General Mcchrystal's Narrative

The importance of furthering education doesn’t stop there. Leaders should be enrolling in college, and counseling their subordinates to enroll in college as well. In order to become competitive within the Army’s ranks, education plays a huge role. As Major Tim Martin stated “A formal education is an important contributor to the development of leadership qualities and attributes that are crucial in the growth of a military professional (Martin, 2001).”

From the interview with Brian, his comments really brought back memories of the work ethics and leadership from the military. Even though, Brian exited the military as an E-6 in the Air Force and I exited the Army as an E-5. A lot of managers would have to attend classes and training

As a professional leader, role models are an important source of inspiration and development. The ability to deliberately aim to improve as a leader is equally important. In the Army, the Leadership Requirements Model found in doctrine provides the framework necessary to make those deliberate improvements. This framework presents the opportunity to analyze our leadership role models using the Leadership Requirements Model and assess how that leader has contributed to the Army or the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Corps. Additionally, it is important to apply the same analysis to how that role model has influenced our own leadership. Lastly, with these considerations in mind, leaders can project into the future and determine what kind of legacy they wish to leave. The purpose of this analysis is to explore these opportunities and the relationships between doctrinal leadership, a legacy leader, and my own leadership and legacy. My father, retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Nelson Stydinger, had a significant influence on the profession during his own service. He also represents my most important leadership influence throughout my career and his record informs the type of legacy I would like to leave as an Army leader.

Effective leaders can inspire followers to excel and achieve a goal (Reed & Bogardus, 2012). Besides inspiration, military leaders should stimulate trust and possess specific core competencies including loyalty, selflessness, decisiveness, integrity, self-discipline, perseverance, and dedication (Loughlin & Arnold, 2007). Unfortunately, LCDR MacInnes lacks a few of these qualities.

In this paper, I will be explaining what a legacy leader is and the impact one specific leader had on my career and the Army. In December of 2011 I reported to Joint Base Lewis-McCord and was assigned to 1/17 IN BN part of 2nd Striker BDE Combat Team. I had arrived at a unit that was preparing for a hard deployment to Afghanistan after a vigorous training cycle. I had walked in to my office to meet the team I would be leading into a combat zone that had zero experience, except for SSG Frazier that had a “been there done that” attitude. SSG Frazier was not as focused as a leader should be when prepping for a deployment with new Soldiers. The area that our unit would move to was the area that the Taliban was founded by Mullah Omar in Zhari District Southern Afghanistan (RC South). I had to quickly adjust to a high operation temp of a unit getting ready to deploy with little to no experience. After meeting SSG Frazier, I decided to meet the BN Commander and CSM to get a better understanding of the mission and expectation from the leadership. When I

The United States has produced numerous military leaders throughout its history. The plethora of military conflicts and wars that this country has participated in, particularly as an emerging world power, has made these individuals historic figures whose names are often remembered and synonymous with military greatness. The purpose of this paper is to share three of them with you. You will learn what traits make them great leaders and what sets them apart from each other. You will also learn what strategies they used that display the American way of war. While these men may not have been the most traditional Christian role models, you will see principled men putting forth a firm fighting hand to represent their nation, its people, faith, and

One does not get promoted to a four star general and get the responsibility to defend our nation without being great military leader. He was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Texas and graduated a year prior to the former first lady was Laura Bush. His first commission was in 1967 as a field artillery officer and was sent to Vietnam where he earned three purple hearts and several awards for valor. After Vietnam his assignments included West Germany (during the cold war) Korea and the deserts of Arabia. These assignments gave him the knowledge and experience that would later lay the groundwork for his future mission of defending the United States against the war on terror.

