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23 years. During that time we were stationed at Lakenheath Air Force Base, England, where I was born and lived there for ten years. Then we moved to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland shortly before my parents retired. Now, my husband, Kevin, is a warrant officer in the Army and has been enlisted for over 14 years. He has been on numerous deployments and is currently…

With the evolving role of the aviation warrant officer, future development and mentorship is required for success beginning at the company level. As intermediate level technical and tactical experts, Warrant Officers perform the primary duties of technical leader, trainer, operator, manager, maintainer, sustainer, and advisor utilizing staff procedures to provide information to the appropriate level of command. Warrant Officers must discontinue any thoughts of inflexibility to perform outside…

The purpose of this reflection paper is to illustrate how I will use the principles of mission command in my future positions after graduating from the Sergeants Major Course. Army Doctrine Reference Publication 6-0 defines mission command as the “exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations”. Commander’s use the principles…

Look at chapter 2“War is a big and sprawling word that brings a lot of human suffering into the conversation, but combat is a different matter. Combat is the smaller game that young men fall in love with, and any solution to the human problem of war will have to take into account the psyches of these young men” (Junger 2011, p. 234). Sebastian Junger, the author of War (2011), was born in Belmont, Massachusetts and grew up to become an award-winning journalist and #1 New York Times Bestselling…

Unified land operation is the Army operating concept which is executed through decisive actions and guided by mission command. The Army’s framework for exercising mission command is operations process (plan, prepare, execute, and assess). Embedded by the philosophy and principles of mission command, the commander, supported by his staff, drives the operation process to execute conceptual planning or detailed planning necessary for him to understand, visualize, describe, direct, lead, and…

guns and kill their parents. In third world countries where the government is corrupt or virtually non-existent, leave its citizens defenceless against horrible criminals. The is why the ICC is need and comes into play; the ICC can issues arrest warrants against these horrible criminals of all sorts and bring them to trial to face the law for heinous crimes against humanity. In countries where the government has some corruption cause problems for those not corrupt and their attempts in righting…

The impact of toxic leadership on an organization is greater than anyone can possibly quantify with numbers. Over the past 26 years of military service, I have witnessed and seen more than my fair share of toxic leadership that have forced soldiers with potential out. There were times when I was able to impact this style of lazy leadership as I call it. However, most times due to rank being involved there was only minimal I could do. The worst case of toxic leadership I was aware of from afar…

Creation and documentation of leadership philosophy is not something one often thinks about without being asked. Prior to starting an endeavor like this, one should first try to fully understand the definition of leadership philosophy. Jon Mertz (2014) defines leadership philosophy as “a theory or attitude held by a person or organization that acts as a guiding principle for behavior.” (What is philosophy section). Leadership philosophy should be a single, concise statement, and it should…

A Legacy Leader is someone whose actions continue to have a positive influence on an individual, group of people and/or organization. Legacy Leaders are considered to be “Leaders of Influence” because they create an environment conducive for developing others through professional and personal growth; they build team cohesiveness through trust; and they produce effective leaders and professionals who are capable of getting results and accomplishing the mission. I’ve chosen the individual below…

a. ADP 6-22 defines an Army Leader as “anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals. Army leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking and shape decisions for the greater good of the organization.” In the definition mentioned previously, the words “motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command,” is very important to my idea of what seniors…