Marine Commandant General Leonard F. Chapman
Marine Commandant General Leonard F. Chapman
TLS United States Marines Commandant (four star) General LEONARD F. CHAPMAN JR. sitting on couch, film camera in FG. MS two reporters & press photographers seated on opposite couch. MSs Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr. sitting on couch, talking with reporters: "I don t agree that the Army is doing that, but certainly in the Marine Corps we re looking for all the ways we can find to get tougher & tighter, to increase our standards of discipline, performance, loyalty & devotion." An off-screen reporter asks why he s pursuing such a philosophy, in light of other branches becoming more liberal. "Discipline is the key to winning on the battlefield, discipline & survival. The disciplined unit is the one that will survive and win. The Marine s duty is to be ready to fight and that means discipline. We re so far from relaxing discipline, we re tightening it up." Gen Chapman retired in 1972.