When my fellow platoon leaders and I first met our Company Executive Officer, he immediately told us, "I'm not your friend, and I'm not here to answer your stupid questions."
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Originally published on smallwarsjournal.org, I’ve found this primer on the F3EAD process to be extremely helpful in understanding the targeting process for mission planning. It …
Attached is my “General Range Checklist” because I wish I’d had one as a young PL. Although it was originally built for Korea I’ve standardized it to be applicable for …
After one of our Sergeants got a DUI, First Sergeant and I held a sensing session with the leaders. During this session, we solicited ideas to reduce the risk of …
Prior to command, I sat down with my future First Sergeant and developed this company standards document. The intent was to empower junior leaders by laying out the standards and …
Here, in the final 2019 CJO Member Video LPD, I discuss Leader Books and how to make an effective one. Leader Book
The Army is more than a job; it’s a profession. Here’s a video I put together with my thoughts about what it means for junior officers to be members of …
Here’s a video I put together to summarize some of the lessons I’ve learned running ranges and seeing them run over the years. Also attached is a knowledge cache in …