2. In the ten years that I have been a Non Commissioned Officer I have learned that Leaders are Teachers. No matter what the enterprise – a family, school, church, or business – Leaders are Teachers. The terms are not, in my opinion, interchangeable; not all Teachers are Leaders, but all Leaders are Teachers. My first job, after earning a Bachelors degree in Music, was Assistant Band Director at a High School. Being a High School teacher in most American communities is considered a leadership position because one is expected to “set the example” live their lives as role models. For me, being a High School teacher meant that I was a good follower. You see, I graduated from my Mother’s Alma Mater, I pledge her sorority, and I assumed her profession. The leadership principle; Know yourself and seek self-improvement came into my existence before the Marine Corps. How can we succeed at be

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