Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom. - Jocko Willink

Discipline equals freedom.

Belief in the mission ties in with the fourth Law of Combat: Decentralized Command (chapter 8). The leader must explain not just what to do, but why. It is the responsibility of the subordinate leader to reach out and ask if they do not understand. Only when leaders at all levels understand and believe in the mission can they pass that understanding and belief to their teams so that they can persevere through challenges, execute and win.

leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.

But if you get out there and do your best, you will either win, or you will learn.