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Here's a public service announcement from the SCO Emeritus for current and future battalion and squadron commanders (and above).
Get to know @TheWTFNation team early and communicate with them. Your base response should not be to recoil from interaction. They will help you.
1/9 https://twitter.com/broadcastmike/status/1295943904827670529
Get to know @TheWTFNation team early and communicate with them. Your base response should not be to recoil from interaction. They will help you.
1/9 https://twitter.com/broadcastmike/status/1295943904827670529
@TheWTFNation is a team of individuals who can provide insight to what is happening in the formation you're tasked to lead.
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Do I agree with everything @TheWTFNation posts? No. But...
Did I agree with everything the Squadron CSM, S3, XO, or Troop commanders did? No.
Did they agree with everything I did? Not a chance.
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Did I agree with everything the Squadron CSM, S3, XO, or Troop commanders did? No.
Did they agree with everything I did? Not a chance.
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Don't let a preconceived bias about @TheWTFNation (that may not be founded at all) deter you from developing a relationship.
If your biggest fear in command is showing up on @TheWTFNation then your priorities are probably jacked up anyway.
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If your biggest fear in command is showing up on @TheWTFNation then your priorities are probably jacked up anyway.
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@TheWTFNation can be like the IG, a complaint box, open door policy all in one. And don't forget the people who volunteer to staff it are leaders like you. Some in pretty important positions.
I'm not saying @PatDonahoeArmy or @TradocDCG are admins but I have suspicions...
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I'm not saying @PatDonahoeArmy or @TradocDCG are admins but I have suspicions...
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Our Squadron was on @TheWTFNation once while I was in command. And it was actually pretty funny - our Mess Sergeant put out a sign in the chow tent in Hungary that he and the other cooks were not your mom and that people need to clean up after themselves. Frankly he was right
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Once in two years. How many times could we have been on there? Many. But because of a relationship both @TheWTFNation and I had built in backchannels, I knew if they brought something to my attention I had a time window to look into the issue and fix it. 7/9
And to @TheWTFNation 's credit, they allowed me the time to do so. They helped orient me to a few items over two years that needed attention. And gave me the opportunity to fix it before putting the squadron on blast (where I'd probably have a much bigger issue to fix).
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Summary - If you are in command or are going to take command, engage @TheWTFNation and see them for the enabling function they provide you and your formation.
