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What Did Jocko Do?

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Join Jocko and Leif At Muster

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When do you hold the line as a leader—and when do you let things slide?

In this clip, Leif Babin shares two powerful stories from Task Unit Bruiser in Ramadi under Jocko Willink’s leadership. The first: why Jocko was absolutely resolute about every SEAL knowing how to program their radios—a standard that literally saved lives on the battlefield. The second: how Leif and Seth Stone secretly created a Task Unit Bruiser patch, violated Jocko’s direct order, and what Jocko chose not to do when he found out.

You’ll see the dichotomy of leadership in action:

Being resolute but not overbearing

Enforcing standards that matter

Letting small things ride to build trust, morale, and camaraderie

Protecting your leadership capital instead of feeding your ego

Use this to reflect on your own team: Where do you need to hold the line—and where are you crushing people over “patches” that don’t actually impact the mission?

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