@@Buzz407-Pullo is the everyday reliable grunt everyone loves. He's tough, but he won't harm unless needed. Knows how to fight and gets carried away a lot, but tries even harder to retain his relationships. Good guy Pullo! Serving one service branch at a time!
@@elaw2414 See...the "Three chances." worked...your dickish "The first time." really didn't. You only succeeded in making yourself look like an obnoxious asshole. Congrats if that was goal though.
I think the point is that he was SO clueless that he thought he was doing a good job - the first two guys are a good example of showing that he thought his soldier's gripes would be trivial things or aimed at something/someone else.
@Legio Evocati If the CO was squared away, he would not need to ask his unit about what they thought. As the saying goes, 'You train hard, you play hard'.
If the show's portrayal of Encino Man is 100% accurate, and nothing is exaggerated, then it terrifies the fuck out of me that this meathead moron is actually a CAPTAIN, in charge of a whole platoon. Absolutely terrifying.
Doc is the only one of them that can ACTUALLY speak freely and not have repercussions. The rest of those Devil Dogs would be pulling latrine guarding duty for sure.
@@lovelyharpiefromhell I also read somewhere he did a lot of work with navy seals and stuff. Like he came from spec ops. Those guys don't give a shit lol.
Baptista translation: Capitán, the engine here, I take out, it don't work so good. Dust come in, [unknown] . Its so stupid. Yes sir, exactly so. [Understand, yes?]
@@TraxOferta, Baptista purposely spoke a mix of Portuguese and English with some gibberish so Encino Man won't get too offended. It's probably about Encino Man being an incredibly retarded officer that even got his name wrong when his name is clearly shown on the shirt.
IMGvillaSRC It’s not that, his portuguese pronunciation is horrible, he sounds like a spanish speaker trying to speak portuguese. Even some words he say isn’t even in portuguese, it’s in spanish
It was a mix of brazilian portug with spanish and english¿¿??? I can get his accent (argentinian that knows brazilians and understand some portuguese) but didnt catch a word
If the show's portrayal of Encino Man is 100% accurate, and nothing is exaggerated, then it terrifies the fuck out of me that this meathead moron is actually a CAPTAIN, in charge of a whole platoon. Absolutely terrifying. I really wanted EM, Captain America, Casey Kasem, and Godfather to die in this show.
Baptista's performance here is on so many levels that is spot on i don't think a lot of people notice. Captain right off the bat has to look at his shirt to verify what this Marines name is... AND STILL gets it wrong, baptista now knows this incompetent leader doesn't even recognize that he existed until right now. So as a "Fuck you" and playing smart not to gripe what he really wants to say, (possibly be reprimanded later in "random" duty he would most likely pull for telling the captain how it is) he starts speaking a gibberish mix of Portuguese and English knowing even if he voiced any concern regarding his duty it wouldn't matter as the captain not only didn't get his name right, but will most likely forget everything about him the moment he walks away. (Except for any insults the captain may have taken if truth was voiced) And the fact he ends it with a smile and higher pitched tone of voice making it seem like he's content the Captain replies "Yes!" With a smile.... Perfect acting and displaying how disconnected brass can (and is in real life) be from the men that serve under them, even in combat zones.
Dude, your explanation makes so much sense to a few of us here who likes to watch this kind of mini series, but basically have almost zero knowledge nor experience whatsoever to understand what is going on. Thanks for clearing this out dude, now only i can relate things that I cant even understand to begin with.
Indeed. When you wound an officer's pride, it's one thing, but to do it in front of your team, that's another. That ignore-my-rank statement is really just nonsense; you'll still "randomly" pull some shit detail.
@@MelxIru It's weird to think people without military experience try to watch this. There's a lot of rank politics in this show, which only makes sense to you if you've been around that type of thing, and been forced to do stupid shit because some top brass said "He wanted it that way". But you do you, man.
Served under good officers, served under bad officers. All I got to say is that I never had to have a forced heart-to-heart "now I want everyone to speak frankly" style chat with a good officer.
@@mrdynamic8678 The combined IQ of a group of 10 men is probably around 1,000. The combined IQ of one idiot officer who always thinks they are right and never listens to his subordinates is probably less than 100.
I'd imagine that if you're an officer, no matter how bone headed, stubborn or just downright idiotic you may be, you'd still never want to hear the man keeping your men alive call you "incompetent"
@@billlam7756 at work, I once had a retired US Army Major as a boss. He liked to lead his business teams by making people a little afraid of him. A little intimidation was what he liked. Not a bad guy really, but fuck that, I'm not one of his soldiers. He asked me a question once about what was wrong and I told him flat out he ignored anything wrong he didn't care to address; that's what was wrong. I told him he saw the same things I did and we both knew they weren't right. He looked like his head would explode; he wasn't actually loooking for a real answer. I like to think he understood a little bit better that while the business world was not the military- an endeavor in which he was justly decorated for bravery in combat, by the way- that didn't mean that just because people weren't being shot at because of management decisions, that didnt mean the decisions or lack of them didn't matter to the people who reported to him at the job. Anyway, I got my "feedback" a little later with some decidedly shit assignments.
No. If there is a problem, there had better be a solution or there is not a problem. Whether or not the solution can be implemented or not might be a discussion above a certain pay grade/rank.
@@kevinphillips150 there had better be a solution or there is no problem? That's the most logic defying statement I have ever heard. Could you give an example of a problem going away or ceasing to be an issue because a solution cannot be found for it?
100% agree. When you say this and get in a discussion, all of a sudden you're in deep shit for talking out of line to an nco/officer, and you're like, wait, when the fuck did we transition back to talking as 2 separate ranks?
We had Staff Sergeant Hannah as our platoon sergeant when I was over in Iraq. Our original platoon sergeant was wounded and sent back to the States. Staff Sergeant Hannah was a man with no filter. Brutally honest, aggressive, but also compassionate about his soldiers. If there was any sort of trouble between him and another soldier, he would take off his top and say, "I'm not Staff Sergeant Hannah right now. I'm just Joe. Tell me what the problem is." If someone was harassing one of his soldiers, Hannah would confront the aggressor. If a soldier was failing PT because he just wasn't fit enough, he would engage with a change in the soldier's PT regime with a focus on what he was failing at. If a soldier became ill with diarrhea and was embarrassed about it, Hannah would consul the soldier. If you were honest with him, did your job, asked questions, and showed improvement-Staff Sergeant Hannah would bend over backwards to help and protect you. As a real leader should. He was a man that didn't start out in his position. It was thrust upon him, but he was the best man for the job.
