# Sea Control 586: What Moral Leadership Looks Like with William Spears

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Podcast: [Sea Control](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sea-control-989356)
Published: 2025-09-16T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Commander William Spears, U.S. Navy, joins the program to discuss his article, “What Moral Leadership Looks Like,” which examines the philosophical approach of Admiral Stockdale during his time as a POW in North Vietnam. Commander William C. Spears is a submarine warfare officer in the U.S. Navy and the author of Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy: Insights on the Morality of Military Service, forthcoming in November by Casemate Publishers. Addison Pellerano edited and produced this episode.

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