YOU ARE THERE: It is June 1918 and you are standing in an 8 foot deep trench on the Western Front in World War I. You are standing in about 6 inches of mud and cold rain water. You have mild trench foot and a nasty cold. You look down at your sleeve and you mildly regard your new chevrons for Sgt that where handed to you last week by your command officer, Lt G. S. Patton. He held a small staff meeting with you and the other Non-Commissioned Officers about an hour ago and told you that you will be leading the platoon "over the top" at precisely noon.
You look at your watch and notice the time is exactly 11:58 a.m. Knowing that you will lose approximately 60 to 70% of your soldiers due to the enemy's machine guns in the first 5 minutes of combat, explain the leadership you will need to demonstrate to be successful in getting your troops out of the trench and on their way.