hey all, quick question on leadership. I'm at the Citadel right now and since i'm already mosq'd and all that good **** the upperclassmen look at me as the leader of my class. now they keep telling me to be a leader and im doin my best but theres only so much i can do with the restrictions they put on us i.e. not talking on line or in formation and blah blah blah. i was wondering if yall can tell me how to be a leader to my classmates when im put underr such strict restrictions. figured my brothers would know best. thanks- 11b
yeah but i'm alwyas squared away a lot of my classmates arent and i try as hard as i can to motivate them and help them but some just dont get it. should i put them before them even if i receive consequences?
Originally posted by 11bWannaB: yeah but i'm alwyas squared away a lot of my classmates arent and i try as hard as i can to motivate them and help them but some just dont get it. should i put them before them even if i receive consequences?
They want you to square them away on your own time after duty, IMO. The Regular Army does this too sometimes when they pair up a squared away troop with one that has problems for rooming arrangements.
Use what was taught to you in OSUT. You remember the Battle Buddy system? There has to be some squared away troops or troops that you can halfway rely on in your class.
Make them leaders or assign them some weak troops. Organize the cluster puck and address the weaknesses that are glaringly obvious first. Assign a priority of what needs to be fixed first and rank down to what needs to be fixed last. Approach it that way and delegate some of your responsibility to the few that you can trust.
You are a Knob and the Upperclassmen are putting this on you? That's a lot of extra when you have to keep yourself straight and invisable too. Are they giving you any extra time to do anything. Maybe, re-arrange the buddies so that a squared away Knob can be paired with a low speed puppy. With the right motivation, they can grow up to be a big Bulldog.
Even if you're not in a leadership position, if you got things nailed, help out some who isn't. The DS WILL notice it and will be pleased. That's honest teamwork and that's what they're trying to teach. They want you to act because you feel the need, not because "you have to". When I went thru basic (Ft Knox) in 2000, I did just this. I tried to help so many- whether they wanted it or not but they DID need the help. Long story short- final FTX (22K back due to terrain) I had some trouble making it up one of the last hills (Misery) as I sprang my ankle but was determined to make it. No less than 5 other soldiers marched up beside me to give me support and make sure I made it (but they can't actually carry my load). Take care of your men and they'll take care of you.