I'm guessing he wasn't recognized by his own leaders for taking extraordinary care of his guys. That's how it is in the military. NCOs who spend their time taking care of their people get ignored, while NCOs who spend their time ticking meaningless boxes get promoted.
Love this scene. What gonads on that corpsman. And credit to Brian Wade- Encino man- for capturing perfectly the essence of an incompetent leader- clueless, and so self absorbed that he walks right into that insult without knowing it.
Docs, in my experience, are some of the hardest working people I've ever met. My platoon doc was another level of dedicated and pure of heart. No matter how much of a shit bag you were, doc O. Always saw something in you and gave you the benefit of the doubt.
Truth. There are very few other MOS's that Infantrymen respect, but medics/corpsmen are one of them. A good doc is worth his weight in gold, and then some.
Every soul has value, every person in the platoon has something they bring to the team. As a corpsman our job is simple keep everyone fighting. Be it mental, physical or emotional. I remember one experience we were training in Kuwait some night training went south, some blue on blue in a CQC, corpsman died I became senior line. Didn't have time to grieve because the person who shot him I had to comfort because nobody in the company would talk to him. It wasn't his fault, accidents do happen. Can't lose another guy, because his head ain't right. I do regret not keeping social media to keep in touch with all of my guys. But I do remember every single one I deployed with, I see their faces all the time, their laughter. The fun times and the down times. Take care of each other, and stay safe.
Well if I was a platoon doc, and I had to treat a total shitbag, I'd do my duty and do it well, but I sure as fuck would never say kind or encouraging words to them. They don't deserve it imo. I'd treat their wound and tell them to leave.
In the book with the old breed on pelilue the corpsman or doc was the voice of reason kept the marines in the pacific mentally in check aswell as physically of course they mean well and want all to be ok
@@simunator Being humble is one thing. Telling everyone that you're the worst person to lead, while being the leader isn't good for you, or your fellow subordinates.
One thing that 25 years in the USN and a career in private industry both as an employee and a business owner is never to underestimate the power of incentives. Everyone responds primarily to incentives. The absolute crap your CO or boss is doing, that makes zero sense to you and seems downright dimwitted, is them responding to an incentive you don't know about. It might be a good incentive like protecting you from something, and just as often it's a bad incentive like whoring for a medal or cutting 0.02% off the cost of production before the next shareholder meeting. Whatever shitty decision they make, there's a logic in it somewhere, and to reverse the old saying, never assume incompetence when malevolence will explain something. Being a retired officer and catching up in the PX with retired officers I served under and hated, it's amazing how many fuckups they won't just remember, but boast about. I say all this to you young grunts so you won't let your COs off the hook. They're not incompetent - they're worse.
*"never assume incompetence when malevolence will explain something"* That's actually the opposite of the saying - unless that one exists too? Hanlon's Razor: "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity".
@@attilathechump9458 I think the point of the saying is because most people assume malice nearly all the time - when in reality people are just not that great at things generally, or downright incompetent. It ties into the other behavioral phenomena of 'Imposter Syndrome', 'White Coat Syndrome' and other things relating to assuming other people 'must' be competent therefore unfortunate circumstances must be malicious in nature.
If your corpsman/medic/troops say that you're incompetent, and the next thing out of your mouth isn't "What can I do to fix that?" Then not only did you just prove them right but imo, not only do NOT deserve your commanding position, but you do NOT deserve a place in the military. Accountability shouldn't be applied only towards the lower enlisted, either we're ALL held accountable, or we're NOT held accountable.
The only thing Encino Man could do to fix it was quit. If his show portrayal was accurate, then this man is actually semi-r******d IRL. He had no business leading ANYBODY ANYWHERE. He belongs back in the civilian world doing unskilled construction labor.
Pretty much what one should expect when being a leader and asking your subordinates for opinions about you. The most brutally honest opinions matter the most. Don't think sugarcoating would make things better because of m u h f e e l i n g s.
@@imgvillasrc1608 its better to be told the truth great leader are not pefect but are willing to improve that what we all really want an officer that litsen and adapt.
The rule of management is that an incompetent employee is the manager’s fault. They are too clueless to spot ineptness. People always make it personal and hate the incompetent colleagues. I had worked with an under-qualified coworker. He was a nice dude (passed away). His sheer lack of talent doesn’t mean that he had a stupid personality like the depicted captain.
As a manager, there's no way this can be true all the time. I've had employees I've corrected dozens of times for the same exact (EASY TO FIX) issues and they STILL will not do it. Some people just will not / cannot learn or have zero willingness to do anything for the benefit of anyone. Issues as simple as, "At the end of the day, write our sales total in this spreadsheet". And they still cannot write a single number, in a speadsheet.. on a computer.. at the end of the day. More often than not, the Manager is really the person who cleans up everything that incompetent employees cannot - or will not do - despite those employees being spoon fed for weeks / months on end. A good manager can and should be able to run the entire operation by themselves. How else do they know how to manage the other positions?
@@stevebanning902 You are failing to motivate your team. They don't understand the importance of writing their sales total into your spreadsheet and therefore they think it is a pointless task likely driven by bureaucracy and ultimately a waste of their time. Find a motivated individual in your team and task them with getting the sales totals from everyone else in the team and inputting them into the spreadsheet if you can't find a way to make it seem like a valuable use of their time. Unfortunately I am not glad to say that the OP is 100% correct, the buck always stops with the leaders not the workers. A failing worker is a failing leader in all cases no exceptions.
@@barry7963 That's the problem. There are no motivated individuals. I don't know if you've noticed, but when your company forces you to pay minimum wage to employees - they give you minimum effort.
@@barry7963 You should go apply for a job in a retail store. There's a wall... well really it's a cliff where Jocko's philosophy no longer operates. If you worked retail management for a year and had FULL and DIRECT hiring and firing capability I don't know that you could fully staff 10 good people in that turnover. Our society is broken, and we're starting to see the results.
Well if any of you wonder what Baptista is saying, the answer is nothing. Just fooling arround like a todler... Only at the end he ask to the skipper if he understand... ''ENTIENDE, Si?''... Like ''understand me, yes?''
well he is actually talking about the engine and how the dust comes in and all but is really hard to understand because this actor Cleary doesn't speak Portuguese and is "entende,sim?" what he says
@@DirectedbyRon Si, that part you said, he speak it in english. Twisted, but english... When he is supposed to talk un portugeese, he say nothing. And what SIM would be?
