Thread: People were actually paid, to reach this conclusion.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

pfftt.

just cause you're in a position of command doesnt mean your in a position of control.

Mankind started going to hell in a hand basket, when they banned the Cat, & the cane [ for some reason, I can't activate smilies. Divine intervention? ]

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

my preferred method of dealing with officers like that was to run up to them as fast as I could come to a boot sliding halt in front of them and out of breath give it.

"Sir, need you to approve a sniper check"

as soon as they said yes I'd throw a boxer and start looking around at the elevated positions and concealed ground.

"Damn, No snipers in the area sir"

drop the boxer and walk off.

....ahhh Dave , you crack me up......so funny.

we weren't allowed to salute officers in the field.....that's why.....hahahahahaha

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

....ahhh Dave , you crack me up......so funny.

we weren't allowed to salute officers in the field.....that's why.....hahahahahaha

Yes, a great way to make them a target. Wait, that was the whole idea, wasn't it. It's funny, but the only soldiers I speak to who actually respect their officers [ mostly] are those who saw active service. Usually after about the second or third rotation, when the wheat has been sorted from the chaff.

Originally Posted by bob10

Originally Posted by weeds

I'm not convinced a senior NCO would....a digger yes

The rank & file have always voiced their opinions. But without leadership, there would just be anarchy. Rusty says it well.



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I didn't come across many good leaders in my time in the green machine, dictators yes, yell and scream leaders yes, common sense out the window leaders yes......there was the odd good leader.

I found as soon as a leader come along things turned to ****.......although from the eyes of Blue Bell.....the army doesn't roll without us.

Why is everyone talking about leadership?

The article isn't about leadership.

The research casts doubt on a commonly held notion about the effect of positive team mood.

Originally Posted by vnx205

Why is everyone talking about leadership?

The article isn't about leadership.

The research casts doubt on a commonly held notion about the effect of positive team mood.

Or as another good friend of mine who's a very clever Psych says, positive thinking is a crock of **** !

Originally Posted by vnx205

Why is everyone talking about leadership?

The article isn't about leadership.

The research casts doubt on a commonly held notion about the effect of positive team mood.

Because good team work comes from good leadership which means knowing which particular leadership trait you need to apply to achieve the best work from your groups particular dynamic realizing that there is no one fixed application of leadership technique that will work and you may have to change technique mid stride due to the fluidity of the situation as team members personal situation, the task and environmental factors change.

I personally am not a good leader but I can provide the illusion of it by forcing the circumstance and team selection to avoid conditions that are less suited to my leadership style. If I were a good leader, I wouldnt need to change the dynamic to suit me, I'd be able to adjust to the dynamic.

But lets be fair here, my leadership techinque is one of "I'm no leader, I do what has to be done, sometimes people follow me"

In one experiment, groups had to make a team decision where they were faced with a hypothetical survival situation involving a plane crash-landing in a wilderness area.

Each group had to rank 12 items ? including a compass, hand axe, newspapers, ball of steel wool, cigarette lighter, loaded pistol, piece of canvas, chocolate bar and a bottle of whiskey ? for their importance in surviving that scenario.

So how did you rank them? I'm no prepper nor survival expert. I've not been in the Army so have not done any survival courses.

There are only 9 items listed so....

1. cigarette lighter (need to keep warm and/or make a signal fire)
2. Axe (cut wood or aluminium)
3. Canvas for a shelter (assuming it's big enough)
4. Steel wool (polish a bit of aircraft aluminium skin to make a signalling mirror?)
5. Newspaper (burn or blanket?)
6. Compass (will you know where you are and in which direction to go?)
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10. Whiskey (antiseptic? Or can it burn?)
11. Chocolate (what's life without chocolate?)
12. Pistol (to shoot another off the plane for food - you're unlikely to kill an animal with it!)