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Old 04-23-2012, 17:26   #8
The Reaper
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There are times when you can sit around and debate the various perspectives for hours, and there are times when life or death decisions will have to be made in a second with the information you already have.

There are military jobs (like staff) for officers where you can be a manager and there are jobs where you have to be a leader (as a commander). Leadership and management are not necessarily the same.

Some are great at one, but not the other.

Good officers can handle both.

Exceptional officers can excel at both.

Then there is the politics....

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