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Originally Posted by Jack Moroney
Welcome aboard Five-O. Let me give you a little insight if I may. While you are absolutely right in your above quote, you may command an A-team but it is going to be your Team Sergeant that will lead it. You see, you are going to come out of the Q-course full of good ideas and painted with doctrine that addresses they way things are supposed to work in a perfect environment where everything works according to "the book". In reality you are going to be a "guest" on your first SFOD-A for a while and while you will truly be "in command" by the legitimacy of your rank your ability to actually lead will depend on deeper and broader professional knowledge which is gained over time as well as the amount of referrent power to effectively lead that you gain from your team members by virtue as how they see you which will also take some time. So, the "Q" is only the beginning and completion is not a measure of success but a validation to step through the door. What happens after that depends a lot on you and how you are perceived.
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I am obviously out of my league on this one!
Merely quoting it, as it speaks volumes.
Well said!
Terry