The 14 leadership traits are attributes leaders must posses if they hope to ever gain the respect, and loyalty of their Marines. Live by these traits always.

The best way to memorize these traits are with the acronym “JJ DID TIE BUCKLE”

J: JUSTICE
J: JUDGMENT
 
D: DEPENDABILITY
I: INITIATIVE
D: DECISIVENESS
 
T: TACT
I: INTEGRITY
E: ENTHUSIASM
 
B: BEARING
U: UNSELFISHNESS
C: COURAGE
K: KNOWLEDGE
L: LOYALTY
E: ENDURANCE