How do you react to bad news?

COL Lee Flemming — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 05:44:26 -0400

Response by COL Lee Flemming made Aug 3 at 2016 5:49 AM

COL Lee Flemming — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 05:49:49 -0400

Knowing how you react to adversity and calming yourself so that you provide intelligible, understood and appropriate guidance / orders is essential. In some cases it could be life or death, in others it will be a lost sensitive item or a failed mission. Are you truly adding value to the situation as a leader or increasing the stress level and reducing the efficiency of all involved? You should truly be your calmest when the stakes are highest.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Aug 3 at 2016 6:19 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 06:19:14 -0400

Depends on the type of bad news. A death, great sadness, someone I know being hurt, I'm someone you don't want to see mad.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 3 at 2016 1:27 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:27:42 -0400

like a champ. its not easy but gotta deal with it.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 3 at 2016 2:36 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:36:33 -0400

Bad news, AKA adversity, I generally meet with determination to overcome and defeat. A little adversity gives you focus; a lot of adversity builds character.
Sometimes though, enough bad news gets thrown at you that it can overwhelm you. That is when you need your teammates, family, and the Good Lord to pick you up.

Response by SCPO Jason McLaughlin made Oct 19 at 2016 1:41 PM

SCPO Jason McLaughlin — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:41:28 -0400

Throat Punch the messenger!