Even when you rest, scan the horizon.
You only truly appreciate sunrise if you've endured the cold night.
It only takes a few grains of carbon to turn a sophisticated weapon system into a club.
It doesn't matter how good the truck looks if it breaks down constantly.
You are never given a promotion or award that matters. You earn the ones that count.
No job operates independently. The Intel weenie doesn't directly engage the enemy, but the infantryman can't be utilized effectively if he doesn't know where the enemy is.
A march is only long if you haven't done it before.
Sometimes it's a blast, sometimes it's just a paycheck. If you can't remember the last time it was a blast, get another job.
It doesn't matter how heavy a load you carry at the beginning of the march.
Any moron can shoot. It takes skill to hit.
If you're not willing to maintain and fix it, you don't get to drive it.
Take pleasure from the small things. They may be all you get.
Leadership is more than giving orders.
Sometimes you have to be at the bottom of a well to see the light.
Genetics doesn't make a family.
Say hello as if you haven't seen them in years.
Say good-bye as if you'll never see them again.
Cherish the ones that are there, honor the ones that came before, and train the ones that are new.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thoughts from a former life
I wrote these a few years ago, but they still sound good. Enjoy.
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