Ranger Regiment J1 in Afghanistan

About this episode

Scott Filbert shares his leadership experiences and insights from his time in the 75th Ranger Regiment and as a personnel officer in Afghanistan.

While serving as an infantry officer in the 75th Ranger Regiment, First Lieutenant Scott Filbert was deployed to Afghanistan to serve as the J1, or personnel officer, for a joint special operations task force. In this episode of The Spear, Scott describes the leadership lessons he learned along his path from West Point cadet to the Ranger Regiment and back to West Point again as an instructor, as well as the dangers of "lying to ourselves" in terms of personnel management and mission readiness.

People in this episode

Guest: Scott Filbert

Topics covered

• leadership lessons
• personnel management
• mission readiness
• military deployment
• Ranger Regiment

Keywords

• Ranger Regiment
• Afghanistan
• leadership
• personnel officer
• military
• West Point
• mission readiness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 75th Ranger Regiment, West Point, Modern War Institute

Places: Afghanistan

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