I was signaling a "metaphor" of TEAM leadership...as we might use in Rangers!
"Leadership" is a combination of practical factors, skills and
reflection in
guiding a group to a *Mission or goal.
What is missing in NTC Training is the "application" of methiods to
"battlefield conditions" and accountibility in Standards in leadership.
Royal Rangers is NOT the US Army-
*They just are experts in Training and Leadership...
Eat hay-spew sticks...
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Dear Duane:
Thanks for the refresher, it has been several years since I heard that kind of training talk as an 11c Infantryman (81mm mortars) which meant I also doubled as a 11B when there was nothing to blow up. I actually enjoyed being a Rifleman more than a Mortarman until I tried to be a sergeant in the Rifle platoon instead of a sergeant in the weapons platoon. I found that Rifle Squad Leader is a much tougher job.
I find much of the training I received as a AWANA Leader, then a Boy Scout Leader and finally as a Royal Ranger Commander reflects back upon my initial Infantry training and NCO training. I probably would have made it through LTC but with more difficulty if it weren't for my military training.
I am not trying to use some leadership techniques I learned in combat training which applies only to a combat environment but I find many of the techniques I learned there are useful in leading groups of all kinds. It sure has helped me in organizing the teaching of skills and devotions.
I know that it was Gods will for me to take a several month trip to Ft. Leonardwood, Mo. and then Ft. Benning, Ga.. I received Christ at Ft. Benning and at the same time learned the fundamentals of working as a team as well as built my confidence. I went from the town fool that couldn't complete anything to someone that at the time thought he could do almost anything.
I also went to a Infantry National Guard unit that had about 50% Vietnam and Korean Vets that reinforced my attitude of confidence.
For awhile I thought I was invulnerable because I was amongst the toughest group of men in Woodstock Il. and they also taught me the nonconventional combat techniques.
After I came down off of my ego trip God started working on me about my sinful nature.
Going to the bar with my soldier buddies was not acceptable in Gods sight and he also began to remind me of that committment I made to him. Eventually, that hard core image wore off and I began truely seeking the Word of God. I also began to see that our reputation as a bunch of big bad immoral men was not the image God wanted me to portray and I resigned from the Guard after serving a total of 4 years.
When I found a church to go to I began to change in leaps and bounds. I also began to hunger for Gods Wisdom.
It is amazing the place I found Jesus Christ ( thank you Joe Fitzgerald for sharing your faith, if you are out there) and where I learned skills that would be so valuable to me in the future. I also learned what some of the combat veterans went through and can empathize with them but unless I actually went through what they went through I cannot sympathize with them.
Just like in NCO School I learned the classroom phase of being a good leader and instructor but applying it is a lifelong process. If we learn by our failures we grow and become better equipped for our mission for God. The training helps us fail less and learn how to learn from our failures and successes.
The training manual sometimes comes black leather bound and comes in many translations. I prefer the poetic Kings English but don't rely on it entitrely. If it doesn't make sense I will try another version like NIV, etc. At times I feel guilty because I don't read my Bible as often as I am supposed to but much of the Word I have hidden in my heart I have some of it memorized and can quote to those who listen. When I want to convey the truth to somebody else I often need to look it up so the Bible is one of the books that gets left on the coffee table ready for moments use.
Now you might guess my FCF name which has something to do with aknife and something to do with the sword being beaten into a plow share. I still have the pin we were expected to wear on post that had a sword that said "follow Me".
My sword is broken and turned into a plowshare.Onward In Gods Service
Pioneer Commander
FCF 1998
OP#1 Woodstock IL
Duane Wheeler wrote:
unless otherwise stated, whenever the masculine gender is used, both men
and women are included.>Chapter 1 Introduction-
GENERAL -what is a soldiers manual?
This soldiers manual describes what the US Army expects you to know
and be able to do in your MOS at this skill level 1. Although it does
not contain
everything you need to know, it does cover those tasks that are critical
to your
success on the job and to your survival on the battlefield.In addition to the job tasks, this manual describes the management and
training systems
set up to help you qualify for promotion and achieve an individual
career as a professional soldier.PERFORMANCE COUNTS
The job of an infantryman in combat is not easy. In fact it is the
hardest job you will ever
be asked to do. You must have confidence, ability and conditioning to
become an infantryman
---a professional in the Combat arms.DO YOU KNOW YOUR JOB?
ALL OF US LIKE TO THINK WE KNOW OUR JOB. But those who think they
know are not always those who REALLY KNOW!First, you have to know what TASKS you are expected to do as an
infantryman in combat.
Then you you need to know the Battlefield CONDITIONS under which you
will be doing those
TASKS and how well (to what STANDARDS) you must be able to do them.This manual will tell you that.
You can use it to find out if you really know your job.
BEING A PROFESSIONAL
This soldiers manual tells you those tasks that you must be able to do
to survive
and win in combat. They are called COMBAT TASKS--- the most important
part of an Infantryman's job.In combat lives will depend on your ability to do these tasks so learn
them well. You may know some of these
tasks from other training or experiences, you may have learned them in
other settings or at advanced infantry training.IT REALLY DOES NOT MATTER WHERE OR FROM WHOM YOU LEARNED THESE SKILLS..
The important thing is to know them and that together "We can do it"
TERMS-
1.Common task-
2. Basic task
3.Critical task
4.Pass/Fail
5.Skill Level
6.MOS Military Occupational Specialty
7.Performance Measures
8.Task
(More to come-)
At Ease!
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