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Lt. Gen. Daniels Priorities Of Moving Away From Obsessing Over Green Metrics

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If I am selected to go, there would be a large variety of knowledge I could use to better support Lt. Gen. Daniels priorities of moving away from obsessing over green metrics and instead moving towards building a cohesive, effective, and well-trained unit , which I can most definitely affect at my level as Platoon Leader . I would attempt to implement new strategies or techniques that I learned at the workshop into the daily workings around my company and possibly other companies if they seem to improve our current workings as well as improve future operations and develop highly realistic training that would support Lt. Gen. Daniels vision of a highly trained unit. Another way I would be able to support Lt. Gen. Daniels priories …show more content…

Gen. Daniels priorities and vision of an ever-changing Global Theater and how my unit and myself can be a part of the solution by moving from metrics to actual Unit readiness. Given that this workshop would be a combination of a variety of our NATO allies , I would attempt to network with other officer and attendees and professionals in our field to share ideas and build professional relationships that can benefit not only myself but possibly provide Lt. Gen. Daniels with another highly trained and motivated unit leader to allow her to accomplish her goals she has set for those under her command Lt. Gen. Daniels specifically mentions in her paper that “ Lower echelon leaders need to be able to focus on achieving readiness.”, which by attending this workshop and gaining the experience needed to really implement the change the CG is striving for , especially at a lower echelon level. The simple fact is, knowing what Lt. Gen. Daniels has set as his priorities for herself ,and the organization, she is in command of will allow me to create an action plan and set clear goals on how I can absorb as much information as possible in the limited amount of time to best benefit and implement the CG’s priorities and my Platoon and Unit

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