Maj Gen Jay Lindell on Leadership*

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RULE 1
Honor Duty respect
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RULE 2
Be a leaderall the time
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Prevention 101

1. Support each other in making the right call
   Wingman/Buddy Concept
2. Trust your instincts Caveman Concept
3. Avoid alcohol

WINGMANCAVEMAN
RULE 3
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AD/SA 2-1Judging a Book By Its Cover

• Protecting yourself and securing your future

CAO 9 Sep 13
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BLUF

• Our choices matter
• Impact Citadel career
• Impact post-graduation career
• Impact on classmates, other classes, Citadel
  reputation

Selfish Selfless Reasons to Make the Right Call
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Band of Gold

• What does it mean to be a Citadel graduate?
• What expectations do people have of Citadel
  Cadets?
• Are your actions consistent both in and out of
  uniform?

2013 rings contained melted gold from six alumni
rings G. Allen O'Neal. '33 Col. G. Kenneth
Webb, USA, Ret. '43 Alvin F. Baird, Jr., '53
Allard H. Lennon, '53 Craig W. O'Donnell, '63
and Dr. Christopher D. King, '73 BE WORTHY
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Thinking Ahead

• Sooner or later, everyone in the room will need
  to apply for a job, or in the nearer future,
  maybe an internship.
• What are your credentials for getting a job or
  internship?
• Break class into four groups.
• Make a list of things employers (even the
  military) look for when hiring people (5 minutes)
• Share with the larger group (5 minutes)

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Employers hire based on

• Resumes
• Extra curricular activities
• College background
• Fit/Personality
• Background checks
• Recommendations

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Background Checks

• Most private sector and government workplaces
  incorporate background checks.
• What is a background check?
• A thorough investigation of the candidates
  employment, education, and social history that
  helps ensure the employer that the candidate is
  the person he or she claims to be.
• Sometimes, background checks expose a different
  picture than the candidate reported through
  resumes, interviews, and applications.

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Perception
Resume Version of candidate
Google version of candidate
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The www Resume

• What can be accessed during a background check?
• Googling a potential employee
• Checking Facebook, MySpace, Youtube, etc.
• Checking Sex Offender Registry
• Checking Police Records
• Checking Court Records

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Who Would You Hire?
Internship Candidate A Internship Candidate B Internship Candidate C
Educational Experience Excellent Academic Record Above Average Academic Record Average Academic Record
Former Employment Former Employers speak favorably. Former Employers speak favorably. Former Employers speak favorably.
College Experience GPA 3.8 High ranking honors society, helps little old ladies cross the street GPA 3.1 GPA 2.4 Club sport, active in church
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Whom did you choose?

• Which candidate does your group think would be
  the best company intern?
• Explain your decision to the larger group

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Does Background Check Change Your Mind?
Internship Candidate A Internship Candidate B Internship Candidate C
Background Check Convicted Criminal Assault Clean Record Clean Record
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Hiring Game Round 2Who Would You Hire?
Employee Candidate D Employee Candidate E Employee Candidate F
Educational Experience Citadel graduate 3.3 GPA C of C graduate 2.5 GPA UNC graduate 3.3 GPA
Former Employment Five years in same job. Great reviews. Two jobs in two years. Good reviews. Four years in same job. Good reviews.
Community Activities Habitat for Humanity, Deacon in church. Gives to many charities. Volunteers in soup kitchen. Teaches Sunday school to underprivileged children. Works with unwed teenage mothers group, Boys Club volunteer
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Whom Did You Choose?

• Which candidate does your group think would be
  the best employee?
• Explain your decision to the larger group

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Want to Change Your Mind?
Employee Candidate D Employee Candidate E Employee Candidate F
Background Check Speeding Violations Clean Record FaceBook account with pictures of people using drugs and drinking irresponsibly, sexually offense remarks and pictures, group membership to racist/sexist groups
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Choices Matter

• Prevent potential employer from thinking you are
  sexist, racist, potential criminal, or just too
  immature
• Keep your internet accounts clean
• Remember everything on your account shows your
  true character
• Dont join groups that support racism, sexism, or
  discrimination of any kind
• Dont join groups that celebrate illegal
  activities
• Dont write anything that might be considered
  offensive
• Dont post offensive Youtube videos
• Dont post pictures that are demeaning or dicey
• Check your accounts frequently to make sure
  nobody else has added pictures, videos, or
  remarks that will make YOU look bad

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Military ExampleWho Gets Promoted?
Promotion Candidate G Promotion Candidate H Promotion Candidate I
Qualified v v v
Track Record Excellent Excellent Excellent
Background Check Speeding Violation Clean Record Convicted of DUI
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Preconceived notions about drunk drivers

• Reckless
• Alcoholic
• Grungy, smelly, unshaven
• Irresponsible

Poor Judgment Command are mutually exclusive
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You make the call

• Getting pulled over after having 2 drinks with
  dinner can get you the same record as someone who
  stumbles and closes down the bars at 2AM.

