MOSUL, Iraq (30 May 2006) --Every commander in the United States Army has a different approach when to comes to managing their own units.
Some like to have a 'tight fisted" control, and others let their junior officers and enlisted have more independence and control in the performance of their duties.
For Lt. Col. Ronald Green, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, and native of Fairfield, Ohio, his unique leadership style pushes junior enlisted Soldiers to take the initiative very early in their young careers.
"I believe that people will rise to the occasion, rise to what the expectations are," said Green. "If you expect them to be mediocre, than that's what they will be."
According to Green, every Soldier in my unit will have the opportunity to run a rock drill, which is completed before convoy missions. They stand in front of everyone and they ask us the questions.
"They can call on officers, senior enlisted, whoever they need to, to get the question answered," he said. "These young Soldiers have to know how to take over a mission; you never know what can happen outside the wire."
Green said these Soldiers are acting two or three grades above their pay level, and he is very blessed to have such a diverse unit that wants to get the job done.
"Here we have a group of people that have come together, and they are energized, and we have some great leadership from the bottom up," said Green. "We work as a team; nobody can win this war by themselves.
According to Green, nobody can be successful in this Army by themselves; it has to be a team effort.
"To see it in action, to see it in the eyes of a private first class who stands up, and acts as if he is the sergeant major of the Army, briefing with all the composure, and all this confidence in the world is great," said Green. "I am here to make these young Soldiers the best they can be, I want to make this team the best and I want to be part of it."