Dear CJO, I'm a cadet preparing to graduate this month. This day seemed like it would never come when I started almost four years ago. Now it's almost here. With …
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A lieutenant and his platoon are conducting a joint patrol with the Iraqi National Police (INP) when they stop a vehicle with two Sunni men in it. When the LT …
There is an amazing, less known, story of 9/11. As people were trying to escape from the World Trade Center area after the terrorist attacks...
Subordinates look to their leaders to see what right looks like and to figure out what the norms are within an organization. Leaders may espouse that looking professional is important, …
Perhaps the great lie of leadership is we can "motivate" our troops to success. Somehow through the power of the perfectly crafted speech and incentives I can accomplish any mission. …
Many times when we talk about leadership characteristics, we think of things like integrity, character, taking care of others, decision making, etc. While those are …
A brand-new platoon leader feels overwhelmed. She has a SGT that is very charismatic and wields great influence within the platoon; influence that leads to an incident that involves the …
We have seen countless scandals in the military, the government, and in the private sector where senior leaders have made very unethical and immoral decisions. Those leaders were all highly …
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We're at the brigade tactical operations center (TOC) during a rotation at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. It is day 3 of the battle against the Skolkan Alliance and the …