Pat,

Empower your NCOs to create a plan that fits their Squad/Team. You pay them to lead so make them lead their Soldiers, especially at PT. Allow them to create a plan that best fits their squad/team. As a PL, your job is to ensure your leaders are challenging their troops and making them better. Also, like any plan, double check it and make…[Read more]

Greg,

Great question and I appreciate that you mentioned a book that is outside of the military realm. Another book that was influential was Jim Collins “Good to Great”. My favorite line in the book (and one that I stole for my command philosophy, “All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of…[Read more]

Greg,

Great question and I appreciate that you mentioned a book that is outside of the military realm. Another book that was influential was Jim Collins “Good to Great”. My favorite line in the book (and one that I stole for my command philosophy, “<span style=”font-family: ‘Times New Roman’,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ‘Times…[Read more]

Yes the Army will pay to transport your car to your next duty station. Also, although it is difficult you can get through BOLC without a car, but I would not recommend it. As an officer and a leader I would expect my LT to show up to any duty station with his/her own transportation.

If you need help, USAA makes it easy to secure a car loan and…[Read more]

Cho,

Great question. I agree with a lot of what has been said in here. The way I counsel my NCOICs at any level is we just have a talk. We talk about my expectations, there expectations, and where we envision our unit going forward. After we had that informal talk, I would put everything we discussed on paper to make the counseling formal. By…[Read more]

Davis,

Congrats on the awesome opportunity in your near future!  I matriculated through IBOLC/Ranger in 2010 and here to answer any questions you may have. Though my experience may be dated some of the core fundamentals of success will always remain the same. Team work should be at the forefront of your mind concerning your future training. You…[Read more]

Davis,

Congrats on the awesome opportunity in your near future!  I matriculated through IBOLC/Ranger in 2010 and here to answer any questions you may have. Though my experience may be dated some of the core fundamentals of success will always remain the same. Team work should be at the forefront of your mind concerning your future training. You…[Read more]