During this section of the book we witness why it is vital to maintain our mental strength and emotional intelligence, even in face of great physiological and situational obstacles.  As LT McDonough and his men are tirelessly attempting to link up with 3rd PLT, they are met with radio silence and no confirmation regarding whether their compatriots knew when they were due to arrive.  However, he decides to proceed towards their location, knowing there is risk of possible friendly fire against his already small numbers.  Expectedly their arrival is met with fire from the perimeter from the 3rd PLT, and very fortunately friendly fire was avoided.  McDonough then proceeds to find LT Smalley and his RTO knocked out, leaving 3rd PLT incredibly vulnerable as well.  This leads to LT McDonough to majorly chew out Smalley in a fit of rage.  Luckily neither of their dangerous behaviors led to major repercussions, and they were able to proceed with the mission as planned.  While we all recognize LT Smalley and his RTO were obviously in the wrong, and the frustration towards him was valid, McDonough could have potentially avoided this situation.  I believe if McDonough took more of a developmental leadership approach in this situation, and collaborated with his men to make an alternative plan that would not involve leading them into certain friendly fire, they could have potentially made another patrol base elsewhere until they could make contact with 3rd PLT.  When interacting with the other LT I believe it was inappropriate to lose it, and McDonough should have better self-regulated to have maintained his composure.  While it is incredibly satisfying in the moment to tell off someone whose incompetence could have had many terrible consequences, the after math of that leads to strained relations within the organizations with people whos lives depend on you and vice versa.  Overall, while the conditions in Vietnam were certainly the cause of the behavior of both LTs, those of true strong character would have maintained their composure no matter the situation, as resilience is a cornerstone of disciplined leadership.