How do you show leadership ability and potential if you have no one to lead?

Leaders create change, therefore you must be able to prove you can do this. Start with yourself as a project, are you growing in character? community involved? going to college? building IDPS? Are you being coachable? BLUF change starts with you prove to yourself you can change then learn on how to influence others. Career progression will follow naturally with your self-invested change. (good book to read Influencer by Patterson)

You have to take charge. You are always going to be pressured or road blocked by your peers, its competition. However NCOs see what your doing, and pay attention to how you handle it. Keep your cool and don't get in to fist fights, lol. As a SPC you probably have enlisted Soldier lower than you around. Enforce standards and discipline before and NCO has to. This will in turn show your NCOs that he/she no longer has devote as much time in that sector and focusing on taking the reins from their supervisor. As far as other SPC you have to find a way to handle this on your level, just don't make it an issue. If you continue to run into issues describe the scenarios to your NCO, it may be something that NCO might have to handle. If these SPC are in the process of ETS or being chaptered then your going to see issues consistently from them. Don't pursue conflict with Soldiers, issue tasks that need completed and when they don't engage in these tasks report back to your NCO.

Start separating yourself from the other Soldiers. This doesn't mean to hold yourself higher than them. You should still continue to work, Soldiers will always respect a Leader that isn't afraid to do what is asked. When I say separate yourself I mean that when you become an NCO it will be more difficult if you don't start now. You may or may not be moved to another team/squad/platoon/company/etc which means these Soldiers that are your friends now will have to take orders from you later. This creates conflict when being fair and impartial. When you tell someone the latrine needs to be cleaned. Come to find out the toilet needs to be emptied cause someone wiped or dropped a whole pack of brown paper towels in the bowl and it can't flush. "Aw man I thought we were friends, make him do it."


Hope all that helps!

Have you applied for PLDC or BNOC or even Possibly any other leadership school... pathfinder Ranger ... Jump or Air assault school any thing that set you above and ahead of your Pers... have you applied for any collage or correspondence courses...
Any ting to show you are trying to Improve your position and abilities...