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In  your preliminary reading of Shiloh - In Hell Before Night by James Lee Mcdonough, you may recall that Braxton Bragg, commanding the Confederate Second Corps in the Army of Mississippi, was concerned about the lack of discipline in the young Army gathered for battle. He remarked to G.T. Beauregard (Army Commander) include: "the mobs we have, miscalled soldiers" and "unrestrained habits of pillage and plunder". Also written of the young Union Army of the Tennessee by a Chicago Times correspondent: "some of the soldiers had no respect for anything." So... How do YOU instill fire-line discipline? What leadership techniques do you use to build habit and discipline as you gather young men and women to serve in violent and uncertain environments -- habits and disciplines to ensure they maintain a healthy respect for the environment, each other, and the communities they serve? How do you sustain those disciplines with veteran firefighters? How do you integrate firefighting organizations with less discipline or capability into your incident management organization as the complexity of the incident grows? We look forward to learning with you!
The OMNA Team
JD, Craig, David, Eric | 
