tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446049270059337405.post97050025735521462..comments2021-01-07T07:11:24.205-06:00Comments on Fen's Thoughts: #85 VisionFenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348152970109407543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446049270059337405.post-49487895035940551492010-09-21T07:31:37.146-05:002010-09-21T07:31:37.146-05:00....also, we don't need bn and bde cdrs being .......also, we don't need bn and bde cdrs being squad leaders....or just "one of the boys".....yes they need to share in the hard ships and be empathetic, and be tactically and technically competenent....etc etc....but at an absolute minimum they MUST set the ethical climate in the unit....the absolute do's and dont's....<br /><br />"US Army Soldiers don't......"<br />"US Army Soldiers do ......"<br /><br />these conversations have to happen before and during operational deployments....<br /><br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446049270059337405.post-81607242559297478972010-09-21T07:26:35.483-05:002010-09-21T07:26:35.483-05:00what bothers me (perhaps due to my ignorance) is t...what bothers me (perhaps due to my ignorance) is that we have too many people in leadership positions, leading American Soldiers, who simply don't get "it"...."it" being that their actions (word and deed) set a "command climate" in their unit....and that climate influences behaviors....<br /><br />do we really have a number (more than 20%? 30%?, I really don't know) who don't get "it"?!?!?<br /><br />I love this quote Fen..."The personality of the leader - how they act, their manner and method, gets co-opted and is taken on by their subordinates. Rash and brash leaders build rash and brash units. Quiet and professional leaders create quiet and methodical units. The who of the organization becomes critical"<br /><br />says it all....<br /><br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com