Take care of your Soldiers. From the first push-up of basic training to the first operations order brief of Officer Candidate School, to my incoming interview with my battalion commander, …
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Last week, the Army released the results of the 2021 Major Promotion Selection Board (PSB)......
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One thing that you will learn quickly (if you haven't already) is that the path to navigate the ranks from Second Lieutenant to Captain can vary greatly.......
The purpose of this article is to help you understand the responsibilities as an XO, as well as actions you can take within the first 90 days in position for …
August 2021 Leaders! We received several responses to our call for leader challenge stories (posted on S1 Net). Thanks for the responses! We’re excited …
After all, this is your first real test as an Officer and what you have aspired to be up until this point right? But what happens after your time as …
But what happens after your time as a PL is over? More often than not you might find yourself serving as a Company Executive Officer.
This Listen2Lead features a NPR podcast on microaggressions. This document contains the materials and guidance needed to conduct a 60-minute Leader Professional Development (LPD) session …
Being non-confrontational can have its upsides. Conflict-avoidant people aren't prone to burning bridges, and based on observation, they tend to strengthen teams rather than weaken them.
I've served with more than a few Majors and Lieutenant Colonels who didn't know what a 5988E or a 2404 were, didn't know where their BII was stored in their …
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."
If you are reading this as a new Fire Support Officer (FSO), congratulations. You don't know it yet, but you have won the lottery.
The Army has welcomed a few thousand new Second Lieutenants into our ranks since our last update. For all you newcomers -- welcome! We've been running some of our older …
To all junior officers and future commissioned Army officers out there, I have a question: Do you want to be a LEADER, or a leader?
Every year throughout the Army, junior leaders from The United States Military Academy at West Point, The Reserve Officer Training Corps, and Officer Candidate School …
Elliot Ackerman and Admiral Stavridis depart from most military fiction novels with their recently released novel titled 2034: A Novel of the Next World War. Instead of telling a story …
The Army has welcomed a few thousand new Second Lieutenants into our ranks since our last update. For all you newcomers -- welcome! We've been running some of our older …
While a gradual approach may be prudent in many situations, some situations (like the one I experienced), require a new commander to act immediately and boldly to make necessary change …