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19 May 2019
HS315 Leadership Great Commanders(10-APR-19 - 04-JUN-19

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Topic Introduction                             Who is Pershing and Why Should He Matter to Us Today?

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Topic Introduction                             Who is Pershing and Why Should He Matter to Us Today?

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Why should we study General Pershing? He commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during World War I, He was a graduate of West Point in 1886, he served in several campaigns in the Philippines, and he was tasked to lead an expedition to pursue Pancho Villa.

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1. Iron Discipline
2. Loyal
3. Political
4. Lead from the front
5. Intellect
6. Courage

Leadership Flaws
1. Stern Bearing
2. Rigid
3.Stubborn attitude

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1. Graduated from West Point
2. Commanded all black unit in 10th Cavalry
3. Served as an instructor in tactics at West Point
4. Conducted 3 tours in the Philippines using force and diplomacy
5. Promoted to General above 862 senior officers
6. Chosen for Punitive Expedition to pursue Panco Villa
7. Presidents choice for the American Expeditionary Force
8. Served as Chief of Staff

Leadership Failures
1. Unable to capture Panco Villa
2. Underestimated the capabilities of the machine gun
3. Operational and logistic errors during WWI

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Analysis: Why Studying the leader is important today

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Analysis: Why Studying the leader is important today

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We study past leaders for several reasons: we study the mistakes the leaders made and take great care not to make the same mistakes our selves, and we study the past events because the past in many times repeats itself. We also study great leaders to determine what they did that was successful and we attempt to duplicate the follow the examples of leadership that they provided for us.

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General Pershing was an outstanding leader and an outstanding soldier. He did everything in his power to lead the Army and to be successful in every task set before it. Even after his service he continued to mentor and guide the Army to grow.

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John J. Pershing. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from  https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-J-Pershing

John J. Pershing. History.com. Retrieved from  https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/john-j-pershing

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General John "Black Jack" Pershing was promoted to the highest rank of any American. He chose four gold stars to distinguish himself from the other generals. He is the only American general to wear the rank. He created and lead the AEF during WWI. He was born in Laclede, Missouri. He served in the Army from 1882-1924.