Lieutenant Commander

While he was at Camp Colt, Eisenhower was put in charge of the tank training school. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, but this was just a temporary rank. Although he did not have any actual tanks to teach with, Eisenhower did teach his students the theory of operating a tank. Transitioning into the Great Depression, Eisenhower was permitted to work as…

Attention Gainer: In a letter to 1st Marine Division in 2003, then Major General James Mattis stated “Demonstrate to the world there is ‘No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy’ than a U.S. Marine.” (2013) Today we will discuss the United States Marine Corps “Division Breakdown” and Transformational Leadership. At this time please silence all cell phones and set aside all of your electronic devices. Please ask as many questions that you would like throughout this presentation. The Marine Corps is a…

and in the Confederate have Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton. John C. Pemberton began his service as a commander for the department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. He had rapid promotions, and was made a lieutenant in 1862. Ulysses S. Grant volunteered his military services, and he was initially denied by his appointments. Then after a couple years he was appointed to command an unruly twenty-first Illinois volunteer regiment. He learned from his commanders to apply what he…

struggled to maintain academic proficiency the first few months, he gradually improved his class standing. He graduated, ranked 17 out of 59 in his class, in 1846. In the Mexican War, Jackson was a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. At the Battle of Vera Cruz, he won the rank of first lieutenant, and for gallant conduct at the Battles of Contreras and Chapultepec respectively he was brevetted captain and major, a rank which he attained with less than one year's service. He received…

soldiers. Training camp. The training is located at camp Toccoa. The leader of this young group during the first episode is 1st Lieutenant Herbert Sobel. He leads the group through various drills and vigorous running to try and get the trainees in to top shape to get in prime shape for the war. Although he got his soldiers in shape, he did so in a way that is unfair. This lieutenant Sobel was so crooked, that he would punish the whole crew for one sip of water on a 12-mile walk. If you thought…

Luke and his wingman Lieutenant Joseph Wehner “developed a twilight technique that was to be further developed (into night-fighter operations) in the next war. They would attack the enemy in the last, fading light of the day and land after dark” (Sims 61). These tactics demonstrated…

two is the mission command warfighting function, which is a series of mutually supported commander’s and staff’s tasks to integrate the other warfighting functions. Accordingly, commander leads the staff tasks, and the staff tasks support the commander in executing the commander tasks. The most important thing is commanders ensure staff with their intent, initial guidance, the key tasks, end state, concept of operation, and resources, and staff exercises disciplined initiative to respond to…

On July 3, 1863, Pemberton sent word to Grant that he needed to examine surrender. The next day, July 4, 1863, Union forces acknowledged the surrender of Vicksburg. More than 30,000 Confederates were paroled, as they were starving and in poor condition. Grant came to lament this, the same number of rejoined the Confederate armed force, abusing the terms of their parole. This is one motivation behind why in 1864 the Union armed force halted all detainee trades with the Confederacy. The outcomes…

When one decides to embark on the general study of the history of the United States becoming a world power, the primary topics typically consist of the Spanish-American War, the Cold War, and America’s participation in both World Wars. While these wars indeed augmented America’s status as a world power, often many focus on the land battles and neglect war at sea. However, war at sea had an influential role in the formation of American history. In battles at sea, opportunities to demonstrate…

philosophy and a challenge of a squadron leader who I interviewed. My leadership philosophy is derived from my experiences over the years, namely from observing the failures and shortcomings of leaders. As for the interview section of the paper, a lieutenant colonel in my chain-of-command related his experience of dismissing a master sergeant some years ago from duty due to substandard performance. With nearly twenty-years of work experience in three military branches, I have seen my share of…