LEADING MARINES LEADERSHIP TOOLS
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
◉ Counseling session and performance evaluations, although
similar, should be _________________. Answer: Separate and clearly
distinguished from one another
◉ Together, counseling, coaching and mentoring are tools that
enable ___________________?. Answer: Our core values to be firmly
established throughout each Marine's leadership development.
◉ The backbone of the Marine Corps is. Answer: the individual
Marine.
◉ It is a leadership responsibility to enable Marines to assume
progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and
society. The primary tools to accomplish this are:
•. Answer: Counseling, which ensures Marines are on
track for success to be both technically
and professionally competent.
, •Coaching, which ensures Marines continue toward increasing their
personal development and that of their subordinate Marines.
•Mentoring, which is an important source of encouragement and
perspective, providing depth to the experiences of being a Marine.
◉ These leadership interactions:. Answer: serve to perpetuate
values and ethos of the Marine Corps. Consistent counseling,
coaching, and mentoring provide the foundation upon which honor,
courage, and commitment are instilled throughout a Marine's
leadership development.
◉ Which leadership interaction is the cornerstone of General
Lejeune's "teacher/scholar" model of interaction between senior
and junior Marines?. Answer: Mentoring
◉ Which leadership interaction is an integral function of day-to-day
leadership?. Answer: Coaching
◉ Which leadership interaction establishes expectations of
performance?. Answer: Counseling
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
◉ Counseling session and performance evaluations, although
similar, should be _________________. Answer: Separate and clearly
distinguished from one another
◉ Together, counseling, coaching and mentoring are tools that
enable ___________________?. Answer: Our core values to be firmly
established throughout each Marine's leadership development.
◉ The backbone of the Marine Corps is. Answer: the individual
Marine.
◉ It is a leadership responsibility to enable Marines to assume
progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and
society. The primary tools to accomplish this are:
•. Answer: Counseling, which ensures Marines are on
track for success to be both technically
and professionally competent.
, •Coaching, which ensures Marines continue toward increasing their
personal development and that of their subordinate Marines.
•Mentoring, which is an important source of encouragement and
perspective, providing depth to the experiences of being a Marine.
◉ These leadership interactions:. Answer: serve to perpetuate
values and ethos of the Marine Corps. Consistent counseling,
coaching, and mentoring provide the foundation upon which honor,
courage, and commitment are instilled throughout a Marine's
leadership development.
◉ Which leadership interaction is the cornerstone of General
Lejeune's "teacher/scholar" model of interaction between senior
and junior Marines?. Answer: Mentoring
◉ Which leadership interaction is an integral function of day-to-day
leadership?. Answer: Coaching
◉ Which leadership interaction establishes expectations of
performance?. Answer: Counseling
