The Making Of A Marine Scholar

Author : Dr. George A. Baker III
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 903 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781475928051

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Dr. George A. Baker III distinguished himself both as a marine and educator; in this memoir, he looks back at a long life dedicated to serving others. From his boyhood in Sumter, South Carolina, to entering the service during the Cold War to his experiences on the battlefield, Baker examines his actions and those of others with refreshing honesty. As a confidante and contemporary to high-ranking military men, presidents, and Washington insiders, Bakers ascension through the military ranks allowed him to witness and analyze political and social changes from a unique perspective. He ultimately rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and his perspective of the Cold War, Vietnam, and politics provided him with a strong foundation to excel in his second career as an educator. Baker draws upon his experiences as a soldier, tactician, and teacher to share a theory of leadership that can be applied in various settings. Numerous vignettes offer powerful learning opportunities in various contexts. In The Making of a Marine-Scholar, discover untold history as well as what it really means to serve your country and fellow man. Baker presents a blueprint for living a rewarding life that has purpose and meaning.

Author : Dr. George A. Baker III
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781532087127

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The Making of a U.S. Marine Scholar by Dr. George A. Baker III Pdf

This, the first of three books, takes the reader from Baker’s childhood experiences that contributed to his education as a leader, both in the military and in academia. At age sixteen he joined the South Carolina National Guard, where he served as a communicator in a 155 Howitzer Battery, in Sumter, South Carolina. On Christmas Eve, 1949, his mother, in desperate straits, took the life of his alcoholic father. Thereafter, the court finding her “not responsible” for her actions, she was institutionalized. He finished high school at Warren Wilson College, where he met the love of his life, Irene Case, from Charlotte. His Cold War experience ended when his Air National Guard unit was activated for the Korean War, in June of 1950. George Baker transferred to Presbyterian College, in Clinton, SC, where he qualified for the USMC Platoon Leader’s Course. Immediately thereupon he married Irene and upon graduation was commissioned a 2nd LT. In 1965, he entered The Basic School, at Quantico, VA and thereafter was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was then assigned to the 10th Marines (Regt), as a Forward Observer. Thereafter, he attended Ft Sill for two short artillery proficiency courses, becoming a regular USMC officer, and was assigned to sea duty aboard the USS Rockbridge, out of Norfolk VA. There he served for two years, two tours served in support of NATO forces. His next assignment brought him back to the 10th Marines as a battery commander. In 1965, Baker joined the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii, forward deployed to Okinawa, and landed in Vietnam in the Spring, of 1965. At the end of that combat tour, Baker received orders to a Naval facility in support of the President of the United States, commonly known as Camp David. Book Two, subtitled Hail to the Chief, continues this saga.

Author : The Marine Scholar
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781532094316

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The Making of a Us Marine Scholar by The Marine Scholar Pdf

This book was begun in 2010, and was published in 2012. It has now been recast into three volumes in 2019-2020- each one career segments an adventurous career. It begins with over 20 years as a career Marine and a family acquired of three children, seven grandchildren and a wife who drove the entire process and made it work This family move over 20 times and in to Durham, NC for a Doctor of Education at Duke University, and to become possibly the first Marine officer to complete the Marine Corps sponsored program. We retired after two wonderful years on the faculty of the Naval war College in Newport R.I. After two years in Greenville SC again, it was off to Texas for an appointment at the University of Texas at Austin and finally as a distinguished University professor, at NC State University. At each stop in higher education applying and implementing all I had learned as director of the Instructional Management School and Dean of academics as the Marine Corps Educational Center in Quantico, VA and in The National Laboratory for Higher Education.. After a full career in the Marine Corps and 24 years of teaching in various communities, we retired again to Greenville, SC and worked an additional 10 years consulting and working as a coach in the Achieving the Dream project, partially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The ribbon of the three books is the culmination of about a half century in educational leadership positions and as well in two tours in combat in the US Marine Corps. There is much to learn in my life’s story. I hope if you try one you’ll get the entire set. You cannot go wrong should you desire to become a leader, or a better leader regardless of your career,

Author : George Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1597123676

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The Making of a Marine - Scholar by George Baker Pdf

Author : George A. Baker , III
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1532090749

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The Making of a Us Marine-scholar by George A. Baker , III Pdf

The Making of a US Marine Scholar, in the original long work and the three works now published by iuniverse, Baker shares a theory of leadership that can be applied by change oriented leaders in a multitude of cultures and organizations. This volume is subtitled, Hail to the Chief, which begins with the surprise assignment as the Executive Officer, designate at the Presidential Retreat, Camp David. He then was selected for the military staff of the President of the United States, Lyndon B. Jonson. The second tour in vietnam brings an unusual WIA,a challenging relationship with one leader, and salvation with another. The third volume is a must read as Baker transitions to higher education and fights to win advancement to the more prestigious positions, and finds that his military and political skills properly applied bring continuing success.Dr. Baker is the author of twenty books, and numerous articles and technical reports. He is the editor of the first ever Handbook on the Community College in America.

