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NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. - A U.S. Airman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps’ Corporals Course at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, May 9, 2025.
Corporals Course is a professional military leadership program designed to equip participants with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to assume greater responsibility as noncommissioned officers. The Marine Corps offers sister services the opportunity to attend Corporals Course, a professional military leadership course that promotes joint interoperability and leadership across the Department of Defense.
“It’s important to integrate other branches into Corporals Course because it allows them to experience exactly what Marine training looks like,” said Sgt. Ymari Rosales, an instructor for the course. “They get to see the standards and expectations we hold young leaders to that they may be able to integrate into their branch.”
The 1st SOW Airman volunteered for the three-week course, which consisted of classroom instruction centered around land navigation, combat warfighting, military history and leadership development. The course also included a rigorous physical training schedule, designed to test the participants' discipline.
“It’s a challenge, but it’s what we should be doing, serving as a branch in the military,” said the Airman. “You have to find ways to self-improve and be physically disciplined so you can perform your mission.”
Joint training opportunities like the Corporals Course help service members understand the commonalities and differences among branches. According to Rosales, the course aims to bridge those gaps and teach new NCOs the value of cultivating key relationships with sister services.
“It teaches students that when we’re all on the same page, we’re able to lead better or know what’s expected,” said Rosales. “When everybody is on the same page, no matter the branch, we’ll be able to lead in a positive way.”
The Airman was honored with the Gung-Ho award at graduation, a distinction selected by the course participants for demonstrating the most intellectual honesty, self-discipline and self sacrifice for their unit. He said he plans to take what he has learned and exemplify it within his home unit.
“Throughout the course, I have not only learned about what it takes to be a leader, but especially a Marine,” the Airman said. “The amount of physical discipline and dedication that these Marines have, not only for themselves, but also their job, peers and especially their country, has made a profound impression on me. I think it's something we can all admire, an example of how sister services can learn from one another and continue to grow together."
| Date Taken: | 05.28.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2025 13:33 |
| Story ID: | 499120 |
| Location: | HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, US |
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