Consider the dynamic of legitimate power at work when it comes the Military.

1. Do you think that legitimate power is a less-deserved or less-earnest power than some of the others discussed in the content? Is the predominance of legitimate power necessary to a military hierarchy? Why or why not?

2. On the subjectof transformational leadership, how do you think followers can strike a healthy balance between credulity (inbeing manipulated by the charisma of a talented orator), and cynicism (in being overly-skeptical about the sincerity of a leader's words and actions)?