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February 2003 Archive
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It's February!
 And you know what that means: time for some woodchuck watching, polka dancing and general carrying-on! The weather's brisk up here in Punxsatawney Phil's native land, but that didn't stop us from coming up with more than a few things to stand in our own shadows! ... Our blatant appeal for help in the form of your leadership essays for Armstrong has already started to pay off: check out the efforts by Chief Scalzo and Chief Stanford! ... Speaking of leadership: CadetStuff regular Capt Dan Brodsky has taken a break from his busy schedule of fine dining to grace us with his thoughts on Situational Leadership! ... Here's a blast from the past: former Royal Navy Reserve Midshipman James Elliott (aka: Jimmy the Chin) discusses 'bulling'. What the heck is 'bulling'? Read the article and find out! Sheesh! ... We've been telling you that things were bad on Drummond Island! Now they're going from bad to terrible - Eric the Terrible, that is! Find out how he turned his gang of misfits into a Band of Brothers in this month's installment: The Leper Colony! ... That cool cat Dr. Drill has hacked up TWO hairballs this month: find out how to post colors at a ceremony and what to do about saluting when not in uniform (it's not as dumb a question as it seems!). ... And finally: visit aviation's Golden Era at this month's link!
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Boeing Photo Store
Ah, the Golden Age of aviation, when the ground shook with the thrum of mighty radial engines, records were being broken daily by the likes of Jimmy Doolittle, the Turner Trophy was being handed out annually and huge, beautiful airliners like the Boeng Clippers plied the skies! Boeing has teamed up with an art gallery to provide museum quality photographic prints of those days and those aircraft at the Boeing Photo Store.
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On Leadership
 Although history at times, is more or less, out of sight, out of mind, our past has a large influence on both the present, as well as our future. A part of what makes a good leader, or more specifically, a supportive part of any group or team, is being informed.
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Situational Leadership and the Cadet Program
 I recently read, for the first time, Leadership and the One-Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard. It explores situational leadership, and how it relates to the three secrets of one-minute management (one-minute goal setting, praise and reprimands). Although you do not have to read this book to appreciate this article, having the background information will help. Interestingly, situational leadership, as described in the book, also correlates very well with the CAP cadet program.
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Leadership vs. Followership
Leadership and followership differ in one fairly discreet way. Basically, everyone is a follower, but not everyone is a leader. No matter how high up the chain of command one goes, there is always a step higher. On a more basic level, however, a leader is following no matter where his position is. This comes from following his people, the ones who are following him. First, however, will be the definitions of leadership and followership.
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Yo, yo, yo! Recognize!
DR. DRILL, Being a USMC Veteran, I often have the desire to salute at ceremonies. What is the ruling - if any - on this subject? Respectfully, L. B. Sanford
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Post Cards From the Edge...
Dr. Drill, My squadron is having a formal dinner and I have been asked to prepare our color guard how to post the colors, the only problem is that I have no idea how to do this and it is out first such dinner. I was wondering, where the flags go and things such as that. Any help would be great. Thanks! C/2nd Lt Travis Baxter
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How To Spit-and-Polish
 Personally, I do not use water, I use spit, hence "spit and polish". If you use water, you run the risk of having too much, which is bad, as it dulls the polish. The perfect amount of liquid required for this process can be found on your tongue. Now before we go on: I hereby absolve myself from blame of anyone who is daft enough to swallow polish, the duster or the boot itself and consequently damage themselves in any way. Just so I don't get sued.
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Drummond Island:Declassified - The Leper Colony
 "... From now on, I will give one word commands like sit, stand, come, etc. That is the way you train dogs, and we are animals. We will feed, because we do not eat. Human beings eat. When I say jump, you will do it and ask how high on the way up. When we build something, we will let everyone know that we built it, and we will build it with the highest quality and as quickly as we can. We will do everything together. We will eat, sleep, crap, shave, stink, laugh, cry, and die together. We will work together and we will lead the way."
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