Posted on Aug 31, 2021
What Traits Have You Learned in The Service That You Want to Instill in Your Children or Loved Ones? Login & Share to Win!
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Posted 4 y ago
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Do the job right the first time, and do the job so you would be proud to put your name on it..
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The primary traits are attention to detail and a higher sense of awareness in my surroundings. What I try to pass to my children is pride and sense of importance in their ideas and work, as well as helping whomever you are joined with in completing a task or objective, ie teamwork.
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I was extremely blessed with outstanding training, and leadership, at the unit, as well as the command level. Due to our mission assignments, we were trained to be a cohesive team, one protecting everyone, as in a family with only the successful completion of the objectives being at the forefront of our concerns. So I've tried to instill a devotion to each other, dead set honesty, integrity, a clear and delineated focus on the task at hand, and completion of the objective with each one responsible to each other, and acknowledgment that it was a shared accomplishment.
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Discipline! This is one of the biggest that I passed on to my children. I also tried to teach them organization.
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Lots of times things in life (orders, why people act the way they do) isn’t going to make sense, and if you wait for an explanation before taking action you’ll be left behind. Just nod and go with it.
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Respect for the flag and for others. This trait is sadly lacking in today's society with the attitude of what's in it for me instead of what can I do for others.
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Teamwork can get you through anything. As part of a team, regardless of the size (team, squad, platoon, etc), if you work together you can accomplish the goal, task, or objective. Each individual has their own task and/or skills, but together what seems impossible is achievable.
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CMSgt Caryn Chipman
So True! No one is, or should be, alone. So many think they are, usually when they need support the most.
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Respect for our flag and military. Support the constitution of the United States.
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Plan ahead of time. If you need to do something or to go somewhere next week, Plan how you are going to do it today. Don't just expect that someone will come to your rescue on the day that you need something. If you hangout with losers you can expect to be a loser too. Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood you can, and not the other way around. Finally if you fail to plan then you plan to fail.
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Love of God and country! Also a new respect for our flag. It’s sad to see how many disrespect our flag today. Too bad everyone doesn’t have to serve.
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To be a leader, always respect yourself, and never worry what other people say or think, but always show respect for other people and their beliefs.
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Respect for my sailors, responsibility for myself and my actions, courage, commitment to my people and my country.
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Accept responsibility for all that you do. Trust subordinates to do as you task them, when possible allow them to fail as a learning experience.
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The importance of safety. We love to do projects, and even while doing chores, we pay attention to safety. We wear shoes when using the lawn mower. We wear safety goggles when sawing wood. We wear long pants when weed-whacking. Don't climb a ladder in shower shoes, and make sure you have a second person to hold the ladder. I could go on, but you get the idea. Before the Navy, I was careless. The Navy taught me that our lives depend on our attention to safety practices.
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Getting out of my comfort zone and discovering that when I thought I could not do more I learned that I was able to do a great deal more, thanks to Ranger School and Airborne School.
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