He said leaders must set the example for others to follow, just as the secretary of defense, chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force took the anthrax vaccine. I am worried about whether people are following core values. Leadership is about what you do to posture your people and organization to survive. The correct posture, according to the surgeon general, includes a change in lifestyle. He feels the Air Force is moving in the right direction toward improvement, but that leaders must follow a path to reach everyone in uniform.
Diggers roll up their sleeves, pick up a shovel and start digging.
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