Great topic! I will offer two things I did as a commander. First, we did a troop-level dining out, which took dedicated planning and coordination but the Soldiers and their families really enjoyed the event. We were fortunate to conduct the dining out a few months after returning from a deployment, so it gave us a chance to recognize outgoing le…[Read more]

Can we add images yet to out posts/replies? I see the insert/edit image button on the bar, however when it pops up there is no way I see that I can upload or chose a picture to include in the post anywhere.

I’ve attached a screen shot of what I’m looking at.

Carla,

1.  Likes and PIE are not yet available on discussions and/or replies.  They currently only work on “tools” such as documents, interviews, SOPs, etc.  This is a feature that we are working on.

2.  We are not sure why items are showing up multiple times on their activity feed…thanks for finding that bug and we’ll look into it.

3.  Th…[Read more]

Carla,

The tags that appear on a post/reply are the ones that have been applied throughout the thread, meaning that if the original post had a tag of “OPCON” then all of the replies after that will also be tagged with OPCON.  For example, this reply has the following tags associated with it even though I haven’t added any.  This is done so that w…[Read more]

@gary-m-klein, I totally agree!

@cptchristopherprice, Great topic and absolutely relevant. Morale is one of those combat multipliers that leaders, especially in the Guard and Reserves, overlook because they are so slammed with the avalanche of tasks and suspense items that inevitably make up every drill. Morale matters even more when going into a mobilization. What I did…[Read more]

MP at Fort Leonard Wood: Don’t get side tracked with the off duty shenanigans, but enjoy your time. Get out, spend some time visiting communities and historical sites in the area.

It’s a little off topic, but one of the best ways I’ve found to stay intellectually stimulated is to write. Writing forces you to reflect on what you’ve read and your experience. Throughout the process you’ll find yourself developing and challenging your own thoughts, which then encourages you to research additional information to expand your…[Read more]

I absolutely agree that there is a difference between “leader training” and “leader development.” A former CALDOL friend of mine defined these two “categories” as leader development (i.e. skills development) and leadership development (developing your actual ability to lead). I also agree with most of the discussions here that many units spend s…[Read more]