The Trail to Leadership by Quint Avenetti

A must read for parents (couples and single) trying to figure out how to raise young boys in todays connected and fingertip access society. A book on character development leading to values based approach to life culminating in strong leadership skills, solid values and strength of character. The 27 short chapters each assess a particular character trait and include an anecdote of personal experiences as a youth, as a Marine in combat and as a Scoutmaster and Scout leader for ten years. Several lessons in pinnacle leadership come from personal accounts with such famed national leaders as Generals James Mattis, Joseph Dunford and John Kelly during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the battle to seize Baghdad and Tikrit where the author was privileged to serve alongside them. Our countrys future will never be in doubt so long as we continue to develop leaders such as these great men and the countless young warriors of character and honor who placed others before self in the ultimate sacrifice. This book relates several accounts of selfless sacrifice of men in combat and how the root of their actions comes down to one word CHARACTER.