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congrats. I feel your anxiety. When I went to Fork Union Military Academy in high school, a select few seniors would be chosen to be officers their last year. They might have been privates or NCOs their Junior year then suddenly, BAM! they're "O"s. It's tough to lead people who might have been your friends before you assumed the mantle of leader. Don't let your authority go to your head, you might be in command but you are no better than your subordinates. I saw this happen to many, if not most people thrust into leadership positions. Year after year, the coolest guys would come into their senior year and become the biggest pricks on the planet. The opposite also happened. A very small few would one year be just the geekiest, wimpy mother fuckers but would turn into great leaders.
If you have the time, pick up some good leadership books. My personal favorite (and required reading at West Point) is Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer.
Good luck man.
Run into any leadership challenges, give one of us old timers a hollar.