Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “leadership”
Every functioning system—from a military unit to a multinational corporation—is ultimately challenged by actions that defy logic: actions taken by stupid people causing loss with no rational benefit to anyone. This article lays the groundwork for understanding this challenge by synthesizing two powerful pieces of information. First, we look at economic historian Carlo M. Cipolla’s explanation of his five laws …
This article is not just directed toward JROTC instructors alone, but also adults over all other cadet programs. The text of a recent critique for the above photo (with additions here): Colors, you have X the wrong staffs (AFI 90-1201 tells us what to use, the light ash wood guidon staff), X wrong finials (same AFI for the flat, silver …
This message is for all adults involved in cadet programs. It’s time to take a hard look at ourselves and confront some uncomfortable truths.
In-ranks inspections matter because standards matter. All standards matter.
Each year I have JROTC cadets contact me about issues they see in their unit and how to address them. One of those issues is putting random cadets into different leadership positions like the guidon bearer for the class.
Discipline yourself so others don’t have to.
DrillMaster lists the qualities and concepts that will help cadets in leadership and training positions.
Training Levels. Since I spent my last seven years in the Air Force as a Unit Education and Training Manager (AFSC 3S2), I will use the USAF’s levels. They are applicable to everyone, no matter what task, no matter if you are in the military or not. Our emphasis here is military drill and ceremonies. Featured image from taskandpurpose.com A 3-Skill Level: …
Yes, it’s true, there is a plague that spreads about this time every year among many schools’ JROTC programs: the new leadership for the unit is being picked and the old leadership is getting ready to graduate. Here is the question I get most often at the end of each school year: “I’m going to be the new (Armed/Unarmed Drill …
“Ceremonialer” is the term I created as I’ve watched members of the military, first responders (many who are veterans), and cadets perform movements that do not bring any more reverence or honor to what they are doing at ceremonies becuase these movements or techniques are based on ego. When it comes to the American flag and rendering honors, never should …