"Of the 1,425,887 active-duty service people in the armed forces—Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines—213,224 (or 15%) are women. But only 34,796 women—or 2.5%—are commissioned officers. And the Marine Corps, where I served, has the fewest women of all the armed forces: In September 2003, there were 75,000 women in the Army, 70,000 in the Air force, and close to 55,000 in the Navy. Only 10,664 women were serving in the Marine Corps. And of the 10,664 women Marines, only 1,000—less than 1% of the entire Marine Corps—were officers." (pages. 10-11)
Today "There are approximately 14,000 female Marines which makes up about 7% of all Marines today."
Ten leadership principles they present in this powerful book:
1.
Meet and
exceed the standards you ask of others—lead from the front
2.
Make
timely decisions—find the 80% solution
3.
Seek to
take responsibility before you begin to place blame
4.
True
leaders dedicate themselves to service—take care of those you lead
5.
Think before you act—especially before you
overreact
6.
When faced with a crisis—aviate, navigate, communicate
7.
Courage + initiative + perseverance + integrity =
success
8.
Don’t cry over something that won’t cry over you
9.
Say you’re sorry only when you’re at fault
10. Always
lead as you are
And, here is a brief video with author Courtney Lynch talking about principle #10:
#10 - Always lead as you are
