Do you know why Marines who served under Gen Mattis would low crawl through Hell in gunpowder suits for him? Because he never forgot where he came from. He spent time as an enlisted infantryman. He learned the lessons his SNCO’s taught him, and he understood that Marines exist to break things and stack bodies.
Another Marine General I have the greatest respect possible for is Harold Glasgow.
I knew him in the late nineties as commander of the Harlingen based Marine Miltary Academy.
He was a Marine private originally that then distinguished himself in Korea. Totally outstanding man. With rare exception, and I know none, if you have climbed the ladder to Marine General, your an outstanding MAN period.