Taking Command
We all understand the impact of leadership on organizational dynamics and effectiveness. In a military unit in a war zone the impact can be more pronounced and more rapid. When I arrived in the RVN in the summer of 1969 I was assigned to an Assault Helicopter company commanded by a Major. A commander served for six months, in my one-year tour of duty I experienced three commanders. The first one was ‘short’, that is, scheduled to leave the unit in short order, when I arrived in the unit. He...