What is the most memorable thing an officer has said to you or as a group?

TSgt Scott Hurley — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:55:17 -0500

I remember hearing our 93rd BW Wing Commander at Castle AFB, say in a speech at a base function that he received his first star, not because of what he did, but what we did for him. In other words, he was giving credit to US Airman that were under his command for making the wing better. Not what he did to make it better, us. I think that goes a long way is saying that he was a good leader. And it was Ironic that he was also, the last Wing Commander before the base closed. And for the life of me I can not remember the Wing Commanders name. So no age jokes.

So what are yours?

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2014 4:56 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:56:07 -0500

When I was a young enlisted soldier working in the hospital I had a bad case of the San Antonio local gut-truck food poisoning and had to go to sick call. I had been up all night running to the bathroom and got zero sleep and still was suffering when I went to the ER. The young resident or maybe he was an intern Doctor first question to me after I told him my story was "Did you go to PT today?". I explained how our unit didn't do company PT, we did it on our own. He then asked "Do you have to work today?", I explained I worked in the Burn ICU and had to take care of immunosuppresed patients all day. He did the bare minimum he had to and then sent me up to work. When I showed up on the floor my OIC took one look at me in my pale white, looking hung over condition and asked me for my quarters slip. I explained what happened and he told me "Go home Drew, and always remember that when you are in a leadership position to always take care of your troops, cause no one else is going to".