November 1, 2016 MIRAMAR MIGHTY FALCONS ~ YOUNG MARINES In this issue: Veteran s Day Important Dates & Deadlines Communications Report Cards DUE! Ribbons of Interest Stop Overindulging Your Children Servicing Our Community Miramar Color Guard Recruits/Honor Grad/ Iron Mike/Molly Marine Communications: Veterans Day :: November 11th WWI known at the time as The Great War, of3icially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. However, 3ighting ceased 7 months earlier when an agreement was made between the Allied Nations and Germany on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. For that reason, Nov 11th is generally regarded as the end of the war to end all wars. A year later, President Wilson proclaimed 11/11 as the 3irst commemoration of Armistice Day. Remember to check out the Recruit Training Miramar Young Marine webpage for ALL upcoming meetings, training dates, community service opportunities and fun events! Emails often change so we do not depend on that as our primary source of passing on information. https://members.youngmarines.com/unit/miramar/home Important Dates & Deadlines November 5th Young Marines Meeng Recruit Training November 11th Community Service Event: Veterans Day Parade November 12th Community Service Event: Veteran s Day Breakfast November 19th Young Marines Meeng Recruit Training Community Service Event: MCAS Miramar Miramar Young Marines MCAS Miramar Bret Righthouse Unit Commander YM_Miramar@yahoo.com Regimental Young Marine Ball :: Pechanga Resort & Casino Temecula, California - October 22nd A FUN night was had by all who a1ended this year s Young Marine Ball. LOTS of NEW friends and A LOT of DANCING! 1
Report Cards Due for ALL Young Marines! Young Marines, it is time to turn in a copy of your most recent report card to YM/GySgt Righthouse! For those Young Marines who maintain a 3.0 grade point average or equivalent, for a period of one academic year, you will receive the ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RIBBON. All report cards must be turned in to YM/GySgt. Any Young Marine maintaining a 3.5 grade point average or equivalent, for a period of one academic year shall be awarded the Academic Achievement Ribbon with a gold lamp device! The gold lamp device is a perishable device...so if you don t keep up those grades you must remove the device! Ribbons of Interest this Month Community Service Ribbon Veteran s Appreciaon Ribbon... This ribbon is awarded to a Young Marine who performs a service that benefits their community, veteran s organizaon, military unit, service organizaon (ie: Red Cross or Salvaon Army, youth group or school). Complete 20 community service hours within a 12 month period. An official of the organizaon must cerfy the community service hours. For community service hours awarded within the Young Marine group, Mr. Righthouse will track those hours and you will not need a separate le1er for that. Awarded to Young Marines who have parcipated in the unit s acvies that coincide with the Naonal Young Marines Veteran s Appreciaon Week in November. To receive this award, Miramar Young Marines must parcipate in BOTH the Veteran s Day Parade (11/11) and the Veteran s Breakfast (11/12). 2
MIRAMAR MIGHTY FALCONS ~ YOUNG MARINES POSITIVE PARENTING - by Jill Rigby www.familylife.com Overindulging Your Children What do your children really need from you? Love, guidance, shelter, food, clothing, medical care, and an education. That s it! Everything else is a want, a luxury: video games, ipods, cell phones, the latest fashion whatever new item their friends have. Today, far too many parents fall for the nag factor. They know their kids are bombarded by ads telling them to buy certain products and that many parents are buying those products for their children. They know the pressure that comes from their children s peers, and so they buy their kids far more stuff than they can even use, all in the hope that their children will 3it in and be accepted by their peers. According to a recent survey of youth commissioned by the Center for a New American Dream, the average 12 to 17 year old who asks a parent for products will ask nine times until the parents 3inally give in. For parents of tweens, the problem is particularly severe; more than 10 percent of 12 to 13 year olds admit to asking their parents more than 50 times for products they ve seen advertised. Kids have learned if they nag enough for long enough, parents will give in. Visit the Family Life website (http://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/ foundations/character-development/stop-overindulging-your-children) for more mation. COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT PFC s Diaz and Zawis and Pvt s Diaz del Campo and Diehl help clean up at a Point Loma event. 3 infor-
Servicing Our Community We have 3 awesome Community Service Opportunities this month! Community Service is bene3icial for Young Marines because it gives them an increased sense of social responsibility; giving back and helping others. Community Service exposes our Young Marines to diversity and multiculturalism. Community Service provides opportunities to learn November 2016 Community Service Opportunies: October 11th: Veteran s Day Parade October 12th: Veteran s Breakfast October 19th: MCAS Holiday Fesval about real human needs. Community Service builds relationships and a sense of being connected with peers, adults and activists who share a common cause. Community Service improves communication and critical thinking skills. https://goo.gl/forms/rybx6gmg6v7cwsp53 COPY AND PASTE THE ABOVE ADDRESS INTO YOUR BROWSER TO SIGN UP FOR ANY OF OUR UPCOMING COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS Congratulations Corner SEMPER FIDELIS Always Faithful. This short but powerful Lan phrase sums up the Marine Corps purpose. Shortened to Semper Fi...Always Faithful signifies each Marines dedicaon and commitment to the Corps and Country. Corporal Cofer, USMC (October Promotion) Corporal Cofer has been volunteering with the Miramar Young Marines for almost two years. We miss you...stay safe Semper Fi 4
MIRAMAR YOUNG MARINE COLOR GUARD The Miramar Young Marine Color Guard Team is very acve, performing an array of presentaons for our community. They have performed in many of our surrounding cies as well as in Palm Desert, CA. If you are dedicated, squared away and are interested in being part of an amazing team, see Mr. Righthouse or Mr. Jackson. You must turn in your report card and have a grade of C or higher and you must be passing your PFT s in order to join the Color Guard or the Drill Team. Below, the Miramar YM Color Guard presents colors and a cake walk for the Marine Corps Children s Ball on October 21st. Young Marines (le. to right): Pvt Dick, PFC Diaz, LCpl Arthur, Sgt Tu, GySgt Righthouse, PFC Rodriguez, PFC Zawis, PFC Keith and PFC Dick. 5
2016-2 Recruit Class Our 25 Recruits are into their 5th week of training and they are GOING STRONG! Last weekend was their first of two encampments. Camp Talega in Camp Pendleton proved to be a great place to camp! Two hikes on Saturday got lots of fresh air and exercise for the recruits. Honor Grad ~ Iron Mike ~ Molly Marine The Young Marines, much like the United States Marine Corps, has a wealth of tradion and customs that make it unique from other youth organizaons. One of the tradions the Miramar Young Marines carries on from one recruit class to the next is honoring recruits the tle of Honor Grad and Iron Mike or Molly Marine. Here, the recruits and cadre are starng their morning off with some stretches. This tle is not one that is given out for the sake of carrying on the tradion tho...recruits who receive these tles have earned the right to be called Iron Mike or Molly Marine and/or the Honor Grad which receives a meritorious promoon to Private First Class! The Unit Commander, the Execuve Officer and the Recruit Training Cadre are connually evaluang the recruits to see who will receive these honors. You may start shopping for your boots! All leather (black) is best but you may have a little canvas on the boot - must have a leather toe. No steel plates in the toe. No ankle boots - must come up to the shin. Locations to look for boots: BARGAN CENTER - 3015 North Park Wy, SD ROSEBUD ARMY SURPLUS - 642 Hollister St, SD STARS & STRIPES - 1198 E Main St, El Cajon GI JOES - 799 El Cajon Blvd, El Cajon ONLINE - GOOGLE: San Diego Military Surplus 6