I’ll have to take a look at these.  If you’re looking for something going over clear Commanders Intent I recommend Call Sign Chaos by James Mattis.

As an Army Reserve Unit we are now restricted from meeting for Battle Assembly (BA) and prior to this Soldiers requiring commercial lodging or air travel were barred from attending BA.  Since then we in the S3 shop have planned to utilize the DCS connect service to run our YTB with the Companies.  We’ve also started using approved screening q…[Read more]

Congratulations on taking Command! I hope this helps; its BG Aida Borras’s Leadership Philosophy.  I’ve since adapted my own from it and treat it like its a living document.

Thank you @rakimball!

You read my mind!

thank you for sending it, I really appreciate the assist.

Thank you very much!

I agree with Jdemello, I’d like to add this:

I say do the initial counseling, you can give your left and right limits, express your leadership style, and say you’ll observe current practices for xx days and after that tell them to be prepared to adjust fire.

The one thing I recommend is to manage your expectations.  As a reservist you can’t go…[Read more]

Definitely want to echo talking to your commander, time as a Platoon Leader (PL) is critical and you will learn a lot of leadership skills as well as some of the basics from your Platoon Sergeant (PSG).

As far as attending Battle Assemblies (USAR is moving away from ‘drilling’ as a term) ask about drilling quarterly; I’ve seen it done and when…[Read more]