Can’t count the amount of times someone with rank has said to “speak your mind” or “forget my rank” and nobody says shit because they know what’ll happen if they do.
The reason why these guys seem to but heads so often with their officers and upper staff enlisted is because in a traditional recon deployment, these guys would never be anywhere near them. Recon worked primarily in 4 to 8 man teams of enlisted guys, moving on foot, doing their job without any radio contact for long periods of time. These officers were only in charge of where they went and why they went. The how was all up to them. So having these officers give them these micromanaging orders instead of the team leaders like Colbert, Reyes, and Cuckler was new to them.
Experience this while I was in Afghanistan, our new 2nd LT learned real quick to not make stupid decisions that affect the platoon and then ask the rank and file to speak freely... E-4 mafia forever
OK. The main problem here wasn't the Captain - it was the Company First Sargent. It was the Company First Sargent's job to keep the Captain from fucking up. No matter what kind of a fuck up the Captain was - the First Sargent should have been keeping him on the straight and narrow. The First Sargent this Captain had - was a piece of shit. This Captain never should have had to go to his Marines like this - the First Sargent should have been able to tell him what he was doing right and what he was doing wrong. THAT is his job. It's like this - the Captain had been in the Marine Corps maybe 4-6 years. The Company First Sargent has been in the Marine Corps - 16-20 years. The First Sargent is suppose to know how to do ALL these things the Captain is doing. He is supposed to KNOW not only how to do it - but how to keep the Captain from fucking it up. That was the real tragedy here. The Captain may not have been so bad if he'd had a decent First Sargent teaching him how to command a Company and giving him good advice - instead of kissing his ass and taking advantage of this position for his own good. .
In september I join the Royal Navy as a Medical Assistant with the hope of serving with the Royal Marines of 3 Commando Brigade. The two greatest influences on my life have been Eric Harden VC and Rick Rescorla, whom I idolise. I have a lot to live up to
I would have joined in may but I had a stupid kitchen accident 6 days before my start date and severed 75% of the extensor tendon in my left thumb - since repaired. Losing my start date hurt more than the knife ever did
@@BicBradley in a way I want to, because you don't become a rugby player to sit on a subs bench; but I know full well what you mean. When medics are bored it is a good thing
Dude, you don’t ever ask a combat medic for his real opinion if you don’t want to hear it. If there’s any soul whose got no time for bullshit, it’s them.
Never speak freely if given an opportunity. The officers and management will remember everything that you say. Just keep your mouth closed because you cannot change any organization that is screwed up. Just accept it or get the hell out of it.
I agree. Getting the hell out is the best option. And if you have the exacting discipline and patience of Dexter Morgan, you can one-by-one stalk all the rotten, corrupt, careerist POSes in said organization, kidnap them, and..........well, you know what Dexter did. I'd like to do that to politicians.
@@aliullah4653 Yeah those 3 shows are gold. HBO does it well, they should continue to do it for other Wars as well.. A Korea or Vietnam one would be really good, as well as a Gulf War and Afghani one. It's really the only solid combat producer when it comes to shows.. my as well keep them going and giving us something good to watch instead of all the other hollywood bs.
Nothing. Nonsenses. I live close enought to Brasil to understand portugeese and Baptista was talking like a baby... Only the last word. He ask to the captain if he understand... ''ENTIENDE?'' But the guy really said nothing...
Its a mix of gibberish English and Portuguese, he doesn't want to take him seriously considering that he still got his name wrong after seeing his name tag
@@kevinphillips150 2531 with 1st Tracs, and on the MAU with 2/8. So, not a pogue. Seen good, and bad officers. More bad than good. More concerned with their career’s than their men.
Within the pure drama and romance of the show the leadership are incompetent, but the reality was for this mission into deep terrify that the incompetence of leadership was hyped up by show writers for dramatic purposes.
Sort of like when Russel Crowe's Robin Hood speaks frankly and damningly about King Richard's massacre at Acre while Lord Locksley motions him to shut up from beside the King - despite being asked to speak 'freely' by the bullish King, they are in stocks the next morning lol
An officer is never going to truly get a real perspective on how the enlisted men under them feel. Maybe if it’s a mustang or the officer actually gets the respect from their men like Nate but never someone like the captain
That's why the system works. Left to their own devices, some men will want the smartest officer. Some will want the most competent officer. But an officer competent in one situation (like in garrison) will not be competent in another (like battle). Some will want the laziest who allows them to get away with crap. Objectives will not be achieved. Incompetent officers are the norm. This is because battle is rare and judging officers outside of combat for combat can't be done. It is one reason why seasoned troops are so much better than green troops. The leadership has had a chance to weed out at least some of the weak leaders. (If they don't, they lose and it's not a problem anymore. They are dead.) So distance is put between the men and their leaders. That way a general can replace bad officers without destroying unit cohesion. Also, good officers aren't always well liked officer. A general's criteria is different from a grunt's. Voting doesn't work. In this case (I read the book, not the movie), the officers did a great job, even if seen as incompetent. The unit was motivated enough to fight and maneuver far above expectations. Command and control worked well. Logistics, personnel, plans -- everything worked. (The lack of food was an issue. But compare to the sister unit, which did nothing.) As a citizen, I rate them as above average though some were obviously better than others.
Mustangs are hit or miss in the infantry because usually it’s some prior enlisted POG that had to prove something to himself. NGL the best Platoon Commander I ever had was an Naval Academy grad. Gained all of our respect not just in the platoon, but in the company within a few months. Probably the fastest I’ve seen a 2LT gain any modicum of respect outside of his shinies. Fucker was a straight up tactical genius and took care of us. However, he understood the military wasn’t for him and left after his obligation. Shame as I could him being the future Commandant of the Marine Corps.
There is no such thing as 'speak freely' when you're addressing a superior in war time. I have no fucking idea if this really happened or if it's just artistic license but I know I would not have a conversation with witnesses where I call the man incompetent to his face. Especially not while in an active combat zone. There's plenty of ways to take care of an incompetent CO without risking his wrath for little more than a bitching session. I'm guessing that anyone who's served could name at least a few instances where leadership has ass raped good men for small minded petty feuds. And let me tell you, calling your commander incompetent is not a small thing.
Baptista is brazilian, at least they could get a damn Brazilian actor for the role, i didn't understand anything without subtitles . Brazil has the second largest latino population in the USA after Mexico dear producers.
The fundamental point here is that it isn't his fault. Nobody can predict who will be competent in wartime and who will not. George Marshall knew this. In WW2, in general, field commanders who were incompetent were relieved and sent somewhere where they could help the war effort. Nobody considered this an ill reflection on them. Nobody knows who will be able to do the job until the shooting starts. The real issue is when one has incompetence and one does not relieve the commander. Then good soldiers die for no good reason.
