Drill Instructor SSgt Richard Vidinha
1st Recruit Training Battalion
Parris Island, South Carolina
2008

Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS) Instructional Posters for Recruit Training
Part IV: Core Values
Table of Contents
General Orders
General Orders [1]
General Orders [2]
MCCS-ATFP-1003.2
MCCS-ATFP-1003.2
Core Values
Honor
Courage
MCCS-CORE-1001
MCCS-CORE-1001
MCCS-CORE-1001
Commitment
Code of Conduct
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)
Prisoners [1]
Prisoner [2]
LOAC Principles [1]
LOAC Principles [2]
Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
Hazing
Court Martial
UCMJ Articles
MCCS-CORE-1002
MCCS-CORE-1002
MCCS-CORE-1002
MCCS-CORE-1002
MCCS-CORE-1002
MCCS-CORE-1002
MCCS-CORE-1003
MCCS-CORE-1005.1
MCCS-UCMJ-1003
MCCS-UCMJ-1003
MCCS-CORE-1011
MCCS-UCMJ-1008
MCCS-UCMJ-1004, 1006

Punishments
Discharges
Bad-Conduct Discharge
Articles 86, 89, and 90
MCCS-UCMJ-1007
MCCS-UCMJ-1007
MCCS-UCMJ-1007
MCCS-UCMJ-1006
Article 134
MCCS-UCMJ-1006, 1007
Company Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP)
MCCS-UCMJ-1007
Court Martial Punishment
Punishment aboard Ship
MCCS-HIST-1007
MCCS-HIST-1007
Drill
Purpose of Drill
MCCS-COD-1001
These posters were designed to be posted in the squad bay, head, offices, and other common areas to teach recruits the Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS). The
Reference is: NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills (MCCS).

If a Marine’s mission is to demolish a bridge, but he also destroys a church, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?
Marines destroy no more than the mission requires.
If a Marine steals a gold ring from an enemy corpse, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?
Marines do not steal. Marines respect private property and possessions.
The item that a Marine will not accept from his captors, per the third article of the Code of
Conduct?
Parole
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1003

If a Marine kills an enemy clergyman in a wartime environment, what principle of the
Law of War has that Marine violated?
Marines fight only enemy combatants
If a Marine neglects to provide first aid to an enemy soldier after a fire fight, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?
Marines collect and care for the wounded, whether friend or foe
If a Marine shoots an unarmed doctor, what principle of the Law of War has that Marine violated?
Marines do not attack medical personnel, facilities, or equipment
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1003

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Three Types of Court Martial
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May impose: 1 month confinement, 45 days hard labor, 2 months restriction, or 1 month forfeiture of pay.
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May impose: 6 months confinement, 3 months hard labor, forfeiture of two-thirds pay for up to 6 months, or bad conduct discharge.
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May impose: Any punishment authorized by the UCMJ, to include
DEATH.
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, MCCS-UCMJ-1008

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Purpose of the UCMJ – Ensure order and provide a means of adjudicating infractions of the law.
Articles of the UCMJ
• Article 2 – The UCMJ applies to all members of the Armed Forces, active and reserve.
• Article 90 –
Assaulting or willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer.
• Article 15 – Non-Judicial punishment.
• Article 91 – Insubordinate conduct toward a warrant officer, NCO, or petty officer.
• Article 31 – Rights of the accused.
• Article 121 – Larceny and
Wrongful appropriation.
PUNITIVE Articles: Crimes
• Article 86 – Absence without leave.
• Article 89 – Disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer.
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Article 134
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• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, MCCS-UCMJ-1004,1006

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
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• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1007

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
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• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1007

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
The Court-Martial in which a bad-conduct discharge is the only punitive discharge:
Special Court-Martial
The court-martial in which the death penalty may be imposed:
General Court-Martial
The rights provided by Article 31:
Right to remain silent, Right to talk to a lawyer
The offense in which NJP can be given:
Any minor offense such as Larceny, UA, or
Disrespect
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1007

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
If a Marine is not at his appointed place of duty, what article of the UCMJ has that Marine violated?
Article 86 Unauthorized Absence
If an enlisted Marine tells his peers that their
Lieutenant Platoon Commander is a total idiot, what article of the UCMJ has that Marine violated?
Article 89 Disrespect towards a superior
Commissioned Officer
If a Marine punches his Company Commander, what article of the UCMJ has that Marine violated?
Article 90 Assault on or willfully disobeying a superior Commissioned Officer
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1006

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
If a junior Marine has more that just a working relationship with a senior Marine, what article of the UCMJ have the Marines violated?
Article 134 General Article
The type of punishment that may be given orally or in writing:
Reprimand
If a Marine has ½ of his pay and his housing allowance taken away, what type of punishment has that Marine received?
Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1006,1007

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
If a Marine receives company-level NJP, what punishment can be awarded?
Restriction, Extra Military Instruction,
Forfeiture of Pay, or Fine
If a Marine is separating from the Marine
Corps after 4 years of faithful service with
3.0/4.0 Pro/Con marks, what type of discharge will he receive?
Honorable Discharge
If a Marine has a medical problem restricting the Marine’s performance of duties, what type of discharge can he receive?
General, Under Honorable Conditions
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1007

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
If a Marine’s conduct includes drug abuse and administrative action is taken instead of a
Court-Martial, what type of discharge would he receive?
General, Under Other Than Honorable
Conditions
If a Marine is convicted by a Special Court-
Martial, what type of discharge would he receive?
Bad Conduct Discharge
If a Marine is Convicted by a General Court-
Martial, what type of discharge would he receive?
Dishonorable Discharge
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1007

UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
What type of punishment may be imposed aboard ship?
Confinement on Bread and Water
If a Marine receives a dishonorable discharge, what type of punishment did the Marine receive?
Punitive Separation
If a Marine is convicted of a capital offense, what is the most severe type of punishment he can receive?
Death
The type of court-martial that the accused has the right to object:
Summary Court-Martial
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-UCMJ-1007

Key Word SEW-DC
S Simple combat formations
E Efficient movement
W Weapons handling
D Discipline
C Confidence in leader
• NAVMC 3500.18 Marine Corps Common Skills, Task MCCS-COD-1001