RE: Can I just say, and I'm just being honest...
October 12, 2016 at 12:19 am
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2016 at 12:22 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
Yep. True concern is very much a part of earning loyalty, too.
When I deployed to Saudi after the war for my five-month stint, the Asst Chief gathered us station captains in his office, and the first words out of his mouth were, "ladies (yes, he called us ladies, leaven the message with humor), in this outfit you'll be the first to fight fire and the last to eat."
The message: lead by example, and take care of your troops first. As a rookie station captain, the seed landed on fertile soil.
You'll do fine, bud -- you got this.
When I deployed to Saudi after the war for my five-month stint, the Asst Chief gathered us station captains in his office, and the first words out of his mouth were, "ladies (yes, he called us ladies, leaven the message with humor), in this outfit you'll be the first to fight fire and the last to eat."
The message: lead by example, and take care of your troops first. As a rookie station captain, the seed landed on fertile soil.
You'll do fine, bud -- you got this.