- Prologue
- Introduction - So you want to be a Squadron Commander?
- Becoming a Squadron Commander
- Your tour of duty and your expectations
- Getting started
- Maintaining records
- Communication - One of the two keys
- Your pilots and you
- New pilots - get them to LT!
- Keeping your squadron informed
- Your squadron report
- Communication equals engagement!
- Engagement - The second key: The beatings will continue until morale improves
- Giving your pilots things to do
- Giving your pilots a sense of purpose
- The CMDR "voice"
- Fostering a sense of identity - the rise of Sin Squadron
- Special guest lecture by General Gilbert Frown - the joys of paperwork and day to day management
- Completing your MSE spreadsheet
- Carryover points
- Requirements for earning medals
- Requirements for promotion
- Your Flight Leaders
- Choosing an executive officer - purpose and reasoning
- Requirements for Flight Leaders
- Issues you may face as a Squadron Commander
- Problem pilots
- The "I'm here" pilot
- AWOL pilots
- Leaves of absence
- Resources to help you
- Fellow and former Squadron Commanders
- Your Wing Commander and Commodore
- The TC Command Staff
- The EH Command Staff
- How do I measure success?
- Conclusion
- Course Test
- Acknowledgements
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