August 11, 2015 Dear David, Re: “Solitude and Leadership: If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts.” By William Deresiewicz I have taken my time responding to you because you are asking for my opinion, thoughts, even reflections on the subject of leadership. The presentation was tailored and targeted to a specific group, a plebe class early in their first academic year at USMA. These young men and women are near identical to those attending the other service academies (USNA, USAFA, USCGA, MMA). The Army plebes are representative youth from across the nation because, the selection process dictates appointments are offered from each congressional district and two from each state, at large, by each senator. As extraordinary as these men and women are, the classes could be filled from certain regions of the country exclusively if it were just based on the qualifications, academic and otherwi
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