Episode Details

For 247 years the United States Marine Corps has fought and won America’s wars. The Marines carry a history, a tradition and a brand focused on winning…no matter the challenge. 

Sergeant Major Troy Black, the 19th Sergeant Major Of The Marine Corps joins Fran Racioppi from the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot San Diego Museum for a Jedburgh Podcast exclusive look at what it means to be a Marine past, present and future. 

They cover Sergeant Major Black’s 35-year career leading Marines, Talent Management 2030, Force Design 2030, the lessons of the Global War on Terror, and the Marines’ most important mission; returning high-caliber Veterans to America’s civilian workforce. 

Whether you were a Marine, want to become a Marine, or never considered the Marines, you will be ready to join after this conversation!

Special thanks to the San Diego Military Advisory Council for their support in producing this episode. 

Learn more about SMMC Troy Black at marines.mil and on social media at @19thsmmc.

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Highlights:

• 0:00 Welcome to Marine Corps Recruiting Depot San Diego Museum
• 2:30 Joining the Marine Corps after Vietnam
• 4:17 The mission of the United States Marine Corps
• 6:55 Talent Management 2030