One of the first things that I ended up doing as a brand new 2d Lt at Goodfellow was to set up a promotion ceremony for my Squadron Commander. It was a project that I was handed shortly after returning from MRCO, and it was supposedly “almost completely finished” when the project folder was handedContinueContinue reading “Check Your Hubris at the Door: Ceremonial”
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Check Your Hubris at the Door: Mud
“Alright as we bring this meeting to a close,” The Colonel said from the head of the long table that dominated the conference room, “I just wanted to address a personal pet peeve of mine that is going to start becoming an issue again shortly.” My ears perked up, I stopped doodling in my notebook,ContinueContinue reading “Check Your Hubris at the Door: Mud”
Check Your Hubris at the Door: The Colonel Wants to See You
“I see your patch,” the Colonel said, foregoing any formal greeting of any kind. He had zeroed into the two-inch stitch of cloth announcing my status as a basic free-fall parachutist as he ushered me into his office from the waiting room, “can I take it that you are an Academy grad?” “Yes sir,” IContinueContinue reading “Check Your Hubris at the Door: The Colonel Wants to See You”