corps is the next step under the Secretary of.
the Navy. Under the Commandant of t he Marine Corps is the.
Assistant Commandant, Director Marine Corps staff, Deputy.
Chief of Staff (5), Military Secretary managing the office.
of the commandant and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.
senior enlisted member of the Marine Corps. Under this.
comes the Marine Corps Major Commands and Agencies.