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NINJA said:Timmies runs in the mornings would send you up the chain quick.
Leave it to a zoomie...
NINJA said:Timmies runs in the mornings would send you up the chain quick.
Red 6 said:New Soldiers are like blank slates waiting to be filled with information. In basic training, they get the entry level instruction in tactics and techniques of their MOS, but the learning never stops. The combat arms (that's my frame of reference, so that's why I specify) are extremely complex and there are layers upon layers that make up the whole. Every team relies on every other team, and every sub-team, and every Soldier within all those sub-teams. I would go so far as to say that many Soldiers don't grasp how complicated the Army is. Especially in peacetime, you never see the thing in in full mass, even on maneuvers like the old REFORGERs. On CALFEX ranges you begin to see the complexity when combat teams move, shoot and communicate with live ammo and supporting arms.
These are the US Army's leadership principles and they go back many, many years. They've been tested and proven again and again in combat and training. I think they offer a great view of not only what it takes to be an effective leader, but to be a follower as well.
The U.S. Army's Eleven Leadership Principles
* Be tactically and technically proficient
* Know yourself and seek self-improvement
* Know your soldiers and look out for their welfare
* Keep your soldiers informed
* Set the example
* Ensure the task is understood, supervised and accomplished
* Train your soldiers as a team
* Make sound and timely decisions
* Develop a sense of responsibility in your subordinates
* Employ your unit in accordance with its capabilities
* Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions
cheers, Mark
Kat Stevens said:To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
Stu said:MedTech - The RCMP would love you.
Stu
CougarDaddy said:Mark,
So the US Army's 7-8 core values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage, Gratitude are emphasized sparingly in today's US Army, compared to the above leadership principles? What about the 3 General Orders?
Red 6 said:Techy, The three general orders are specific...
MedTech said:That man is a douche bag. He was in the Navy and only attached to the Marines. His first and foremost duty was to provide medical care to troops, and that involves compassion, empathy, respect, integrity, honesty so on and so forth. He was unfit to wear the uniform. He was unfit to call himself a father.
Keyboard said:I've been reading around this forum for a while, and I've got a question. I keep reading about Reserve Force soldiers trying out and making it through JTF-2 selection and the SOAC. Now, whenever someone describes a Reserve Soldier who has gone to selection, they are described as "switched on", or being "hardcore". Now, what I'm trying to ask here, is what does someone mean when they say a soldier is "switched on", and what kind of character traits are the elite units looking for? I would imagine, professionalism, dedication and maturity are key, but what other traits would a Reserve Soldier be able to work on to improve one's soldiering ability, as well as the chance of making it through selection if one were so inclined to try out?!
St. Micheals Medical Team said:But there is not one single answer to your question. It is all a matter of perspective.
Good way of putting about what it takes to be a good Assaulter, mite want to add slightly left of center. Assaulters are defiantly not cut from the same cloth that most good soldiers are, they are there own breed. It is men/women like those in the JTF that are willing to go where most don't want to go and if ordered to would probally look at the person given the order and say " are you nuts"St. Micheals Medical Team said:You may be surprised to hear that, occasionally, those traits which describe a good soldier, are not necessarily the same as those of a good Assaulter. Assaulters tend to be those guys who were the captains of their hockey team, the "jocks", and guys who are just generally good at whatever they do. There are several personality traits that make those guys what they are, and which no one on this site can or would possibly be able to discuss.
But a 'good soldier'. Many of us have an accurate description of what one is. There is also several great soldiers on this site. But there is not one single answer to your question. It is all a matter of perspective.