I'm not sure I agree 100% but pretty much so.
I didn't learn to do without sleep. I did learn to nap for 4 1/2 minutes during a 5 minute break.
I believe the traits are collective rather than specifying a position.
The first and best Team sergeants had similar characteristics. They never challenged the officers but, rather supported and demanded we support them. The first two of which I speak were Korean vets. They never got excited. When presented with a problem they would calmly consider a solution and then present it to the team. One, MSG Holz may pace back and forth with his hands behind his back. If he did this we knew he was in "Deep Thought". Unlike today, the Team Sergeants of the sixties were mostly veterans with more than 20 years service.
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