The definition of accountability in accordance with the Department of Defense is “The obligation imposed by laws or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds”. Accountability is a big thing in the Marine Corps because it ties in with responsibility and duty. Accountability is a very important part of an enlisted and a Non Commissioned Officer jobs. A Marine is responsible for all items issued to him whether it be a weapon, Night Vision Googles, clothes, a vehicle, etc. Accountability is also away for a key leader to see that he has everyone he is responsible for. If you were not accountable for your gear something as small as a magazine could get lost somewhere between…show more content… Integrity of all gear is important because when it comes time to go to the field the Division FSCC needs to make sure that they are not left short of equipment in anyway and are ready for all missions in need of coordination. On the flip side of that and as proven with the staple mountain gathered by Gunnery Sergeant, Gear accountability cuts down on waist drastically. Do you have any idea how much it would cost to replace all the equipment and people lost if leaders simply never noticed they were gone and constantly had to replace them? It would bring the amount of money the military would require to operate up by millions of dollars. The Marine Corps has absolutely no room in its budget for paying for a marine’s ineptitude to track his gear, this kind of increase would tear the Marine Corps apart without fail. The Marine Corps is already trying to cut back on spending money and only talking about tightening the belt more and…show more content… However your gear is not the only thing that a marine need to be accountable for. We as marines also need to be accountable for our actions as well. Sure, you can be a squared away marine who always has all of his gear on him whenever he reports to formation. That would not help you much, though, if you show up to a formation 10 minutes late. Say I walk up to a Gunnery Sergeant and say "Yo bro, what's going on?" I am probably going to be reprimanded and held accountable for my actions. I have to be accountable for what I was saying and shown respect to a Staff Non-Commissioned Officer, instead I showed disrespect so I would be held accountable for my actions. Another situation where one would be held accountable for their action is if they started goofing around in formation after the company has been called to attention. Marines always need to display ourselves as the trained professionals that we are, whether were currently wearing the uniform or not, and being accountable for your actions is one way to accomplish