Your corpsmen is the best indicator on how your officers are, afterall. Its your corpsman who has to put your ass back together if your officer does stupid things.
I feel like this is a perfect example of things people think are good leadership but sign of a terrible leader. If you have to coax and cajole feedback from your team, or masking looking for feedback as a means to get affirmation, youre a bad leader. Military, business, school, whatever, if you want to lead, you have to foster an environment where you get these things without paying lipservice to them. Good leaders are good listeners, and if you listen, there is plenty that your team is telling you about what they think about your leadership.
That was wonderfully well said. You just explained one of the ways *why* my current boss is abysmal in a thorough way that let me notice the details for the first time.
@@SamBrickell Its not easy being a good leader. It takes time and the trust in yourself that you will learn from your mistakes, and more importantly you have to let yourself make mistakes. And finally, you have to have faith in others when they inevitably make mistakes. Many people lack the empathy and the self reflection to be able to pull that off
"The man who loses the King's colours, loses the King's friendship."
quoting another great military show, now that's soldiering
actually... losing the colors is useful to the battalion, Saddam is no deep philosopher and will take a symbolic loss for real weakness.
@@P-Mouse Pullo: Here I come to save the day!
@@Buzz407-Pullo is the everyday reliable grunt everyone loves. He's tough, but he won't harm unless needed. Knows how to fight and gets carried away a lot, but tries even harder to retain his relationships.
Good guy Pullo! Serving one service branch at a time!
I see a Sharpe quote I like it, that's my style sir!
Doc gave him three chances to avoid this. Three chances. He barely deserved one.
I'm glad he got it off his chest or he could have said something worse later on and suffered consequences
You didn't have to repeat three chances. We read it the first time. The first time.
@@elaw2414 See...the "Three chances." worked...your dickish "The first time." really didn't. You only succeeded in making yourself look like an obnoxious asshole. Congrats if that was goal though.
@ShenMerrick pretty sure he was being funny.
@@elaw2414 sometimes people repeat things for dramatic effect. weird-ass reaction, though.
One thing I love about doc...doc is always working. Even during downtimes, he is checking on the men, sick call, etc. Worked his ass off.
Omg
As a Marine combat vet in Nam, I can tell you that's the norm for all Docs. Never met one, before or after, I wouldn't buy the beer.
There’s few people that I’ve seen take their jobs more seriously than navy corpsmen in the field. They take care of us better than anyone.
Rule number one of combat is that men will die.
Rule number two is that medics will go through hell to break rule number one
I can speak for all Marines we love our docs!
If you want the men to speak frankly, have them do it in privte.
I think the point is that he was SO clueless that he thought he was doing a good job - the first two guys are a good example of showing that he thought his soldier's gripes would be trivial things or aimed at something/someone else.
@Hohe Tannen Wtf is wrong with you
@Hohe Tannen "If your soldiers complain, just fucking murder them"
Depends on the unit and the unit's purpose.
@Legio Evocati If the CO was squared away, he would not need to ask his unit about what they thought. As the saying goes, 'You train hard, you play hard'.
"It's just that you're incompetent Sir".
Jesus. I felt that.
Same
If the show's portrayal of Encino Man is 100% accurate, and nothing is exaggerated, then it terrifies the fuck out of me that this meathead moron is actually a CAPTAIN, in charge of a whole platoon. Absolutely terrifying.
NEVER say that in front of the rest of the outfit/organization/ whatever. That's a conversation to be had in private.
Doc is the only one of them that can ACTUALLY speak freely and not have repercussions. The rest of those Devil Dogs would be pulling latrine guarding duty for sure.
why is Doc the only one who does? I have no idea if he has a special rank or whatnot that allows him to do so?
EuropeanAbroad He doesn’t have a special rank, what he does have is the admiration and respect of all of the man.
@@lovelyharpiefromhell I also read somewhere he did a lot of work with navy seals and stuff. Like he came from spec ops. Those guys don't give a shit lol.
@@lovelyharpiefromhell Corpsmen are Navy, not Marines. I think that's what Wesson Smith Jr is implying.
Wesson Smith Jr. yea he does have “special rank” as he’s navy therefore no one here is his superior I believe
Baptista translation: Capitán, the engine here, I take out, it don't work so good. Dust come in, [unknown] . Its so stupid. Yes sir, exactly so. [Understand, yes?]
That doesn't even sound Portuguese to be honest
@@TraxOferta sounds like someone imitating Brazilian Portuguese
@@TraxOferta, Baptista purposely spoke a mix of Portuguese and English with some gibberish so Encino Man won't get too offended.
It's probably about Encino Man being an incredibly retarded officer that even got his name wrong when his name is clearly shown on the shirt.
IMGvillaSRC It’s not that, his portuguese pronunciation is horrible, he sounds like a spanish speaker trying to speak portuguese. Even some words he say isn’t even in portuguese, it’s in spanish
It was a mix of brazilian portug with spanish and english¿¿???
I can get his accent (argentinian that knows brazilians and understand some portuguese) but didnt catch a word
The Doc doesn’t swear, or so much as raise his voice, but with just two sentences he ripped that man’s whole soul out.
Emotional damage!
If the show's portrayal of Encino Man is 100% accurate, and nothing is exaggerated, then it terrifies the fuck out of me that this meathead moron is actually a CAPTAIN, in charge of a whole platoon. Absolutely terrifying. I really wanted EM, Captain America, Casey Kasem, and Godfather to die in this show.
Fatality! Doc wins! whoops wrong Subject! :D
Baptista's performance here is on so many levels that is spot on i don't think a lot of people notice. Captain right off the bat has to look at his shirt to verify what this Marines name is... AND STILL gets it wrong, baptista now knows this incompetent leader doesn't even recognize that he existed until right now. So as a "Fuck you" and playing smart not to gripe what he really wants to say, (possibly be reprimanded later in "random" duty he would most likely pull for telling the captain how it is) he starts speaking a gibberish mix of Portuguese and English knowing even if he voiced any concern regarding his duty it wouldn't matter as the captain not only didn't get his name right, but will most likely forget everything about him the moment he walks away. (Except for any insults the captain may have taken if truth was voiced) And the fact he ends it with a smile and higher pitched tone of voice making it seem like he's content the Captain replies "Yes!" With a smile.... Perfect acting and displaying how disconnected brass can (and is in real life) be from the men that serve under them, even in combat zones.
