If I could bring anything new to my BOLC class, it’d be candid conversations with key leadership from units similar to where I’d be headed, and focusing that discussion on priorities and time management. Every leader has different priorities, and none of us have enough time to do everything everyone wants. If I knew the priorities of a Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, XO, and Company Commander before coming to a unit, it’d help me hit the ground running. Of course the unit I come to could have a completely different personality, but it probably took longer than it should to realize how the pieces fit together from life experiences rather than analyzing duty descriptions in detail.