Author : Aaron B. O'Connell
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674071469

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Underdogs by Aaron B. O'Connell Pdf

Exploring the growth of the Marines from disadvantaged to elite force, this history “offers an excellent analysis of how the marines became the Marines.” (Publishers Weekly) The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. This undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Aaron O’Connell focuses on the period from World War II to Vietnam, when the Marine Corps transformed itself from America’s least respected to its most elite armed force. Venerating sacrifice and suffering, privileging the collective over the individual, Corps culture was saturated with romantic and religious overtones that had enormous marketing potential in a postwar America energized by new global responsibilities. Capitalizing on this, the Marines curried the favor of the nation’s best reporters, befriended publishers, courted Hollywood and Congress, and built a public relations infrastructure that would eventually brand it as the most prestigious military service in America. But as O’Connell suggests, the Corps’ triumphs did not come without costs, including a culture of violence that sometimes spread beyond the battlefield. “A significant and original contribution to both the military history of the Cold War and the ongoing conversation about the militarization of American culture.” —Beth Bailey, author of America's Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force “Takes readers inside the culture of the Corps.” —Nathaniel Fick, author of One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer “Insightful.” —Library Journal “A powerful account of the relationship between fighting war and preserving peace, viewed through the lens of the stories that built support for both.” —Kirkus Reviews “Absorbing.” —The Wall Street Journal

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011922064

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The Marine Corps Gazette by Anonim Pdf

Author : George A. Baker III
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 153208711X

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The Making of a U.S. Marine Scholar by George A. Baker III Pdf

This, the first of three books, takes the reader from Baker's childhood experiences that contributed to his education as a leader, both in the military and in academia. At age sixteen he joined the South Carolina National Guard, where he served as a communicator in a 155 Howitzer Battery, in Sumter, South Carolina. On Christmas Eve, 1949, his mother, in desperate straits, took the life of his alcoholic father. Thereafter, the court finding her "not responsible" for her actions, she was institutionalized. He finished high school at Warren Wilson College, where he met the love of his life, Irene Case, from Charlotte. His Cold War experience ended when his Air National Guard unit was activated for the Korean War, in June of 1950. George Baker transferred to Presbyterian College, in Clinton, SC, where he qualified for the USMC Platoon Leader's Course. Immediately thereupon he married Irene and upon graduation was commissioned a 2nd LT. In 1965, he entered The Basic School, at Quantico, VA and thereafter was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was then assigned to the 10th Marines (Regt), as a Forward Observer. Thereafter, he attended Ft Sill for two short artillery proficiency courses, becoming a regular USMC officer, and was assigned to sea duty aboard the USS Rockbridge, out of Norfolk VA. There he served for two years, two tours served in support of NATO forces. His next assignment brought him back to the 10th Marines as a battery commander. In 1965, Baker joined the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii, forward deployed to Okinawa, and landed in Vietnam in the Spring, of 1965. At the end of that combat tour, Baker received orders to a Naval facility in support of the President of the United States, commonly known as Camp David. Book Two, subtitled Hail to the Chief, continues this saga.

Author : Martha M. Ellis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475846447

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Vision for Opportunity by Martha M. Ellis Pdf

John Edward Roueche is the most productive and the most recognized community college leader in the history of the community college movement. He is a person with remarkable vision and over the decades has demonstrated an uncanny ability to scan the horizon of higher education, identify emerging issues—or issues that should emerge—and place them squarely before leaders and practitioners in the field. Throughout his career, Roueche has powerfully led the community college field by recognizing, often long before others do, areas of potential opportunity or impending concern—and addressing them through prolific research, writing, and speaking. This book explores the influence of John on individual lives and community colleges across the United States. Through stories and research of his years in the community college vineyard, the book follows the professional chronology of John’s life from childhood to today. While segments of his life history are included in the chapters, this is not a biography. This work is a collection of voices on the impact of John from many perspectives. Themes run throughout the chapters that paint a picture of this man. Hopefully you, the reader, will smile, laugh, reflect, and enjoy the life and influence of John Edward Roueche.

Author : Nathaniel Fick
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780618773435

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One Bullet Away by Nathaniel Fick Pdf

An ex-Marine captain shares his story of fighting in a recon battalion in both Afghanistan and Iraq, beginning with his brutal training on Quantico Island and following his progress through various training sessions and, ultimately, conflict in the deadliest conflicts since the Vietnam War.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112105065012

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Marines by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter B. Lane,Ronald E. Marcello
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574411973

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Warriors and Scholars by Peter B. Lane,Ronald E. Marcello Pdf

Annotation Presents scholarship from eminent historians on topics of their specialty, alongside veteran accounts for the war being discussed. The editors have added contextual and commentary footnotes. These papers, originally from the University of North Texas's annual Military History Seminar, are organized chronologically, starting from World War II.

Author : Annalisa Berta,Susan Turner
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421439709

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Rebels, Scholars, Explorers by Annalisa Berta,Susan Turner Pdf

Illuminating the discoveries, collections, and studies of fossil vertebrates conducted by women in vertebrate paleontology, Rebels, Scholars, Explorers will be on every paleontologist's most-wanted list and should find a broader audience in the burgeoning sector of readers from all backgrounds eager to learn about women in the sciences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435075121442

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Continental Marine by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2142 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Scholarships
ISBN : MINN:31951D03524120Q

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Scholarship and Loan Program by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor Pdf