Dude, your explanation makes so much sense to a few of us here who likes to watch this kind of mini series, but basically have almost zero knowledge nor experience whatsoever to understand what is going on. Thanks for clearing this out dude, now only i can relate things that I cant even understand to begin with.
Indeed. When you wound an officer's pride, it's one thing, but to do it in front of your team, that's another. That ignore-my-rank statement is really just nonsense; you'll still "randomly" pull some shit detail.
Funny part is, the 'brazilian' (baptista) was actually speaking spanish. The only word he gets right is 'entende?' at the end. (Brazilian here)
@@gbrasss Yep, it's a big 'fuck you' but the Captain is too obtuse to get it lol
@@MelxIru It's weird to think people without military experience try to watch this. There's a lot of rank politics in this show, which only makes sense to you if you've been around that type of thing, and been forced to do stupid shit because some top brass said "He wanted it that way". But you do you, man.
Served under good officers, served under bad officers. All I got to say is that I never had to have a forced heart-to-heart "now I want everyone to speak frankly" style chat with a good officer.
I did but it was because the good officer was replacing the shit officer and wanted to understand quickly just how bad things had got.
@@mrdynamic8678 The combined IQ of a group of 10 men is probably around 1,000. The combined IQ of one idiot officer who always thinks they are right and never listens to his subordinates is probably less than 100.
@@mrdynamic8678 you dont understand leadership
@@mrdynamic8678 I'm glad your not my superior.
Absolutely. The good officers forged relationships so that stuff like this didn't need to come up.
I'd imagine that if you're an officer, no matter how bone headed, stubborn or just downright idiotic you may be, you'd still never want to hear the man keeping your men alive call you "incompetent"
You're
Incompetent people know deep down they are, the extraordinary and high level incompetent ones don't
It’s always a trap when you hear them say forget my rank for a moment and speak freely 😅
Wouldnt it be nice if you can talk to them like ur back on the block an hour each day lol
@@billlam7756 at work, I once had a retired US Army Major as a boss. He liked to lead his business teams by making people a little afraid of him. A little intimidation was what he liked. Not a bad guy really, but fuck that, I'm not one of his soldiers. He asked me a question once about what was wrong and I told him flat out he ignored anything wrong he didn't care to address; that's what was wrong. I told him he saw the same things I did and we both knew they weren't right. He looked like his head would explode; he wasn't actually loooking for a real answer. I like to think he understood a little bit better that while the business world was not the military- an endeavor in which he was justly decorated for bravery in combat, by the way- that didn't mean that just because people weren't being shot at because of management decisions, that didnt mean the decisions or lack of them didn't matter to the people who reported to him at the job. Anyway, I got my "feedback" a little later with some decidedly shit assignments.
No. If there is a problem, there had better be a solution or there is not a problem. Whether or not the solution can be implemented or not might be a discussion above a certain pay grade/rank.
@@kevinphillips150 there had better be a solution or there is no problem? That's the most logic defying statement I have ever heard. Could you give an example of a problem going away or ceasing to be an issue because a solution cannot be found for it?
100% agree. When you say this and get in a discussion, all of a sudden you're in deep shit for talking out of line to an nco/officer, and you're like, wait, when the fuck did we transition back to talking as 2 separate ranks?
Every Medic I ever served with was just as direct as this guy. I can’t express how accurate this series was. Doc destroyed that CO. Lol
This has the same vibe as when my girl asks me to tell the truth and says she won't get mad "I promise babe"
This is when Tact is used with a positive outcome. Focus on the positive aspects of a situation that might turn out negatively.
Its a trap!
Fucking nailed it. LOL
We had Staff Sergeant Hannah as our platoon sergeant when I was over in Iraq. Our original platoon sergeant was wounded and sent back to the States. Staff Sergeant Hannah was a man with no filter. Brutally honest, aggressive, but also compassionate about his soldiers. If there was any sort of trouble between him and another soldier, he would take off his top and say, "I'm not Staff Sergeant Hannah right now. I'm just Joe. Tell me what the problem is."
If someone was harassing one of his soldiers, Hannah would confront the aggressor. If a soldier was failing PT because he just wasn't fit enough, he would engage with a change in the soldier's PT regime with a focus on what he was failing at. If a soldier became ill with diarrhea and was embarrassed about it, Hannah would consul the soldier. If you were honest with him, did your job, asked questions, and showed improvement-Staff Sergeant Hannah would bend over backwards to help and protect you. As a real leader should. He was a man that didn't start out in his position. It was thrust upon him, but he was the best man for the job.
I'm guessing he wasn't recognized by his own leaders for taking extraordinary care of his guys. That's how it is in the military. NCOs who spend their time taking care of their people get ignored, while NCOs who spend their time ticking meaningless boxes get promoted.
@@PBurns-ng3gw That's how all organizations work.
@@PBurns-ng3gw That's not just the military, that's all over the place. Takes a rare boss/company to recognize the intangibles.
"You're incompetent"
His smile and optimism:GONE
Encino Man is such a pea-brained meathead.......I'm really surprised Doc's comment cut him so deep.
Love this scene. What gonads on that corpsman. And credit to Brian Wade- Encino man- for capturing perfectly the essence of an incompetent leader- clueless, and so self absorbed that he walks right into that insult without knowing it.
A lot of the people there say he was treated very unfairly by the journalist a
Wasn't the corpsman also a SEAL? Or am I confusing GK with something else?
@@bbb462cid He worked alongside SEALS
@@AnakinSkywakka thanks
@@bbb462cid Pretty sure their corpsman aren't actually in the Marines, they're navy.
Docs, in my experience, are some of the hardest working people I've ever met. My platoon doc was another level of dedicated and pure of heart. No matter how much of a shit bag you were, doc O. Always saw something in you and gave you the benefit of the doubt.
Truth. There are very few other MOS's that Infantrymen respect, but medics/corpsmen are one of them. A good doc is worth his weight in gold, and then some.
Every soul has value, every person in the platoon has something they bring to the team. As a corpsman our job is simple keep everyone fighting. Be it mental, physical or emotional.
I remember one experience we were training in Kuwait some night training went south, some blue on blue in a CQC, corpsman died I became senior line. Didn't have time to grieve because the person who shot him I had to comfort because nobody in the company would talk to him.
It wasn't his fault, accidents do happen. Can't lose another guy, because his head ain't right.
I do regret not keeping social media to keep in touch with all of my guys. But I do remember every single one I deployed with, I see their faces all the time, their laughter. The fun times and the down times.
