Band of Brothers Discussion: Breaking Point (Episode 7)

Today we talk about the seventh episode of Band of Brothers (The Breaking Point).  This episode is leadership heavy, providing both stellar and poor examples throughout.  A few topics we dive into below: - Where's Dike?  A leader does have to be in multiple places, but he seems to always get it wrong. - When do officers shoot?  Lots of ways an officer is supposed to supplement the fight, but usually it's not with their own weapon. - Violence of action in the attack of Foy. - Commander's Intent and how the military executes operations. - Value in the men thinking LT Spears is the baddest dude in Europe. Sayre was a Ranger-qualified Infantry Officer and served as a platoon leader for the entirety of a twelve month deployment to Zhari District, Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment during the troop surge of 2010-2011.