Hope is not a method. As a leader, I had to act. I had to make things happen that would guide us into the future, and I had to do my best to keep bad things from happening, things which would have a negative effect on some future battlefield. The best professionals . They are not afraid to tell people of their fondness for what they do.
Good soldiers like to soldier.
They like to get dirty at the range, to drink cold coffee in the dark, have rain drip down their neck in the company of their comrades in arms. You have to love what you do. It sounds a little unrealistic, I know, and for some it is unfortunately an elusive concept. If you like what you do and who you work with, you will accomplish more. Medal Copyright 1999 by the President and Trustees of Norwich University.