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Preventing a DUI/DWI record

• Never drink and drive, even just a few.
• Taxi
• Designated Driver
• Saferide Program
• Just Walk or Wait

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Right to Privacy?

• Remember
• Anything you put on the internet is there forever
• Any material submitted to Facebook becomes
  property of Facebook
• Employers check Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.
• Privacy clauses are easy to get around if someone
  really wants to find information about you

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Policy Review--SC State Law--

• The legal age for drinking alcohol is
• 21 years old
• DUI is defined as operating a vehicle
• (boat, auto, bicycle, or motorcycle)
• while under the influence of alcohol
• SC Law states that a person with a
• Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level over .08
  is considered
• legally intoxicated.
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  Possible results for offenders?
• -- Fines,
  jail time, and loss of drivers license
• -- Increase
  in insurance rates or eligibility for
• insurance
  dropped

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The Citadel Alcohol Policy (1)

• No alcohol consumption or possession on Citadel
  property
• Barracks, campus, Hagood Stadium, College Park,
  Beach House--REGARDLESS OF AGE
• Cadets 21 or older may drink off campus within
  the confines of the law, and are expected to
  behave with honor
• Cadets may receive dismissal from the college for
  the following offenses
• -alcohol use or possession on-campus, second
  offense
• -alcohol use off-campus that discredits The
  Citadel
• -DUI conviction

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The Citadel Alcohol Policy (2)

• Cadets may receive demerits, tours, and a
  mandated alcohol abuse evaluation at the
  Counseling Center for the following offenses
• -alcohol use or possession by a minor off-campus
  
• -open alcohol container off- or on-campus
• -alcohol related disturbance
• Cadets may receive demerits, tours, a mandated
  alcohol abuse evaluation at the Counseling
  Center, and a company transfer for
• -alcohol use or possession by a minor on-campus
• -three or more Alcohol I offenses during cadet
  career
• -- MANDATORY CONDUCT REVIEW BOARD

MAKE THE RIGHT CALL AND HELP A CLASSMATE MAKE
THE RIGHT CALL, TOO
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Citadel Policy -- Other Drugs

• Zero tolerance
• For possession, solicitation, distribution, sale,
  or use of hallucinogenic, narcotic, or other
  controlled substances or drug paraphernalia
• Policy applies to all cadets ANY TIME OR ANY
  PLACE
• Policy also applies to prescription drugs for
  which there is no prescription. You cannot share
  your prescriptions with anyone.
• Any of those offenses may result in expulsion

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Point to Ponder--Russ Keller--

• A leader is visible all of the time, living in a
  glass house.  Keep in mind the audience is a big
  one and ever present.
• PRACTICAL ADVICE  Dont look at the glass house
  as something negative the glass house effect is
  actually a huge advantage that gives us the
  opportunity to reinforce the good stuff all the
  time

Never Underestimate Your Effect on Others
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Rules of the Road
Honor Duty respect
Be a leaderall the time
WINGMANCAVEMAN
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BREAK BREAK
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Syllabus
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Program Adjustments

• LTP syllabus with training focus (copy provided)
• Intent 80 LTP required for progress through
  four-class system
• Make up training on Wed, end of term
• Computer-based LTP attendance
• Computer-based peer evaluations
• Personal insight inform, not part of rank boards
• TAC-led training on purpose and mechanics of peer
  evals
• LDT coordination lunch meeting - TBD
• Scheduling, alignment focus

The company TAC, in coordination with the
leadership development team, will determine the
instructor of record and ensure appropriate level
of preparation for all LTP events, except for
cases where the instructor is specifically
designated on the operations and training
schedule. Specific names are typically listed
for guest speaker and battalion-level training.
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• QUESTIONS

MAKE THE RIGHT CALL AND HELP A CLASSMATE MAKE
THE RIGHT CALL, TOO