Warrior Monks, Rock Stars and House Guests

By Professor Gene Kamena

General Stanley McChrystal’s reputation as a successful warfighter, creative tactician and superb leader is unsurpassed in today’s military, or at least it was. He lived hard, worked hard and did what it took to succeed. Growing up in the Army’s special operations community, McChrystal learned early in his career what it took to win, how to lead other hard men, and the meaning of sacrifice. He also grew up working in small groups, often leading small teams in combat – in the special operations world a person’s value is not measured by rank, but on performance and loyalty to the group. Often the relationship within these small groups is informal.

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