Eagle Globe and Anchor

The Eagle Globe, and Anchor is the official emblem and insignia of the United States Marine Corps. It is commonly referred to as an (EGA) Eagle, Globe and Anchor representing core values of honor, courage, and commitment.

What does the United States Marine Corps Eagle Globe and Anchor stand for?

 

Eagle Globe and Anchor Emblem

If there ever was a time for there to be Marines or for the nation to need their Marines, it’s now.

Expect more from us because we tell them they should expect more because we tell them we have the hardest training, we tell them that we get the best people, we tell them that we exhibit the virtues of honor, courage and commitment. You’re a United States Marine. Just because you got that Eagle Globe and Anchor in bootcamp, that’s just the beginning. And we really have to think about living to this image in everything that we do as individuals and as units because the American people expect us to.

You know, we took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States (PDF) against enemies foreign and domestic to bear true faith and allegiance to the same. Not when it’s convenient, not when you feel like it, not when I’m not too tired and not when it’s not a bother to me. We have to live this image.

What is Virtues of Honor?

Honor is living with a sense of respect for what you believe is right. It is living by the virtues, showing great respect for yourself, other people, and the rules you live by. When you are honorable, you don’t have to feel ashamed of who you are or what you are doing. You are worthy of respect.

The Symbolic Eagle Globe and Anchor Emblem of the United States Marine Corps

Approximately 19,000 of the country’s most qualified young men and women come to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island annually for the chance to earn the title United States Marine by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, trans-formative training. The symbolic Eagle Globe and Anchor emblem and the title Marine are earned only by those who successfully complete each of seven graduation requirements and embrace the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage, and commitment.

The Symbolic Eagle Globe and Anchor Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.

November 2 & India Eagle, Globe and Anchor (EGA) Ceremony

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A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with November 2 Company, 4th Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, holds an Eagle Globe and Anchor during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. The Crucible is the final test of everything the recruits have learned during the recruit training process and the last event before becoming U.S. Marines. [2]

 

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Thank you Marine Corps Cpl. Julien Rodarte for the amazing video.

Thank you U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Stegall for the photo. [2]