Send us Fan Mail

In the Air Force Special Warfare pipeline and beyond, you will be wholly immersed in training every day you show up to work. So, how do we design training? What's the science behind how we train? 

We brought on Dr. Preston Cline, founder of the Mission Critical Team Institute (MCTI), to discuss the importance of cultivating and developing instructors in the military. He highlights the challenges of transitioning from operator to instructor and emphasizes the need for humility, curiosity, and empathy in training. Preston also addresses the cultural challenges within the Air Force and the importance of validating instructors with scientific data. 

He emphasizes the value of repetition and experience in instruction and the need for job creation and cultivation of NCOs throughout their careers. Additionally, he discusses the impact of the hard life on special operators and the need for honest conversations about long-term effects. 

The conversation explores the challenges and opportunities for senior NCOs in providing value and influencing change within the military institution. It emphasizes the importance of flexibility, communication, and understanding the language of officers to accomplish meaningful outcomes. The discussion also highlights the need for humility, continuous learning, and maintaining a sense of humor throughout one's career. 

The chapters cover topics such as the challenges of providing value as a senior NCO, working with officers, solving problems for one up and one down, the importance of trust, learning from mistakes as an instructor, and taking responsibility for the hard path.


Make sure to follow everything that Dr. Preston Cline is doing through his project, Mission Critical Team Institute over at https://missioncti.com/# and make sure to check out his podcast, the MCTI TeamCast everywhere you can download your podcasts!


Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background of Mission Critical Team Institute
01:03 The Commonalities Between Wilderness Guides and Special Operations
07:37 Adapting to Change and Developing the Next Generation
09:00 The Challenges of Transitioning from Operator to Instructor
10:40 The Role of Leadership in Developing Instructors
22:15 The moral challenge of fighting a 12 year old cancer patient 
22:34 The Challenge of Burnout and the Value of Each Interaction
27:38 The Evolution of Tactics and the Importance of Flexibility
29:16 The Need for Cultivating NCOs Throughout Their Careers
32:30 The Importance of Experience and Flexibility in NCOs
34:07 Dr. Cline's take on call-outs 
49:31 Maintaining Humility and Seeing the Big Picture
52:00 Learning from Mistakes as an Instructor
54:23 Weaponized Curiosity and Sense of Humor
57:40 Finding New Hobbies and Learning
01:00:29 Taking Responsibility for the Hard Path

Support the show

Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE

Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE

Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com

Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com

Collabs:
Ones Ready - OnesReady.com
18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY
ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete
Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY
DFND Apparel...