I learned alot from my 1st sqd ldr at carson 84 to 86.
Prior sevice 2 tour 173rd Vietnam vet.
SSG Earl Dunn
Black dude from NYC , mini fro and a t bird with curb finders on it.
I know I emulated his leadership style thru out my career.
You either perform to or above the standard in everything or you were a schitbird no matter what color you were.
I'm pretty sure I passed on alot of SSG Dunn to my joes during my time.
Been going on since Von Stueben hit valley forge and jerked a knot in the Continental Army,s azz and got em trained up to go toe to toe with the redcoats.