Part 1 (Winning the War Within) Chapter 1: Extreme Ownership Flashcards

1
Q

At the heart of leadership is _________

A

extreme ownership

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2
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Extreme Ownership means being ____ and _______ responsible for everything that happens during his guidance and control

A

truly, ultimately

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3
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If we truly have our eyes fixed on victory, we have to set our _____ aside

A

egos

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4
Q

Accepting what has happened and owning up to our failures takes ____ and ______, which is why it deserves the highest form of recogintion

A

humility and courage

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5
Q

Each step his subordinates takes is a result of his _______

A

leadership

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6
Q

owning up to a teams failures allowed a leader to assess its _________

A

weaknesses

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7
Q

When subordinates see how their leader takes full responsibility for what happened, he then becomes a ______ and his ownership will be contagious

A

role model

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8
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The war story in Chapter 1, Extreme Ownership is about:

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Friendly fire AKA blue on blue between allied Iraqi soldiers and a SEAL sniper team.

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9
Q

The U.S Army M1A2 is a

A

Abrams Main Battle Tank

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10
Q

Task Force _______1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division

A

Bandit

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11
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________ are created by either explosives or manual tools. They allow SEAL snipers to observe and engage enemy fighters while remaining somewhat protected from enemy fire

A

Loopholes

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12
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Red smoke grenades used by American forces is a general sign for _____

A

Help

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13
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The figurative _____ of ____, often attributed to Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz. Clausewitz never actually used the term ____ of _____

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fog of war

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14
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“war is the realm of ________”, On War by Carl von Clausewitz 1780-1831, Prussian general and military theorist

A

uncertainty

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15
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Enemy insurgent fighters called themselves _______, Arabic for “those engaged in jihad”. Americans shortened the the name to _____ for expediency

A

Mujahideen, Muj

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16
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U.S Marine Cops _________ teams coordinate with American Attack aircraft in an effort to bomb enemy positions

A

ANGLICO (Air-Navel Gunfire Liaison Company)

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17
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QRF stands for __ ____ ____. Can consist for 4 U.S armored Humvees w/ M2 .50 Cal heavy machine guns, and a dozen or so U.S. soldiers

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Quick Reaction Force

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18
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_________, a section (meaning 2) U.S M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks with 120mm main guns and machine guns. If requested it meant that someone needed serious help

A

Heavy QRF

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19
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A Russian designed belt-fed medium machine gun that fires a deadly 7.62x54R(7.62mm x 54mm rimmed) cartridge, generally in hundred-round (or more) belts. The PKM/PKS are common variants. The U.S. military in Iraq used the designation “____”, with the Cyrillic spelling for “PKS”. PK stands for Pulemet Kalashnikova

A

PKC - Russian belt fed machine gun

20
Q

the term “_________” determined the exact position of other SEAL teams and passed the info to other friendly units in the operation

A

Deconflicted

21
Q

Like most houses in Iraq, there was an _____ wall around the house

A

8 foot

22
Q

______ on _____ - friendly fire - the worst thing that could happen

A

blue on blue

23
Q

_____ Platoon form SEAL Team ___ in Vietnam, split up and when they bumped into each other, both sides thought it was the enemy and engaged in a firefight, leaving one of their own dead. That was the last _____ platoon in the SEAL Teams.

A

X-Ray Platoon, Seal Team 1

24
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“Now what do you got” refers to

A

needing to know the status of his men

25
Q

M113 _____ ____ _____ A tank-tracked vehicle first used by the U.S. forces in Vietnam, employed in Iraq for troop transport and casualty evacuation. With a crew of 2 or 3, it can carry up to 10 personnel.

A

(APC) Armored Personnel Carrier

26
Q

In the blue on blue fight, how many soldiers were KIA

A

One Iraqi Soldier

27
Q

Where Jocko had his field computer set up to receive emails from higher headquarter

A

Battalion Tactical Operations Center

28
Q

CO stands for

A

commanding officer

29
Q

In typical fashion for Navy mishap, the CO had appointed an ______ ____ to determine the facts of what happened and who was responsible

A

investigating officer

30
Q

The senior enlisted SEAL at the command, the CMC stands for

A

Command Master Chief

31
Q

The military euphemism for someone to fire

A

“relieve”

32
Q

SITREP stands for

A

Situation report

33
Q

Taking complete ownership of what went wrong is what a leader does, even if it means getting _____

A

fired

34
Q

The U.S Army and Marine conventional commanders took the debrief points as lessons learned and moved on. They understood something the SEALS did not which was

A

Blue on blue was a risk that had to be mitigated as much as possible, but the risk could not be eliminated.

35
Q

The most complex and difficult of all warfare

A

Urban Combat

36
Q

The historic battle of Hue City was in

A

Vietnam

37
Q

_____ _____ _____Managed all training for West Coast SEAL Platoons and task units in preparation for combat deployments was run by Jocko.

A

Training Detachment One

38
Q

The leader is truly and ultimately responsible or everything. That is what _____ _____ is, the fundamental core of what constitutes an effective leader in the SEAL Teams or in any leadership endevor

A

Extreme Ownership

39
Q

The _____ of Chapter 1 is : On any team, in any organization, all responsibility for success and failure rests with the leader. The leader must own everything in his/her world.

A

Principle

40
Q

_________ is the number 1 characteristic of any high-performing winning team.

A

Extreme Ownership

41
Q

If an individual on the team is not performing at the level required for the team to succeed, the leader must _____ and ____ that underperformer

A

train, mentor

42
Q

If underperformers cannot improve, the leader must make the tough call to ______ them and _____ others who can get the job done

A

terminate, hire

43
Q

Extreme Ownership requires leaders to look at an organizations problems through an ______ lens of reality, without emotional attachments to agendas or plans

A

objective

44
Q

Knowing that, due to ____, some people bristle at the idea of criticism and coaching no matter how constructive

A

ego

45
Q

The direct responsibility of a ____ included getting people to listen, support, and execute plans

A

leader

46
Q

In chapter 1’s application to business, it examines an intelligent VP whose plan is failing because he is failing. They explain that you need to take blame for things that aren’t working and implement corrective measures to fix the problem starting with what are you going to do differently

A

true