If you want to compliment Leo Wieser, tell him his work makes you gag. "Thank you!" he gushes when I mention my queasy stomach. "That's what makes a good career." Wieser, the special effects supervisor for Wynonna Earp, and I are discussing the full-body autopsy scene in last week's episode, "Two-Faced Jack," and I'm apparently not the only one who had a guttural reaction to the sequence. "On set, nothing is better than if you can make the crew go, "Bleh!" he laughs. "For the second time in my…
I have supervised PEO Scott Sayer #65936 since January 15, 2015. PEO Sayer was trained on C Platoon in 14 Divisions Zones 4 and 5. PEO Sayer’s demonstrates a very good knowledge of his duties. During this last evaluation period there have been several additional changes to the job that has impacted the tag issuance level throughout the Parking Enforcement unit and there has not been any written set performance standard however PEO Sayer has not let this impact his performance. I have had the…
Biologists have been faced with a difficult task that consists of determining the phylogenetic position of the perplexing phyla known as Chaetognatha. The phyla Chaetognatha are well known bilateral symmetrical metazoans that are small in size. Their relationship to the metazoan community has been strongly disputed due to their embryological and morphological structures that are related to the two main branches of Bilateria: protostomes and deuterostomes. The Chaetognatha phyla have not been…
In the movie A Few Good Men, director Rob Reiner displays a conflict between the authority of Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Jessep and his subordinates, Corporal Harold W. Dawson and Private Louden Downey, who unintentionally kill a fellow soldier. In an attempt to teach Private Santiago a lesson, Jessep manipulates Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick into ordering Dawson and Downey to commit a Code Red on Santiago. Codes, manipulation, superiority, and morality all factor into their decision to…
I was then the Director of Human Resources. I did the same thing that I did as Lieutenant, the only difference was the change in name of rank. I worked very hard throughout my time in FDSA, and I was promoted to Assistant Chief by the Chief. I was now an official member of the High Command team once again. I was Assistant Chief for about 5 years ((5 months)) and I stayed that way for a while…
CPT Winters is the obvious leader in the show Band of Brothers. In episode 5 we see his leadership tested in many ways, as a combat leader, as a leader among leaders, and in an administrative role. In each role he handles himself and his men in a manner that ensures success, and is one of the best examples of how a leader ought to act given various situations. We will investigate first CPT Winters himself as a leader in various situations, secondly the men below him in how they respond to his…
In this scenario, Sergeant Williams, pairs his subordinate Officer Roberts, with Field Training Officer Andrew Tibbetts, who impregnates her. Officer Roberts is irate and upset with Sergeant Williams because FTO Tibbets will not leave his family to enter into a relationship with her. Officer Roberts blames Sergeant Williams because he paired the two together even though Officer Tibbetts had a reputation of being a ladies’ man and that she was vulnerable at the time. Officer Roberts felt that…
Upon graduating from the United States Military Academy, I will commission into the Army as a Second Lieutenant and serve as an infantry officer. Knowing this, I have set out to gain a good understanding of what is expected of me upon my arrival at my unit. One way to gain this understanding is to continuously conduct interviews with the past and current members of the infantry branch. By conducting these interviews, I have the ability to learn a lot about what is expected of me and where junior…
“Down, But Not Out.” “There it is Privates!” Drill Sergeant Gonzales yelled. As we all rounded the narrow and winding road through the Ozark Mountains, my heart began to race. All 250 of us slowed down to form a formation in front of what appeared to be the biggest climb we had seen and were not expecting to see for the next few weeks. Screaming at the top of his lungs, Drill Sergeant Galloway said “This is Engineer Hill, and starting in two minutes you all have thirty minutes to make this…
“My friends went to college; I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. When they woke up to decide if they’d go to school or work, I’d already been at work for hours. Their alarms woke them up; my alarms sent me to general quarters and watches. They made plans based on how they felt; I made plans based on the needs of my country. They couldn’t wait to leave their homes; I couldn’t wait to get back. When they look back on their respective lives, they may wonder if they’ve ever made a…