Today many students would assume not. We hear the Command and Control approach to leadership, which many label Military Leadership, is no longer appropriate. People resent being commanded. Instead, they want to be gently, not forcefully, persuaded. There is no longer a clear military threat to the United States of America.
Military service is no longer mandatory.
In fact, mandatory military service wasn t even required for the parents of today s military service men and women. Women now make up a large percentage of military personnel, and many women are gaining high-ranking positions in a military formerly dominated by men. It is unlikely the leadership approach that was appropriate during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or the Gulf War would be suitable today. Perhaps it was never fair to label the command and control approach the military approach. Successful military leaders have long understood the difference between barking a command in the midst of battle and gaining voluntary cooperation of men and women in less stressful situations.