This is Jockel Podcast number 254 with Echo Charles and me, Jockel Willink. Good evening, Echo. Good evening.

And joining us again is Dave Burke. Good evening, Dave. Good evening.

Last few podcasts, 251 with WaveBab and 252, 253 also with Dave Burke.

We've been making our way through the book, guidelines for the leader and commander,

which I brought my actual sacred real copy, not just the photocopies, so Dave could lay eyes on it.

And we're approaching the halfway point. We should get to the halfway point today. No promises,

because this book is dense. There's all kinds of stuff to unpack.

This is the root of the book that taught me the most about leadership, about face,

by Colonel David Hackworth. Hackworth references this book multiple times in about face.

So the book is guidelines for the leader and commander by General Bruce Clark, World War I, World War II,

Korea, Distinguished Service Cross, Three Silver Stars, 45 years of service as a leader and a trainer in the Army.

Plenty of lessons to learn, and we're learning them. We are learning them. So let's get into it.

Chapter 8. Philosophy is in principles of training in overseas areas.

This is a whole section on how do you train when you're deployed? Section 1, the training task, the missions.

The primary mission of all US military forces is to deter communist aggression and if deterrence fails to defeat aggression when and where it occurs.

So sometimes I work with companies and they want to have a mission statement. There's a good example of a mission statement.

That's what you're trying to do. This is what you can make so many decisions based on that kind of mission statement.

What your job is, why do we exist? You ever thought about that one? Why do I exist? What am I here for?

You ever think about that, Echo Charles? Yes. You think yourself, I'm here too. I haven't come up with the answer yet.

We're working it. Make some video. I don't know. Press record, apparently.

Check. The mission of the United States Army in overseas, in overseas areas stem logically from this broad US forces mission.

Our first commission is to ensure the readiness of US army forces to defeat communist aggression in overseas theaters.

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