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John Buckridge

John Buckridge

CEO and founder of Spartan Aerospace Group and Executive Chairman of Turbine Engine Specialists; former President of Berkshire Hathaway's Marmon Group Aerospace division.

Sep 15, 2026

4:00
Talk to me a little bit more about that and the ideology around it.
4:03
There's a couple pieces to it.
4:05
Individually, anyone who's served, been to a military academy, et cetera, understands that the way the military operates is just different, different set of rules in terms of discipline, structure, et cetera, and it creates a crucible-style event, whether it's going through boot camp, whether it's going through a certain a school or just the experience in of itself.
4:28
And so it creates a different type of what I would consider a forged leader.
4:34
It's a bunch of different skills where you're not only developing alongside peers under great guidance and leadership, but under a tried and true leadership system that also allows you to be multifaceted.
4:49
I think in a lot of cases, The military is known for amazing leadership while also being kind of the school of hard knocks.
4:59
There's a lot of really phraseology in the military, hurry up and wait, right? And different things about having an incomplete picture with limited information or executing a mission with a limited picture or whatever the case may be.
9:10
I
3:45
Mm-hmm.
3:45
Different set of rules in terms of discipline, structure, et cetera, and it creates a crucible style event, whether it's going through boot camp, whether it's going through a certain A school, or just the experience in and of itself.
3:59
And so it creates a different type of what I would s- consider a forged leader.
4:05
It's a bunch of different skills where you're not only developing alongside peers under great guidance and leadership, but under a tried and true leadership system that also allows you to be multifaceted.

8 MINS LATER

12:00
Yeah.
12:00
Leadership is built on trust, honesty, good feedback loops, and ultimately growth.
12:06
And we are just eternally committed to building our team, creating great people and leaders at all levels, and that really resonates.
12:16
It should be very simple to do, but it's not.

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