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Military Leader or Business Manager?—Part 1: Good Leaders or Place Holders

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Military Leader or Business Manager?—Part 1: Good Leaders or Place Holders
From left, Col. Erica Herzog, commander of the 652nd Regional Support Group, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramon Colon-Lopez, and U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard, Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard talk shortly after the arrival of celebrities from the United Service Organizations tour on Powidz Air Base, Powidz, Poland, Jan. 8, 2020. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ryan Matson
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I’m a little bit of a history nut. Well okay, a lot of a history nut, especially military history. I also have a keen interest in observing people and how they behave. Military leadership has been a subset of those two items that have caused considerable deliberation and consternation on my part. Add to that the fact that the military is always harping on it and touting it as an irreplaceable value to be cultivated with great zeal.

Dave Chamberlin served 38 years in the USAF and Air National Guard as an aircraft crew chief, where he retired as a CMSgt. He has held a wide variety of technical, instructor, consultant, and leadership positions in his more than 40 years of civilian and military aviation experience. Dave holds an Airframe and Powerplant license from the FAA, as well as a master's degree in aeronautical science. He currently runs his own consulting and training company and has written for numerous trade publications. His true passion is exploring and writing about issues facing the military, and in particular, aircraft maintenance personnel.
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