"In the American Civil War it was a matter of principle that a good officer rode his horse as little as possible. There were sound reasons for this. If you are riding and your soldiers are marching, how can you judge how tired they are, how thirsty, how heavy their packs weigh on their shoulders?"
While reading this section, this quote stood out the most to me and kept me thinking about it for a while. As a Leader we are constantly judged by our subordinates. This quote helps us to think about how we can give respect to those under us while, also gaining respect from them. For those at Valpo, we have heard many times from Major Ricciardi that great leaders and officers are the ones who get in and do the grunt work too. An example which we are given is through doing community service. While we may be the one's supervising the work, we can also get in and get our hands dirty too. Wile we should be on a "higher level" then those under us, it is also good to equalize ourselves with them at times.
So the other part of this section that stood out to me is how well LT Gen. Moore knew all of his staff members. It was amazing how much he knew about just one person. For some of his staff members he wrote not only about their degree and where they graduated from, but also where their fathers graduated from. Being a squad leader at Valpo for the first quarter it was a big eye opener for me to realize how much more respect he probably got just for knowing extra information about his staff. The section has motivated me to want to spend more time getting to know my squad members so that, just for their sake, they can feel more comfortable talking to me about issues that they might be having in ROTC.
While reading this section, this quote stood out the most to me and kept me thinking about it for a while. As a Leader we are constantly judged by our subordinates. This quote helps us to think about how we can give respect to those under us while, also gaining respect from them. For those at Valpo, we have heard many times from Major Ricciardi that great leaders and officers are the ones who get in and do the grunt work too. An example which we are given is through doing community service. While we may be the one's supervising the work, we can also get in and get our hands dirty too. Wile we should be on a "higher level" then those under us, it is also good to equalize ourselves with them at times.
So the other part of this section that stood out to me is how well LT Gen. Moore knew all of his staff members. It was amazing how much he knew about just one person. For some of his staff members he wrote not only about their degree and where they graduated from, but also where their fathers graduated from. Being a squad leader at Valpo for the first quarter it was a big eye opener for me to realize how much more respect he probably got just for knowing extra information about his staff. The section has motivated me to want to spend more time getting to know my squad members so that, just for their sake, they can feel more comfortable talking to me about issues that they might be having in ROTC.
