[center][h2]Jack Caesar[/h2][/center]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/Qt3EVIq.png[/img] Before the war. California State University student, poli-sci major, future king-maker.

2) [u]City/State/Country of Origin[/u]: Palo Alto, California, USA.

3) [u]What do you consider the most important quality in a leader, and why?[/u] The most important quality in a leader is character assessment. A leader needs to know what to expect, and how to plan ahead for it. In order to determine what to expect, a leader needs to know how to read the signs of the people around him. Is this ally loyal, or resentful of your leadership? Is this enemy complacent, or are they planning to move against you? Are the people satisfied with your leadership, or are they a single incident away from civil unrest? Being able to read the language of the unspoken word is a quality shared by the best leaders in history. Those without this talent have unfortunately caused the situation we're in now. They didn't see this coming. They say no one did. I say someone should have.

4) [u]Describe a time when you could have demonstrated good leadership skills, but failed to do so.[/u] My sophomore year, I was invited to the UN Summit as a student ambassador. I declined at the time, feeling as though my career path in political science didn't have time for humanitarian efforts. I had a new girlfriend, a scholarship, and though war loomed on the horizon, that just seemed like an opportunity for more doors to open to me. I declined at the time, and just years later, my girlfriend is lost - probably dead. My school was decimated in one of the earliest bombings, and war is all around us, closing doors on opportunities and lives all around us. Could I have made a difference? A useless question, now. I didn't go, and here we are today.

5) [u]If you were the leader of a world power, what are the first three steps you would take toward ending the war?[/u] First: A tactical dismantling of the tactical leadership in hostile foreign nations. North Korea, Syria, Afghanistan - remove their leadership and the infrastructure crumbles. Second: Shore up any loose ends within the UN. Re-negotiate peace treaties, forge new alliances, broker an 'Us vs Them' stance that clearly paints the picture of who is on our side and who is an enemy. There can be no neutrality this time around. Not with this much at stake. Third: A concentrated push with our sworn allies into those countries aligned against our own, for a total annihilation of those that would see this war prolonged. 

6) [u]In wartime, which is more important - military protocol, or the morale of the people?[/u] Military Protocol. A war fought with precision, disciplined soldiers, and a solid command structure is one that can be waged with efficiency and a minimum of casualties. High morale is a side-effect of war waged well, not a goal.

7) [u]Throughout all of history, name the leader whose style you would most closely emulate, and why.[/u] Stalin. Stalin came into power while his country was at an all-time low. Despite the fact that many like to parade the high death rate of the time, it is important to note that those deaths can be directly attributed to Lenin's administration. Far from passing the blame, Stalin accepted the flawed nation that was handed to him, and under his iron-fisted rule, the country flourished, becoming a military power and quadrupling it's resource output, restoring an economy that had collapsed twice, and holding off Hitler, a feat accomplished by few in that era. During this time of war and rebuilding, the world needs a Stalin to help pick up the pieces and put them back together better than they were.

8) [u]Rank the following in order of least to most important: Wilderness survival, espionage training, getting a good night's rest, the art of persuasion, martial prowess, agricultural skill.[/u] Getting a good night's rest, the art of persuasion, espionage training, wilderness survival, agricultural skill, martial prowess.
9) [u]Which do you think has the capacity to be more dangerous in the long-term - the ongoing war, or the illness ravaging the population?[/u] The illness. Nuclear fallout has a maximum radius. This disease operates under no such confines. It is spreading without an end in sight.

10) [u]Describe your personality in in one concise paragraph.[/u] Strategically-inclined, I prefer to formulate a plan of action instead of a committee. When I have a goal I do not deviate from it, when I have an order I do not take short-cuts and I do not leave a job half-done. My commitment to my obligations is paramount, my pride is not a weakness but a signature upon my contract of personal honor.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/zFa2Wfz.png[/img] These days, the strategic moves I plan aren't simply for my country, they're for the human race.