I'll weigh in on the alpha dog issue a little bit. Saul and Victor are not alphas, they are doers. Neither one is a leader, they are the guys that get stuff done. Gunhands, action guys, whatever you want to call it. That I think is one of the reasons they are so frustrated. These are not the guys who have big picture plan or strategy. In the moment tactics, they can create and adapt to but they don't have much forethought. Saul's recklessness is because he doesn't think things through, he just goes to the next step because it is all he can see. Victor is used to be a loyal hound, following orders. They are both stubborn and think for themselves, because being considered a mindless follower is what these guys hate most.

Michael is pretty close to an alpha once he establishes himself. In Chapter 2, Pegs and Riley begin to look to Michael as the leader right away without being told who is in charge. He needs to correct them that Angel is the officer. Once Michael returns from the colony everyone naturally looks to him as the leader. The second that Michael hears about Lizzie being kicked out, he falls back into leader mode very naturally. But Michael does have weaknesses and confidence issues, keeping him from being a perfect alpha. However it does make him a complex and interesting character.

Burt falls in strange place in between doer and leader. He would be happy to be a doer, but when he thinks he has a better idea he will voice it. Unfortunately this happens at every meeting. I think Burt's problem, which he states is that he is used to military leadership. Marines he can lead, but this is a group of civilians and they function different. It is VERY different to lead those two mindsets of people. Also Burt had to lead back in Vietnam, so he may be a little rusty. Plus his long funk after Shirley's death hasn't done much for Burt's people skills. He tells Saul that he essentially sat around watching movies for months. I don't think leadership abilities, and people skills came back as easily as sharpshooting