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What Are Your Thoughts?2015-06-06T11:49:24-04:002015-06-06T11:49:24-04:00SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA728433<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great advice, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="106303" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/106303-88m-motor-transport-operator">SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL</a>. Thanks for sharing.Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Jun 6 at 2015 11:51 AM2015-06-06T11:51:30-04:002015-06-06T11:51:30-04:00COL Mikel J. Burroughs728513<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>One that I used forever when I was providing direction or briefing my staff on something, reviewing material with soldiers, or just barking out reminders, was: "If it isn't said, it isn't heard!" That is definitely not an original saying, but I can't tell you how many times I used that in my military career! I still use it with my daughters today (3 of them). Every once in awhile I sneak one in with the Commander General (The better half) and then take cover!Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jun 6 at 2015 12:41 PM2015-06-06T12:41:03-04:002015-06-06T12:41:03-04:00PO3 David Fries728523<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>One of my favorites was just a play on Semper Fi; Semper Gumby, Always Flexible. Be prepared for anything that can be thrown at you, because it probably will be.Response by PO3 David Fries made Jun 6 at 2015 12:47 PM2015-06-06T12:47:37-04:002015-06-06T12:47:37-04:00Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS728677<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There's a few good ones, I keep close to my heart, and I parrot them so often that I have forgot where I picked them up at this point.<br /><br />"Although you will be acknowledged for your efforts, you will be rewarded for your results" - This is much like Master Yoda's Do or do not, there is no try.<br /><br />"Don't overthink the problem" - I say this A LOT. Reduce a problem to the simplest possible solution. Execute, and then look at any other problems that popped up. Repeat until all problems are gone.Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Jun 6 at 2015 2:07 PM2015-06-06T14:07:34-04:002015-06-06T14:07:34-04:00LTC Stephen C.728739<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="106303" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/106303-88m-motor-transport-operator">SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL</a>, the best advice I received in the military came from COL(ret) Alton R. Barnes. He's a WWII veteran (CIB), retired as the Deputy Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard and has been a lifelong mentor for me and for countless others. His advice came in the form of a poem, and you may have seen this on another discussion thread. He recited this from memory to hundreds and hundreds of officer candidates. It really requires no explanation.<br /><br />"The Guy in the Glass"<br />by Dale Wimbrow (c. 1934)<br /><br />When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf*,<br />And the world makes you King for a day,<br />Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br />And see what that guy has to say. <br /><br />For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br />Who judgment upon you must pass.<br />The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br />Is the guy staring back from the glass. <br /><br />He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br />For he's with you clear up to the end,<br />And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br />If the guy in the glass is your friend. <br /><br />You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,<br />And think you're a wonderful guy,<br />But the man in the glass says you're only a bum<br />If you can't look him straight in the eye. <br /><br />You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br />And get pats on the back as you pass,<br />But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br />If you've cheated the guy in the glass.<br /><br />*moneyResponse by LTC Stephen C. made Jun 6 at 2015 2:37 PM2015-06-06T14:37:54-04:002015-06-06T14:37:54-04:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member728784<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I try to always remember, "Pointing a problem without offering a solution is just bitching". My first PSG told me this in 1995 and I have tried to always rememberResponse by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2015 3:04 PM2015-06-06T15:04:43-04:002015-06-06T15:04:43-04:00MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca729564<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Private Murphy has yet to fail me.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://pages.swcp.com/~russo/laws-o-combat.html">http://pages.swcp.com/~russo/laws-o-combat.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jun 6 at 2015 9:28 PM2015-06-06T21:28:16-04:002015-06-06T21:28:16-04:00MAJ Ken Landgren729573<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Always take care of the troops and fight for them.Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 6 at 2015 9:33 PM2015-06-06T21:33:28-04:002015-06-06T21:33:28-04:002015-06-06T11:49:24-04:00