Irregular Leadership Characteristics

During the last 12 years we have endured irregular warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq. We, as a Corps, pride ourselves on our leadership traits and the ability to make sound decisions in a timely matter. We function in these environments under our judgment in hopes to make a good decision from the information that is provided to us. When operating against irregular threats one of the prominent leadership traits that is most prevalent is judgment; which has both good and bad results from the decisions that are made. One aspect of judgment that is not fairly look upon is the is that it rest on individuals and their moral views. We as a society now error on the side of easy. During our tenure in both theaters, we had to grow as a Corps
We have overlooked it because it is considered normal for us to do it. We as a society look for the controversy so that we can make ourselves look like we are more morally sound in our lives. During our day to day operations we had to demonstrate good judgment, like during the time that I was involved in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) explosion. We had Army route clearance escort us to the LZ (landing zone) so we could be inserted to visit with village elders. While I was outside the vehicle, one of the Army vehicles hit an IED and my friend and I were peppered with shrapnel. The lieutenant that was in charge decided to continue with the mission and we went to visit the elders as planned. With adrenaline pumping we went into the town but all of us were on edge because of the explosion. The only one that kept his calm was the patrol leader and he actually talked to the elders with a cool head. Once he was done speaking with them he had set up another meeting with them, that next meeting concluded with the arrest of the IED maker. The judgment that he had to keep everyone cool and continue with the mission stopped future military members and civilians from being