A. Define the command climate and describe its effect on the outcome of the mission. How do you assess the command climate when you check into a new command? Does a new Marine have the ability to identify the
elements of a command climate?
B. Analyze the organizational and institutional impact of the command climate within 1st Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment (Black Hearts). What went wrong at each level of command? What were the effects on the soldiers, the institution, the nation?
C. What are the common habits of toxic leaders? What strategies can be utilized to operate within toxic environments? What strategies were applied in the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment? What would you do?
D. What are the challenges or obstacles to establishing a positive command climate? How does hazing, sexual assault, and alcohol abuse effect command climates? How can these challenges be overcome?
E. What methods can leaders use to renew or preserve the indicators of leadership that are imperative to command climate? How do our expectations affect our Marines?
F. What is the supportive relationship between horizontal and vertical cohesion? Which of these types of cohesion does a toxic leader promote? What occurs if there is an imbalance in cohesion?
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