Preface Flashcards
Plenty of glorified war stories start like this
so there I was
In the SEAL program, it is all about the______. The sum is far greater than the parts
team
Chris Kyle, American Sniper, was a member of that platoon and task unit - Charlie Platoons lead sniper and _____ ___ in Task Unit Bruiser
point man
There can be no leadership where there is no ______
team
The U.S. Military experienced a 30 year span of virtually no sustained combat operations between _____ and the ______. In SEAL terms, these were the “dry years”
Vietnam and the Global War on Terrorism
The few flashes of U.S. combat were in
Grenada, Panama, Kuwait, Somalia
The attack that launched U.S. back into sustained conflict
9/11
The new generation of leaders were forged through ______, _______ experience on the front lines of war - the front echelon
practical, hands-on
Leif and Jocko named their company ______ Front, LLC based on their leadership lessons learned from the front _____ on the battlefield
Echelon
They wrote the book for
- from requests to document their lessons learned
- capture leadership principles for future generations
- so crucial lessons will not have to be relearned -rewritten in blood
- so leadership lessons can be learned beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations
- so leaders everywhere can utilize the principles to lead and win
Continue to ____ and ____ as leaders every day, just as any leaders who are truly honest with themselves must
learn and grow
Jocko and Leif served together in Ar Ramadi, Iraq during operation
Iraqi Freedom
Jocko and Leif built and ran SEAL leadership training and helped write the ______ for the next generation of SEAL leaders
doctrine
They served with U.S Army 1st brigade, 1st Armored Division - ready first brigade combat team and Army 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Brigade combat team
True
The manuscript was submitted an approved through the _____ security review process in accordance with the U.S. dept of defense requirements
Pentagon’s
