A leader I thought was a effective, or successful leader and why.

When I went to my first airstation as a 3^rd class AD, I was assigned to duty section #2. The 1rst class petty officer was Dan Drumm.

Dan Drum cared about the people who worked for him. He took the time to get to know us. We had 24 hr duty every 4^th day, so there was plenty of opportunity to know us.

We would work late into the night, and Dan, who was also a standardization board instructor, would painstakingly train us in all of the aspects of being a flight mechanic.

I’ll never forget him sitting on a roll around stool, with a headset on, asking the crewman to “Con Me In”. He would apply hydraulic and electric power to the aircraft, and have the student act as a rescue hoist operator, right there on the hangar deck. He would scoot on the stool, wherever the student Conned him to for very effective training.

He had 13 years experience at that point on the HH52 airframe, so he was the go-to guy for every aircraft maintenance person at the station. He had much enthusiasm for his job.

He also, made us the most efficient duty section. We got the most work done knowing we had the best section.

Dan also had no problem delegating. He also stood up for his crew.

He would always thank us for our work. He would make sure that he was fair, and push to get us liberty, after some all nighters.

1rst class petty officer Dan Drumm Airstation Brooklyn:

He cared about his people.
He cared about the job.
He instilled confidence in his people.
Extremely knowledgeable.
Enjoyed training us.
Delegated confidently without offending.
Defended his people.
He was fair.
He always thanked us for our hard work.
He gave me excellent marks.
We had fun too!