FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect SMI 101 Leader Development Teams 19 Sep

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect BLUF (1) SMI = Saturday Morning Inspection PURPOSE 1 : To enable cadet officers and senior officers to determine conditions within the Corps To set the standards the Corps is required to maintain METHOD: Led by Cadet Chain of Command, unless otherwise designated by Commandant Focused on 100% of Corps – 4 classes, not 4 th class 2 1 Blue Book, paragraph 5.1.2

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect BLUF (2) ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY: Affirm importance, convey professionalism Train the eye & approach of the inspector Expressly tasked to support (MECEP/STA 21s) METHOD: Typically, linked with cadet leader 3 1 Blue Book, paragraph 5.1.2

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Key Points SMIs – 28 Sep, 16 Nov Main Reference: White Book, Chapter 7 & Chapter 9 – Commandant’s emphasis items: –Leadership –Standardization –Level of Effort 4 “I expect the Corps to perform to achieve the standards and expect each of you to provide the leadership for the Corps to exceed the standards.” – Commandant to Commanders, Jan ‘13

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect 5 A Word on References

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Mort’s 101 Review references before seeing TAC See TAC to get expectations before game day –Ask to do MRI Be sharper than cadets at kickoff CRISP = Cadets Ready for Inspection, Standing Proud Same…Correct…in Room…in Bn…across Corps 6 Prep, Crisp, Same

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Mort’s 102 – Personal Appearance Haircuts: < 3 days prior Uniform: –Fit: Trouser length – slight break, rest on top of shoes, ¾” above heel of shoe –Sleeves, Insignia: hash marks (3=1C, 2=2C; 1=3C); rank, proper positioning –General: lint/Ips (Irish pennants) Shoes: toe shine & heel shine; no “Cadet Warren Heels” 7

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Mort’s Rooms First Impression: Sir/Ma’am; Attention; Blinds “Up”; Bunks “Taught”; Clutter “none” Full Press: Black in Front, No collars/no cuffs, Buttons “in”, brass polished for dress whites Half Press: “0” front right; White Over Black, Fingers Fwd; Personal on Left/Mil on Right Vanity: Towels – Fold forward, mirror clean Must-have: Resource directory on desk Be-nos: flags, inappropriate photos 8

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Mort’s 104 – Getting Better Feedback Dry runs Day-to-day leadership (MRIs) 9

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Guidance – 28 Sep Timeline: –0800: Start –RC schedule: 2 Bn, 3 Bn, 5 Bn, 4 Bn, 1 Bn, in 30-min increments Concurrent inspection –Coord with TAC Rotating Bn XOs Uniform: summer leave under arms –Class B or equivalent Focus: sink, full press, half press 10

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Details – 28 Sep Blinds all the way up Socks, smiles up Resource Directory, front left of desk Lock, top, front, right Cleanliness of common areas 11 “No unit worth a darn looks like crap” –Gen Wilbur Creech

FOR TRAINING USE ONLY Honor – Duty – Respect Questions & Comments 12