Take care of each other, and stay safe.
Well if I was a platoon doc, and I had to treat a total shitbag, I'd do my duty and do it well, but I sure as fuck would never say kind or encouraging words to them. They don't deserve it imo. I'd treat their wound and tell them to leave.
In the book with the old breed on pelilue the corpsman or doc was the voice of reason kept the marines in the pacific mentally in check aswell as physically of course they mean well and want all to be ok
@@jaimevalencia6271In Band of Brothers, Doc Roe was the most silent one but was working his ass off day and night treating people.
Honestly the best response Encino Man could give would be "I know."
the best leader is a humble leader
I know.
@@simunator Being humble is one thing. Telling everyone that you're the worst person to lead, while being the leader isn't good for you, or your fellow subordinates.
@@jmmproductions6741 What is he supposed to say? Sorry I'm a fuck up I'll do better, he fucked up to many times he can't say much of anything.
How about “what could I do to improve”
Some of you viewing this including myself have experienced this situation....working for Incompetent Leadership which can be mentally draining!!!!
especially when they got an ego that just doesn't back off and only adds arrogance to the incompetence.
It fucking sucks
pretty much every year i was in..
Preach, it sucks to work with them especiaply with the one ego is through the roof.
One thing that 25 years in the USN and a career in private industry both as an employee and a business owner is never to underestimate the power of incentives. Everyone responds primarily to incentives. The absolute crap your CO or boss is doing, that makes zero sense to you and seems downright dimwitted, is them responding to an incentive you don't know about. It might be a good incentive like protecting you from something, and just as often it's a bad incentive like whoring for a medal or cutting 0.02% off the cost of production before the next shareholder meeting. Whatever shitty decision they make, there's a logic in it somewhere, and to reverse the old saying, never assume incompetence when malevolence will explain something. Being a retired officer and catching up in the PX with retired officers I served under and hated, it's amazing how many fuckups they won't just remember, but boast about. I say all this to you young grunts so you won't let your COs off the hook. They're not incompetent - they're worse.
*"never assume incompetence when malevolence will explain something"*
That's actually the opposite of the saying - unless that one exists too?
Hanlon's Razor: "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity".
@@CrimsonWolf69 I turned the old saying on its head intentionally - that's why I said "to reverse the old saying." It's a truism either way.
@@attilathechump9458
I think the point of the saying is because most people assume malice nearly all the time - when in reality people are just not that great at things generally, or downright incompetent. It ties into the other behavioral phenomena of 'Imposter Syndrome', 'White Coat Syndrome' and other things relating to assuming other people 'must' be competent therefore unfortunate circumstances must be malicious in nature.
David Simon’s other series The Wire is the most masterful illustration of this concept that you will ever see.
If your corpsman/medic/troops say that you're incompetent, and the next thing out of your mouth isn't "What can I do to fix that?" Then not only did you just prove them right but imo, not only do NOT deserve your commanding position, but you do NOT deserve a place in the military. Accountability shouldn't be applied only towards the lower enlisted, either we're ALL held accountable, or we're NOT held accountable.
The only thing Encino Man could do to fix it was quit. If his show portrayal was accurate, then this man is actually semi-r******d IRL. He had no business leading ANYBODY ANYWHERE. He belongs back in the civilian world doing unskilled construction labor.
1:50 "He's going to cut off your Johnson, Lebowski"
Lebowski*
th-cam.com/video/vZAFnA9PPlU/w-d-xo.html for reference
1:50 How can he look so serious while some dude says this.
Corpsmen/Medics have very little tolerance for dancing around a subject; if you ask them for honesty, expect a short and blunt response.
when you ask your men to be honest beware, many of them won't hold back on what they say
Pretty much what one should expect when being a leader and asking your subordinates for opinions about you.
The most brutally honest opinions matter the most. Don't think sugarcoating would make things better because of m u h f e e l i n g s.
@@imgvillasrc1608 its better to be told the truth great leader are not pefect but are willing to improve that what we all really want an officer that litsen and adapt.
It’s also the sort of question you ask in private.
Giving permission to speak freely is often regretted rather quickly. Lol, especially in this case. Stupid Captain. 🤦🏼♂️
The rule of management is that an incompetent employee is the manager’s fault. They are too clueless to spot ineptness. People always make it personal and hate the incompetent colleagues. I had worked with an under-qualified coworker. He was a nice dude (passed away). His sheer lack of talent doesn’t mean that he had a stupid personality like the depicted captain.
As a manager, there's no way this can be true all the time. I've had employees I've corrected dozens of times for the same exact (EASY TO FIX) issues and they STILL will not do it. Some people just will not / cannot learn or have zero willingness to do anything for the benefit of anyone. Issues as simple as, "At the end of the day, write our sales total in this spreadsheet". And they still cannot write a single number, in a speadsheet.. on a computer.. at the end of the day. More often than not, the Manager is really the person who cleans up everything that incompetent employees cannot - or will not do - despite those employees being spoon fed for weeks / months on end. A good manager can and should be able to run the entire operation by themselves. How else do they know how to manage the other positions?
@@stevebanning902 You are failing to motivate your team. They don't understand the importance of writing their sales total into your spreadsheet and therefore they think it is a pointless task likely driven by bureaucracy and ultimately a waste of their time.
Find a motivated individual in your team and task them with getting the sales totals from everyone else in the team and inputting them into the spreadsheet if you can't find a way to make it seem like a valuable use of their time.
Unfortunately I am not glad to say that the OP is 100% correct, the buck always stops with the leaders not the workers. A failing worker is a failing leader in all cases no exceptions.
@@barry7963 That's the problem. There are no motivated individuals. I don't know if you've noticed, but when your company forces you to pay minimum wage to employees - they give you minimum effort.
@@stevebanning902 This.
@@barry7963 You should go apply for a job in a retail store. There's a wall... well really it's a cliff where Jocko's philosophy no longer operates.
If you worked retail management for a year and had FULL and DIRECT hiring and firing capability I don't know that you could fully staff 10 good people in that turnover.
Our society is broken, and we're starting to see the results.
Doc's opinions were written all over his face before he ever said a word. The Captain's inability to perceive that cue speaks volumes.
fucking Baptista hahaha
Always crack the hell up when rewatching his performance
Fucking radioman who can't speak english
I can understand portugeese and i can tell you guys Baptista didn't say nothing... Just fooling arround...
