Reflections: The least inspirational military leader I ever met 8 Articles

by Ted Sherman

Because my dad had died and our family was on welfare, at age six I was placed in a free school/home for fatherless boys. I was to be there for 11 years, right up to and including one year of freshman college. This won't b...read more

by Jerry Curtis

One of the least inspirational military leaders the United States ever produced graduated second in his class at West Point and was voted "the most likely to succeed" by his own classmates. Equally ironic, he was much love...read more

by Jason Ridolfi

The first words Sgt. Rodriguez ever spoke to me were, "Why don't we get a phone call." I knew from that moment that I, a corporal, would be trying to teach a sergeant the traits and principles of leadership for the durati...read more

by Mark Murphy

If there's one thing I learned in the military, it's to never badmouth anyone. You never know when you'll find yourself working with or for them again. I've seen First Sergeants kick people out of the military only to wind...read more

by Morgan Johnson

The majority of the people I served under from the time I first put on a uniform in my first year of high school were good leaders. However, when I had a bad leader, he was truly bad! The first one to come to mind was t...read more

by C. M. Erickson

While I have served with several inspirational leaders who motivated both me and the soldiers under their command to achieve their best, I had a notably atrocious commander that had everyone praying for his outgoing change...read more

by Richard Evans

It is ingrained in the Army that infantry NCOs are in part responsible for training up their Second Lieutenants - give them the experienced hand they need to make the transition from officer training to become a leader of ...read more

by Timothy Franseen

The Air Force's core values are integrity first, excellence in all you do, and service before self. In my opinion an inspirational leader's role is to inspire subordinates to strive to attain something higher and excel as ...read more