Hi Erin,
Leaders are those that inspire others to improve themselves or to try harder to succeed. Yes there are leaders at all levels of a company and most are not in power positions.
The Green Beret was not taught to be a leader but trained in one particular aspect of leadership. You must understand that this is not necessarily a bad thing as for them it means the safety of the team and the lives of the team members. I respect that and honor that being a veteran.
However I do not think that type of leadership equates into the business world very well as the members of the business have not been trained in that type of regimented system.
In business your type of leadership will take companies farther in todays world.
As leaders we must seek to understand every aspect of leadership and to understand the roots and basis of each type.
There is no right or wrong here just a difference!
Please keep up the good work. As a leader we learn and move on.
Joseph