Well if any of you wonder what Baptista is saying, the answer is nothing. Just fooling arround like a todler... Only at the end he ask to the skipper if he understand... ''ENTIENDE, Si?''... Like ''understand me, yes?''
well he is actually talking about the engine and how the dust comes in and all but is really hard to understand because this actor Cleary doesn't speak Portuguese and is "entende,sim?" what he says
@@DirectedbyRon Si, that part you said, he speak it in english. Twisted, but english... When he is supposed to talk un portugeese, he say nothing. And what SIM would be?
On a human level, to hear that from someone who has such clout must've been soul crushing
I love how as soon as Encino Man is called incompetent there's back chatter from the other Marines.
Its like even the background is insulting him
I love the banter in the background. Hilarious
The big labowski haha
Reminds me of a certain Marine Lt Col here lately that spoke freely...
I read that man's book. He literally could not help himself
From what I’ve read, anybody else but the Doc would’ve been doing push ups till they shit themselves
Can’t count the amount of times someone with rank has said to “speak your mind” or “forget my rank” and nobody says shit because they know what’ll happen if they do.
The corpman always knows the score when command changes
Rule number one
Never, repeat never, fuck with the medic
That huge sigh says "you're not gonna like this..."
@@littleguy6753 and the defeaning silence before he spoke
Gotta love the corpsman honesty.
His name's Doc Bryan.
He gave Encino Man every opportunity to not be told the truth
Not sugar coated at all , told the truth
damnnnnnnnn
Someone had to say it
Doc, why are holding back? LOL
Exactamundo. I would have called that Neanderthal officer WAY worse. How the fuck did he even get promoted that high with his pea-fucking-size brain??
Because he knows no matter what he says it won't make it better.
1:49 "hese going to cut off your johnson..." ive seen this scene a bunch of times now, never once heard that guys saying that.
Never ask Doc what he's really thinking unless you absolutely wanna know and are ready for an answer you won't get from any Marine
The fact he doesn't even defend himself speaks volumes
Well what can he say
The reason why these guys seem to but heads so often with their officers and upper staff enlisted is because in a traditional recon deployment, these guys would never be anywhere near them. Recon worked primarily in 4 to 8 man teams of enlisted guys, moving on foot, doing their job without any radio contact for long periods of time. These officers were only in charge of where they went and why they went. The how was all up to them. So having these officers give them these micromanaging orders instead of the team leaders like Colbert, Reyes, and Cuckler was new to them.
Experience this while I was in Afghanistan, our new 2nd LT learned real quick to not make stupid decisions that affect the platoon and then ask the rank and file to speak freely... E-4 mafia forever
Brian Wade really knocked it out of the park in his role, big ups to encino man
The acting is phenomenal in this series, in particular the subtle physical acting of facial expressions and mannerisms
Same reaction as if it was "youre impotent sir"
" _hE's GOiNg tO cut oFf yOur JoHnsON, LeBOWSKi_ "
docs cold ass stare has me laughing my ass off every time 🤣
You think Marines are tough haha, the Corps men are even tougher because they gotta fix them haha.
Supposedly he qualified for SEALs but stuck to medical. That's some holy shit level.
Be careful what you ask for. You just might get it.
Don’t ask what’s on someone’s mind, tell them to speak freely, and get mad when they do!
I credit Encino Man for wanting to be a good leader. Too many officers don’t even have that.
God bless the Naval Corpsman
OK. The main problem here wasn't the Captain - it was the Company First Sargent. It was the Company First Sargent's job to keep the Captain from fucking up. No matter what kind of a fuck up the Captain was - the First Sargent should have been keeping him on the straight and narrow. The First Sargent this Captain had - was a piece of shit.
This Captain never should have had to go to his Marines like this - the First Sargent should have been able to tell him what he was doing right and what he was doing wrong. THAT is his job.
It's like this - the Captain had been in the Marine Corps maybe 4-6 years. The Company First Sargent has been in the Marine Corps - 16-20 years. The First Sargent is suppose to know how to do ALL these things the Captain is doing. He is supposed to KNOW not only how to do it - but how to keep the Captain from fucking it up.
That was the real tragedy here. The Captain may not have been so bad if he'd had a decent First Sargent teaching him how to command a Company and giving him good advice - instead of kissing his ass and taking advantage of this position for his own good.
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This makes me proud to have been a Doc
In september I join the Royal Navy as a Medical Assistant with the hope of serving with the Royal Marines of 3 Commando Brigade.
The two greatest influences on my life have been Eric Harden VC and Rick Rescorla, whom I idolise.
I have a lot to live up to
I would have joined in may but I had a stupid kitchen accident 6 days before my start date and severed 75% of the extensor tendon in my left thumb - since repaired.
Losing my start date hurt more than the knife ever did
@@BicBradley in a way I want to, because you don't become a rugby player to sit on a subs bench; but I know full well what you mean. When medics are bored it is a good thing
Dude, you don’t ever ask a combat medic for his real opinion if you don’t want to hear it. If there’s any soul whose got no time for bullshit, it’s them.
HE's GoINg tO cut Off yOUr jOHNsOn LeBOWsKI!
I’m surprised he wasn’t fragged
War wasn't long enough
Never speak freely if given an opportunity. The officers and management will remember everything that you say. Just keep your mouth closed because you cannot change any organization that is screwed up. Just accept it or get the hell out of it.
I agree. Getting the hell out is the best option. And if you have the exacting discipline and patience of Dexter Morgan, you can one-by-one stalk all the rotten, corrupt, careerist POSes in said organization, kidnap them, and..........well, you know what Dexter did. I'd like to do that to politicians.
'sir its not good enough' that has to hit like a ton of bricks
Incompetent? This is shock and awe ladies, mission is accomplished. Smooth sailing to Baghdad, hurrah. Iraqi Freedom y'all, woohah.
Why isn’t there anything else like generation kill, such an amazing show
Band of brothers and the pacific are good hbo shows. Southland is a gritty down to earth cop show and is really good
@@aliullah4653 Yeah those 3 shows are gold. HBO does it well, they should continue to do it for other Wars as well.. A Korea or Vietnam one would be really good, as well as a Gulf War and Afghani one. It's really the only solid combat producer when it comes to shows.. my as well keep them going and giving us something good to watch instead of all the other hollywood bs.
Dude was literally picked up from a college football team and sent to a recon unit lol
Excellent series.
Why do I feel this would be a really useful talk in the White House right now.
Where's Doc when you need him?
