The Basics of Leadership
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This guide covers the principles of leading whether it be team leading, squad leading, or commanding.
Main leadership skills
Regardless of level of leadership, these skills are required for any level of leadership. Don’t get disheartened, if you think your skills are lacking start as a team leader and start to put some experience under your belt, then try the other leadership position once you feel comfortable.
Radio Etiquette
When communicating over the radio keep it precise and brief. Being precise helps briefness and briefness facilitates preciseness.
Precise When hailing someone over the radio, being precise is key. You can do this through a variety of means. State who you are hailing, then who you are This is important to quickly get the attention of who you are trying to hail, and who is calling them It removes any question of who this message is for, and who it’s from Example “Command this is Alpha” If under enemy contact state direction and enemy forces A bearing or cardinal directions is good to quickly alert other members to a threat Example “Enemy Squad south east” or “Enemy Squad bearing 271” Make sure it is relevant to your level of leadership For example you don’t want to be a SQL and alert Command about every soldier unless asked, keep it relevant
Brief After being precise, being brief with radio messages help with the flow of information. Keep it short Try to convey your message in 10 to 20 seconds This helps with radio channels not being cluttered and orders being easier to hear and give Think before transmitting When under the gun people tend to ramble about their situation, state the facts use the steps from the precise step from above
Team Leader
As a team leader you are the leader of a fireteam within the squad, this is the best way to first start gaining experience leading and be comfortable with leading other people.
Responsibilities
- Lead your fireteam effectively
- Listen to orders
- Respond to your Squad Leader
- Communication
- Respond to emergencies