Who is Pershing and Why Should He Matter to Us Today? by Dustin Miller https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller Leadership Lessons from Great Commanders en-us 2019-12-22 21:31:48 UTC 2024-06-07 06:01:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Dustin Miller dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426532855 22 December 2019
HS315 Leadership and Great Commanders]]> 2019-12-22 21:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426532855 General John J. Pershing dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533100 2019-12-22 22:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533100 dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533503 Born 13 September 1860 in Laclede, Missouri. 
Had a short career as a teacher in a one room schoolhouse]]> 2019-12-22 22:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533503 United States Military Academy dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533619 1882, went to West Point 
Became Cadet First Captain in his Senior Year. 
1886, graduated 30th out of 77. 
Commissioned in the Cavalry. ]]> 2019-12-22 22:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533619 "Black Jack" dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533949 While serving as a Tactical Officer at West Point, Pershing's strict enforcement of regulations and his service with the African American 10TH Cavalry, led to his Cadets giving him the nickname Black Jack. ]]> 2019-12-22 22:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426533949 "The coolest and bravest man I ever saw under fire in my life." dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426534140 Colonel Theodore Baldwin
10TH Cavalry Commander]]> 2019-12-22 22:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426534140 1906 dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426534273 Promoted from Captain to Brigadier General by Theodore Roosevelt. ]]> 2019-12-22 22:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426534273 dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426535374 2019-12-22 22:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426535374 American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Commander dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426535795 2019-12-22 22:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426535795 dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426536455 Pershing had the backing of President Wilson to have the American Army to act as their own Army and not be replacements for the French and British.]]> 2019-12-22 23:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426536455 Army Growth dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426536579 The AEF had to grow from 18,000 Officers and 200,000 Soldiers to 200,000 Officers and 2-4 million Soldiers.]]> 2019-12-22 23:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426536579 Leadership Pros dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426540844 had political skills
large scale command experience before AEF
control complex operations 
never hid the truth or manipulated facts for political effect
Pershing was great at finding the right people for the job at hand.
Willingness to listen to the council of others
An eye for talent
Pershing was able to understand when to step back and lead from the rear.

]]> 2019-12-23 00:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426540844 Leadership Cons dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426541172 American Army was not prepared for a modern warfare 
Lacked weapons, manpower, and "Know how" 
Pershing lacked experience commanding units larger than a brigade
Pershing's eye for talent led to some Commanders making things look better rather than focusing on training


]]> 2019-12-23 00:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426541172 What we can Learn dmiller331 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426542561 One of the most important things we can learn from this is that we were late in the modern war. 
We lacked the training needed for this new warfare 
The need for better Subordinate Commanders
The need for bettered structured Armies.  ]]> 2019-12-23 00:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426542561 Commentary cconnolly9 https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426971581 Dustin - this is a pretty good padlet e-poster on Pershing. You've figured out the basics and provided some solid information on Pershing.

Your analysis is a bit thin: how did Pershing lead the American Army from its lack of training and organization into a weapon that could go tow-to-tow with the formidable German Army?]]> 2019-12-28 22:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dmiller331/DMiller/wish/426971581