Role as a Battlefield Leader

As a battlefield leader, you are very concerned about, “Are we going to the right place? Are we in the right location? Am I reading the map properly? Do I have enough ammunition? Do I have enough water? What’ll I do about food? How will I evacuate the wounded? ” You know, you have so much to think about.and to worry about. You don’t really have very much time for any reflection about how you feel about anything. In the morning you’re given your orders, you are to go to a certain place and to accomplish certain objectives and then from then on, leaders on the battlefield have got to make sure of these things - food, water, ammunition, removal of the wounded, escape routes and so on. And the awful fear that you might be in the wrong place. You know, that you’re not sure where you are. So you have a lot to think about. You don’t have time to... in that kind of a battle that’s night and day, there’s no time for reflection. You know, you get your orders and your whole focus is on how do we carry out these orders.