How Chris Kyle Was The Most Lethal Sniper During American...

It is one thing to initiate change and think of ethics within your unit using the principles and concepts from this course. It is a whole other experience to initiate any of these practices during combat operations out of necessity to save lives. Chris Kyle was a U.S. Navy Seal sniper during the battle of Rhamadi in 2006. Chris is known as the most lethal sniper in American history and for his autobiography American Sniper. The website visionary leader.org says that â€Å"visionary leaders require core values, clear vision, empowering relationships and innovative action†. Chris Kyle displayed these characteristics throughout his career. However, his most notable display of these individualities came while performing combat operations in†¦show more content†¦Sniper over-watch is a task where a sniper takes an elevated position to protect advancing troops with intelligence on their surroundings and lethal fire if necessary. During these over-watch missions, Chris discovered that the Marines were not proficient with the necessary skills for this type of battle. This became painfully evident to him by the number of Marines he witnessed through the lens of his sniper scope being carried away by their friends. At that moment, his new mission was whatever was necessary to save Marines. Chris had specialized training in this type of warfare being waged and knew that he could train these guys to endure. According to the Thomas N. Barnes Center, Change Management (pg 17) change is about survival and Chris wanted them to survive. He had built a rapport with these Marines over the course of a few months. That rapport set the stage for his plan. He spoke with the Marine platoon sergeant to gain permission to train his men. Promptly after that conversation Chris started a training regime that taught them everything they needed to know about asymmetric warfare, Navy Seal style of course. After he completed his training regime, his vision was soon to become a reality. He proceeded to build teams who now possessed necessary skills in asymmetric warfare and he motivated and inspired and gave them goals to attain. He then empowered them and