Another big takeaway was that despite the brutality and emotions of combat, a leader must remain calm, see the big picture, and anticipate the “next steps” for his unit and the enemy. Tom Hiebert: We Were Soldiers was published just as I was getting ready to take command. The timeless value of the book then, as it remains to me to this day, is in demonstrating to young leaders the value of setting and maintaining standards and discipline in training as these translate directly to success in combat. Also, LTG Moore compares and contrasts the effects in combat of good solid leadership (and, again, standards and discipline) with the lack thereof in the second part of his book concerning the exploits of McDade and 2-7 Cavalry at LZ [landing zone] Albany. I tried to carry these lessons with me everywhere as a company commander.
It’s absolutely important for us to maintain full accountability in the Marine Corps because not only are we under-funded, which makes replacing lost gear a huge hassle, but it instills discipline in our Marines and helps them build a stronger character by maintaining full gear retention at all times. When a Marine keeps full accountability of issued gear, it illustrates to that Marine’s peers that the Marine is squared away. The more squared away the Marine is, the better off he/she will be in garrison and in country. When a Marine shows that he can take care of himself and keep full accountability of his issued gear then that Marine demonstrates the ability to take care of his other Marines as well look out for their well-being. When a Marine keeps full accountability of issued gear, then he/she will have fewer things to worry about and will be able to concentrate more on the mission that needs to be completed.
I am a contractor for the State Dept. My years of experience as a Tactical Paramedic stateside prepared me for anything, but what was about to happen, or what I was about to experience, has forever left an imprint on my life. I was one of thousands of contractors doing various jobs in Iraq. We all possess a variance in training, and we all know the dangers of
Everyone is watching how I not only act but lead because I am in a leadership position. This makes me even try even harder to be a great leader and a positive role model. My actions can have a direct impact on some of the future leaders. One focus I’m going to take on serving my co-workers, organization and society is to show my leadership style. I have had many leaders, bosses, supervisor’s among others who have been in a position of
The next part of this stage relies on the stakeholders. The public must be aware that there is a problem and if not, awareness must be made for the problem to be effectively resolved. The public is always affected by policy and the lack of having policy. When the
This caused a ripple effect in the army as we promoted inexperienced Soldiers to Sergeant, these leaders were now training new Soldiers, this led to Soldiers not getting the proper leadership and not conducting inspections and other basic soldiering skills like haircuts, cleanliness & serviceability of the uniform and ensuring that good basic discipline was being upheld at all levels. As long as the combat mission was completed many times the leaders weren’t worried about how it got
However, at all times I stand ready to accept the fact that I could receive that phone call telling me to pack my bags, I am being deployed. Many people do not understand what soldiers go through both physically and mentally while on serving or how close they come to dying every single day to keep us safe here in America. Therefore, when I hear the word “Hero,” a soldier is the first person that comes to mind. Public Safety personnel are just ad heroic as soldiers, just in a different way. While soldiers protect us outside the United States, public safety personnel protect us inside the United States, in our hometowns.
It can have a very costly outcome The first lesson of leadership is learning how to follow orders. That is also providing that the leader you are following knows what they are doing, and in the military, that can be a tricky question. If you do not learn how to follow orders, you will never be trusted to give them. It's something called character-based leadership. It is also taught at all of our military academies (i.e.
Military training teaches a trainee to cope with two of the most dangerous obstacles in a survival situation. The desire for comfort, and the passive outlook. The desire for comfort is strong in humans, but trainees are taught to look at the bigger picture. No matter the discomfort that they may be feeling it is nothing compared to the discomfort they will endure if they are captured by an opposing force. The other danger, the passive outlook, can be severely detrimental to an individual’s survival
Thesis Statement: In today’s society we have much different kind of Challenges within the Workplace among the different generation of workers and how each individual from different generation to reach an agreement of the diversity within the workforce, it is said that all management styles have never been less fitting. Truth is everyone in the workforce is pioneering in the workforce, facing challenges, and to be able to enjoy the prospects of greater potential in performance, productivity, and creativity than ever before, but trying to get the two generations on the same page regardless of the challenges that may face the different generation of workers. I. Mixing and Managing 4 Generations of Employees A. The Power of Four B. Unlocking the Mystery of Generations of Employees C. Getting Back to Work II. Managing 4 Generations of Workers Requires Understanding and Appreciation of Differences A.