at the age of 84. Following his time after graduation, MacArthur was commissioned as a junior officer in the Army Corps of Engineers and spent the next decade fulfilling a variety of duties. This early period in his military career was marked by frequent promotions and led to posts in countries around the world, including the Philippines, Japan, Mexico and, in 1914, France. In 1918 he participated in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Sedan offensives, during which he repeatedly distinguished himself as a capable military leader. Upon returning from Europe, MacArthur became the superintendent of West Point, a post he held for the next three years. During this time he was promoted to brigadier general of the Army. In 1930, MacArthur was promoted to general and selected as the Army chief of staff. Over the next few years his efforts were primarily devoted to maintaining a military that, like the rest of the country, was crippled by the Great Depression. He also spoke frequently of what he considered to be the increasingly serious threat of Communism, both in the United States and abroad. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt chose MacArthur as his military adviser to the Philippines and sent him there to establish a defensive military force. In July 1941, MacArthur was recalled to active duty and became commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific. A Japanese invasion of the Philippines that same year drove MacArthur’s forces from the country, but

The purpose of this assessment is to compare and contrast how General Vincent K. Brooks attributes and competencies changed the military. How his encouragement contributed to personal growth and development as a leader. A West Point graduate General Brooks was the academy's first African-American Cadet First Captain, the highest position (Cadet Brigade Commander) a cadet can hold, an appointment that brought much public visibility at an early age in life. He graduated from West Point in 1980. Truly a soldier's soldier, Brooks was born into a military family that was posted in Anchorage, Alaska on October 24, 1958. His father, Leo Brooks Sr. was an army officer who would himself become a Brigadier General, his brother Leo Brooks Jr was as

INTRODUCTION General Petraeus was a career military officer who graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was always competitive and strove for the best. According to a Vanity Fair, General Petraeus always told his soldiers “Life is a competitive endeavor” (Bowden, 2010). He held many commands, but gained most of his knowledge when selected as the deputy commander of a counter-terrorism joint task force.

General Petraeus was a career military officer whom graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point. He was always very competitive and would always strive for the best. According to a news feed, Petraeus always told his soldiers “Life is a competitive endeavor” (Bowmen, 2010). General Petraeus held many commands, but gained most of his knowledge when selected as the deputy commander of a counter-terrorism joint task force. His position taught him the crucial importance how excellent intelligence was to effective military operations and learned the mechanics of multinational operations. In 2002, Major General Petraeus assumed command for the US ARMY’s 101st Airborne Division. In 2003, tasked with the mission to stage the division in Kuwait, Petraeus was to occupy the Nineveh province, a sector of Iraq stretching over 75,000 square kilometers. In the direct center and having the best tactical advantage, the capital city of Mosul was where he would occupy first. Soon after the occupation of the city of Mosul, Major General Petraeus was successful during the occupation of Mosul, Iraq because he was able to direct his key leaders, lead his troops, and assess situations to accomplish the mission.

Raised by his mother, Lucille Mattis, he was raised in Richland, Washington and graduated from Columbia High School in 1968 and later earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Central Washington University in 1971.

Throughout history, the United States military has given birth to many highly successful leaders and generals. General Douglas MacArthur has long been considered as one of these leaders. Although historians have scrutinized his failures , he has maintained a prominent reputation as an extraordinary military leader. His father, General Arthur MacArthur, famously told him, “There are times when a truly remarkable soldier must resort to unorthodox behavior, disobeying his superiors to gain the greater glory.” Consequently, Douglas MacArthur established his reputation by disobeying direct orders. These incidents in many ways defined and although made him controversial also helped to make him famous. MacArthur’s

Born November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California, General George Smith Patton, Jr. was one of the most complicated, yet greatest leaders in military history. On June 11, 1909, he attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) for a year and then to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 15th cavalry Regiment. Growing up, Patton’s ultimate life goal was to become a hero and a successful leader. In Robert B. Williamson’s book, “General Patton’s Principles for Life & Leadership”, the author takes a personal account of Patton’s principles which he lived and fought for. These main principles consisted of the following: Leadership,

Many people this day and age will argue what it takes to be a good leader. Some like to look towards politics at the Presidents because they have good backgrounds, plus they lead people, but it is always wise and good to look at the leadership of people in the military. Lots and lots of people have come through the United States militaries, some of those men and women left a bigger mark than others. Military leaders and the leadership shown in the military is always respected too. Although Michael P. Murphy was an outstanding leader before he joined the military, one instance of his leadership while in the Navy will forever leave the Murphy name marked in history.