Doc has some balls... be quiet all time... then booom
Can someone please tell me what Baptista Is saying
Nothing. Nonsenses. I live close enought to Brasil to understand portugeese and Baptista was talking like a baby... Only the last word. He ask to the captain if he understand... ''ENTIENDE?'' But the guy really said nothing...
half of it was crappy english i think the other half was crapy portugeese
captain encino man was full of shit, so Baptista was also just saying shit. was a mix of English, Portuguese, and Martian.
Its a mix of gibberish English and Portuguese, he doesn't want to take him seriously considering that he still got his name wrong after seeing his name tag
As soon as I heard this officer keep on talking and talking like that, I knew he was no good.
Lotta officers like that in the Corps. Main reason I only did one hitch.
I hated the one that go by the book all the time. Think they too squared away
Perhaps you were around too much brass. What was your MOS?
@@kevinphillips150 2531 with 1st Tracs, and on the MAU with 2/8. So, not a pogue. Seen good, and bad officers. More bad than good. More concerned with their career’s than their men.
dude playin baptista should get an oscar
Within the pure drama and romance of the show the leadership are incompetent, but the reality was for this mission into deep terrify that the incompetence of leadership was hyped up by show writers for dramatic purposes.
Yeah I highly doubt the real Captain America was as much a lunatic as he was on the show
Sort of like when Russel Crowe's Robin Hood speaks frankly and damningly about King Richard's massacre at Acre while Lord Locksley motions him to shut up from beside the King - despite being asked to speak 'freely' by the bullish King, they are in stocks the next morning lol
The moment you have to ask your men if you have their confidence, you're unfit.............
that was the most gruesome moment in the entire show
I like how Baptist can't speak english, but he can't speak portuguese too. I don't know what he speaks in the end
As soon as I heard this officer keep on talking and talking like that, I knew he was no good.
My only issue with this series is that the Brazilian dude ain't brazilian, that shit ain't portuguese lol, great series though
"well sir its just you're incompetent sir"
"WHO RAT FUCKED ALL THESE CHOWS?!"
Greenside Corpsman, The only man on the battlefield who can both stack and unstack bodies. we love Doc, Semper Fi
Never ask a soldier to speak freely...what the fuck do you think they gonna say
Doc didn't give a fuck about rank. Get out of his way, let him kick ass and save lives. Perfect leader
Ouch lmao.
"he's gonna cut off you Johnson" that was so random
An officer is never going to truly get a real perspective on how the enlisted men under them feel. Maybe if it’s a mustang or the officer actually gets the respect from their men like Nate but never someone like the captain
That's why the system works.
Left to their own devices, some men will want the smartest officer. Some will want the most competent officer. But an officer competent in one situation (like in garrison) will not be competent in another (like battle). Some will want the laziest who allows them to get away with crap. Objectives will not be achieved.
Incompetent officers are the norm. This is because battle is rare and judging officers outside of combat for combat can't be done. It is one reason why seasoned troops are so much better than green troops. The leadership has had a chance to weed out at least some of the weak leaders. (If they don't, they lose and it's not a problem anymore. They are dead.)
So distance is put between the men and their leaders. That way a general can replace bad officers without destroying unit cohesion. Also, good officers aren't always well liked officer. A general's criteria is different from a grunt's. Voting doesn't work.
In this case (I read the book, not the movie), the officers did a great job, even if seen as incompetent. The unit was motivated enough to fight and maneuver far above expectations. Command and control worked well. Logistics, personnel, plans -- everything worked. (The lack of food was an issue. But compare to the sister unit, which did nothing.) As a citizen, I rate them as above average though some were obviously better than others.
Mustangs are hit or miss in the infantry because usually it’s some prior enlisted POG that had to prove something to himself. NGL the best Platoon Commander I ever had was an Naval Academy grad. Gained all of our respect not just in the platoon, but in the company within a few months. Probably the fastest I’ve seen a 2LT gain any modicum of respect outside of his shinies. Fucker was a straight up tactical genius and took care of us. However, he understood the military wasn’t for him and left after his obligation. Shame as I could him being the future Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Lesson 1: Never ask doc in public how he feels.
There is no such thing as 'speak freely' when you're addressing a superior in war time. I have no fucking idea if this really happened or if it's just artistic license but I know I would not have a conversation with witnesses where I call the man incompetent to his face. Especially not while in an active combat zone. There's plenty of ways to take care of an incompetent CO without risking his wrath for little more than a bitching session. I'm guessing that anyone who's served could name at least a few instances where leadership has ass raped good men for small minded petty feuds. And let me tell you, calling your commander incompetent is not a small thing.
Fuck, I just realized that Captain Schwetje is TBBT Penny's ex boyfriend Kurt!
Baptista is brazilian, at least they could get a damn Brazilian actor for the role, i didn't understand anything without subtitles . Brazil has the second largest latino population in the USA after Mexico dear producers.
The fundamental point here is that it isn't his fault. Nobody can predict who will be competent in wartime and who will not. George Marshall knew this. In WW2, in general, field commanders who were incompetent were relieved and sent somewhere where they could help the war effort. Nobody considered this an ill reflection on them. Nobody knows who will be able to do the job until the shooting starts. The real issue is when one has incompetence and one does not relieve the commander. Then good soldiers die for no good reason.
Your corpsmen is the best indicator on how your officers are, afterall. Its your corpsman who has to put your ass back together if your officer does stupid things.
I feel like this is a perfect example of things people think are good leadership but sign of a terrible leader. If you have to coax and cajole feedback from your team, or masking looking for feedback as a means to get affirmation, youre a bad leader. Military, business, school, whatever, if you want to lead, you have to foster an environment where you get these things without paying lipservice to them. Good leaders are good listeners, and if you listen, there is plenty that your team is telling you about what they think about your leadership.
That was wonderfully well said. You just explained one of the ways *why* my current boss is abysmal in a thorough way that let me notice the details for the first time.
@@SamBrickell Its not easy being a good leader. It takes time and the trust in yourself that you will learn from your mistakes, and more importantly you have to let yourself make mistakes. And finally, you have to have faith in others when they inevitably make mistakes. Many people lack the empathy and the self reflection to be able to pull that off
Is he the same guy who plays Penny's bf in BBT ?
i tell you what ,i know there incompetent officers,i mean why,these guys end getting there squad killed,what is the logic of that
A great lesson when asking for an opinion. Be ready for anything.
Doc Bryan is really my most fav man in this show. His vibe and his personality. Also, Jonah Lotan is a really good actor and totally attractive man .
Everyone praising the Doc but Im here for Baptista 😂
they can speak frankly to the SNCO, then the CO and SNCO can have a powpow.
Speak freely……. Publicly?!!!! Fuck no.