How do you define AND identify a toxic leader?

I have experienced toxic leadership in several environments. The leaders involved (a term used loosely in this context) didn't lead. They bullied. They did not rely on superior technical skills, charisma, solid work ethic and a well defined moral compass to motivate subordinates. Those characteristics weren't available to these people.

They instead relied on fear and intimidation going out of their way to demean the crew and exert their power simply through force of their higher pay grade. They routinely failed to adhere to the service's core values and then intentionally inflicted difficulty on members who did hold fast to the required organizational standards. It was not enough that they lacked the ability or desire to do what should have been done, they worked diligently to make life nearly impossible for those service members who held themselves to a higher standard.

Toxic leadership needs to be weeded out at all coasts. I will give an example I won't give his name had a CSM talk about standards. This person got drunk at a party and punched an officer. Then kicked him while he was down. When CID was done with this they found that he was somehow getting away with using the government credit card to make   car payments. He stood in front of a brigade formation throwing chairs and stuff like he was crazy. If someone got in trouble in the brigade you had to come in with your chain of command officers to. A timeline of when where why this happen.  It wasn't to teach it was done to humiliate the person and it was done three groups one lower enlisted the all NCOS and last officers.

would you know that when he messed up then they stopped public things like that.

not long after he was arrested after the punching the officer. He got a DUI. The Brigade Commander did not relive him after the first thing. After the DUI that command got a general letter reprimand from the post commander. This guy was a complete over bearing toxic leader. There was  no mentoring just bulling.  I am shocked he even rose through the ranks. At that rank you need to be way more professional dealing with people . There should never feel like to standards. A person

should never be throwing chairs at people no matter who they are what there dam rank is.

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