QUANTICO, Va. – Daytona, Fla., native, Captain Micah Hudson, became the newest addition to the Marine Corps’ Fighting With Purpose advertising campaign when a campaign extension was released this month. Fighting With Purpose reinforces the Marine Corps’ commitment to attract, mentor and retain the most talented men and women who bring a diversity of background, culture and skill in service to our nation.
Hudson, Legislative Analyst for Programs and Resources Branch, Headquarters Marine Corps, served 10 years as an enlisted Marine before graduating from George Mason University in 2004. As a financial management officer, Hudson’s accounting degree directly correlates with his military occupational specialty; however, he said his degree was more beneficial during his one year as a senate advisor than to the job he holds now.
Throughout his Marine Corps career, Hudson’s evolving process as a community leader stemmed from his drive to give back. His local and global impacts reinforce a broader notion of service in order to “leave something behind, so I know that the institution that has given so much to me, will be there once I leave,” said Hudson.
Fighting With Purpose became a visual outreach for Hudson to utilize as a resource that will emphasize the idea of service among the millennial generation. It’s part of the Corps’ investment in maintaining a diverse and representative officer corps, capable of meeting present and future operational requirements.
“The Marine Corps is nothing but a small microcosm of the larger American public. Quite frankly, America doesn’t look the exact same as it did 50 years-ago,” said Hudson. “Marines deserve to be led by a more diverse officer corps and I think doing so will let us get closer to the public we ultimately serve.”
As the Commandant clearly stated, “we will make concerted efforts at attracting, mentoring and retaining the most talented men and women who bring a diversity of background, culture and skill in service to our nation.” The Fighting With Purpose campaign was developed based off insight from the diversity prospect audience -- the idea that service applies to helping those in need wherever they may be at home and abroad.
To expand the Marine Corps connectedness and special relationship with the American public, Hudson’s involvement showcases what the Marine Corps is and does within its spectrum of missions, and how the Corps’ ethos resonate with current generation prospects’ values.
To Hudson, one word within the Fighting With Purpose campaign stands out the most to him -- “Purpose”. “It’s about why you’re doing it,” said Hudson. “For me, why we fight is obviously to support and defend the constitution of the United States…and to make sure that every red-blooded American that’s born to this country, and that immigrates to this country, has the same opportunity that I had.”
Giving back has become a force multiplier that enables the Corps to establish roots in the hearts and minds of American youth. Through this campaign, Marines tell their personal stories of local and global impacts that go beyond the normal service of duty; stories about successful humanitarian missions and volunteer efforts.
“A life goal of mine is to be the best Marine Corps officer I can be. That means sticking my hand up to whatever the Marine Corps wants me to do,” said the husband and father of two children. “That’s taking on different roles, that’s giving back and that’s utilizing my 24 hours I get each day for the betterment of the institution I serve.”
The integrated outreach of the Fighting With Purpose campaign markets a diverse future force of individuals who will bring into the Corps cultural expertise, language, unique skill sets and a variety of philosophies. These personal Marine stories will continue to foster an idea of what it means to ultimately give back and reflect the face of our nation.
To learn more about Capt. Micah Hudson’s story visit http://www.marines.com/global-impact/community-impact.