The Warrior Leaders Course (WLC)

Lacuniak states that one of the ways cadets learn leadership is by knowing how to effectively communicate through a chain of command and how to talk to superiors. She also says that cadets learn communication and critical thinking skills from lessons taught by the instructors. These are the ways that cadets achieve one of the program’s goals by enhancing leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills as well as contribute to the overall

The creed of the noncommissioned officer is a baseline for all noncommissioned officers Corporal all the way up to Sergeant Major, on how to conduct oneself in the leading of soldiers. It does not outline every single situation you may come into throughout your military career but if you live this creed then you should be set for success. In this paper we are going to take an in depth look into the creed and how you can apply every aspect of it to leadership.

Leadership development in the military is critical to its mission and objectives. Understanding and embracing leadership will foster an agile culture and facilitate attainment of strategic goals. People desire quality leadership to assist with achieving their goals, albeit personal or professional development. Having a clear vision and the motivation to perform at high-levels influences others to work synergistically together to achieve organizational goals. Insomuch, employees value being treated respectfully, fairly, and ethically. Leaders serve people best when they help them develop their own initiative and good judgment, enable them to grow, and help them become better contributors.

Within any large organization new employees are required to attend some form of orientation. Within the United State Navy, there are several types of orientation depending on ones rank and job. For instance, enlisted Sailors attend a seven week orientation better known as Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois and officers attend ODS or OCS in Newport, Rhode Island. Even though, all three orientations or Boot Camps vary in length, they all have some form of introductory leadership training. However, because the United States Navy realizes this is not enough they have developed several follow on leadership courses to be taken through ones Naval career such as: Division Officer Leadership Course (DIVOLC) targeted for junior line officer, not staff officers; Department Head Leadership Course (DHLC) targeted for all officers, typically Lieutenant Commander (O-4) and above; Executive Officer Leadership Course (XOLC) for those going to designated XO billets; Commanding Officer Leadership Course (COLC) for those taking command for the first time; and Major Command Leadership Course (MCLC) designed for Captain’s (O-6) or above taking command of regions.

After 18-24 months as an Observer-Coach-Trainers (OC/Ts), PW officers compete for a follow-on assignment to their respective TRADOC Center of Excellence (CoE) to work as a Small Group Leader (SGL). The overall objective of the PW program is to identify the best company-grade officers in the field, surround them with best practices from dozens of units, and then instill these observations and experiences back into the classroom for the next generation of

Performed duties of an SGL assigned to the Basic Leader Course (BLC) for the Fires Center of Excellence (FCOE). Served as the subject matter expert for all Course Management Plan (CMP) and Programs of Instruction (POI,) training and maintaining instructor certification. Responsible for the wellbeing, safety, professional development, and training of 16 Soldiers on a 22-day recurring cycle, performing nine cycles a year. During my tenure as a BLC SGL, I achieved numerous accomplishments and achievements. Received enormous praise from the United States Sergeants Major Academy (USAMA) for renovation of a Training Support Package (TSP) that was implemented across BLCs for the entire Army. Hand-picked as NCO of the Month for September 2015, selected

As an officer in the United States Army, it has been imperative for me to understand every facet of leadership and why it remains important to be an effective leader. During this course, I have learned some valuable lessons about myself as a leader and how I can improve on my leadership ability in the future. The journal entries along with the understanding of available leadership theories have been an integral part of my learning during this course. For all of the journals and assessments that I completed, I feel it has given me a good understanding of my current leadership status and my future potential as a leader. All of the specific assessments looked at several areas in regards to leadership; these assessments covered several

Reserve Officers ' Training Corps instructors provide college and high school students training in the subjects and skills they will need to become commissioned officers in the armed forces. These subjects include leadership, critical thinking and military science.

In the assigned readings there three viewpoints about leadership are presented: transformational leadership; the warrior ethic; and a blending of transformational and warrior leadership. All three bring forth a number of differing opinions and perspectives on leadership and how it pertains to the CAF.

In the fall of 2014, I applied and was accepted to be a part of the Leader in Training (LIT) program at Camp Don Lee. I knew about the LIT program because and I had always looked up to the older “LITs” as a young camper, and my older sister completed the program several years earlier, The LIT program is very selective and includes an intensive application process. Much like the college admissions process, Camp Don Lee receives many eligible candidates, but can only choose a select few based on recommendations, essays, and grades.

When talking about leadership, did you know that the United States Marine Corps. stresses and requires distance education courses for younger Marines to better prepare them to be future leaders. While I was in the Marine Corps., I took the Leading Marines Distance Education and Sergeants Distance Education courses. These courses were extremely invaluable to me as I was being promoted and taking on more responsibilities as a leader. Both courses laid out a foundation that describes, “A distance learning leader is a visionary capable of action who guides an organization’s future, its vision, mission, goals, and objectives. The leader guides the organization and its people who have faith in the leader, and have a clear understanding

ROTC is a program that teaches students the importance of leadership. As cadet’s we are given many opportunities to learn about leadership. In all the community service and activities that ROTC does, the students experience what traits are needed to make a good leader. There are many characteristics that a leader should possess a few are knowledge, judgement, and initiative. United States Navy retire Admiral Nimitz is a great example of the leadership that ROTC teaches.

As part of leadership, the mentoring program must be implemented across the squadron as a great tool to counsel, coach, look after the welfare of, and ensure Marines accomplish the mission in support of commander’s vision and expectations of teamwork, leadership, and communication. Also, a Values-Based Leadership Integration (VBLI) program will be incorporated into small-unit leadership. The VBLI is a good tool in that it improves communication skills of each Marine during a guided discussion as well as builds and sustains trust and loyalty between subordinates and leaders. Overall, making ever Marine relate better to the commander’s vision and expectations.

This is a different sort of Pressfield book. Unlike the historical fiction genre in which he’s written such best-sellers as “Gates of Fire,” “The Afghan Campaign, and “The Profession,” “The Warrior Ethos” is the culmination of years of discussions Pressfield’s been having with Marines and others who were taken with the blend of courage-under-fire and humanity shown by Leonidas, Dienekes, Matthais, Gent, and the other characters in his books. “I wanted to give something back to our men and women fighting overseas,” Pressfield told Gazette, so I put together the best anecdotes and stories from all my research about the Spartans, Alexander's Macedonians, the Romans, and Rommel.”

The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer states, “No one is more professional than I,” “I will strive to remain technically and tactically proficient,” and “All soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership.” As America transitions from a nation at war to a nation at the ready, it is imperative as noncommissioned officers, that we remember those responsibilities set forth in the creed in which we live by as we forge our next generation of soldiers and leaders. How we forge our future leaders, train our soldiers, and how we develop ourselves as noncommissioned officers is outlined in Army Regulation 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development. From