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Captain Sobel's Character Analysis

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During Captain Sobel’s training of the 506th PIR, he showed character flaws, which lead his company to hate him and respect his rank but not his person. He was hated so much that “Easy Company’s junior officers found they simply could not emulate the image of Sobel and live with himself.” As an officer in the United States Army, one is charged with leading soldiers, this is no simple task and comes with its fair share of difficulties. The difficulty of this task is no excuse for reckless behavior nor is it an excuse for overbearing standards. An officer should expect the best from his soldiers, but one must not act in a way that Sobel did by expecting the impossible. A way in which one prevents this from happening is clear communication with the chain of command and self-discipline. An officer must possess the self-discipline and self-regulation when he is dealing with anyone, especially his own soldiers. It is very important to set a maintainable bar for his soldiers to reach, and only when there is a clear deviance from these standards should an officer take action. …show more content…

LT. Winters is an example of an officer with achievable yet high standards, he emulates this through his leadership style of doing by being a good subordinate while providing constructive criticism to his subordinates. This is evident when he reprimands one of his soldiers who was gambling with enlisted soldiers. He provides a clear reason as to why it is not okay to do this, that is because “you should never take anything from them.” and he is able to get his point across without an unrealistic

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