Infantry Part II: The Key to Good Infantry is Training Squad Leaders

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Infantry Part II: The Key to Good Infantry is Training Squad Leaders
By Col. Keith Nightingale, U.S. Army (Ret.)
on March 12, 2018
 

Quality squad leaders are made, not born.  They are trained by other internal experienced NCO’s.  The position of squad leader is the least experienced and the most junior of all infantry positions.  Yet, it often is the most important on the field of battle as well as the least capable of supervision. Combat forces a largely independent action environment on the squad despite the finest communication technology available.  In the heat of the moment, the squad reacts with deeply visceral, immediate impulsive responses to an enemy. The only control mechanisms are previous training and immediate leadership. And that is, inevitably, a squad leader.

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