Since the beginning of men kind, leaders and followers existed. There is always going to be people leading and following. Especially in the military and its nature of ranks and position, someone will lead and someone will follow. The servant leadership and followership requires mutual trust and understanding to bring success to the mission. To achieve this mutual trust and understanding, both leader and the follower must understand they cannot achieve the common goal without each other.
Being a servant leader is not an easy task. This job requires lot of commitment and time off the clock. Servant leaders place their soldiers’ needs above their own.