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Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency

Combat lessons from the troops on platoon leadership and NCO efficiency from Combat Lessons No. 9: Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency Orders Must Be Clear NCO efficiency and squad accomplishment are materially reduced when combat orders fail to give full information … Continue reading

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Don’t Scare Replacements

From “Combat Lessons” No. 7 comes the following notes on leadership and replacement orientation: Replacement Instruction—the Wrong Kind A Lieutenant comments on his ominous introduction to front-line existence: “On my way to the front as an officer replacement, I met … Continue reading

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