tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post3051801016793170884..comments2024-01-01T11:53:37.594-05:00Comments on I Like The Cut Of His Jib !!: Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268185984165305315noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-7767886060180698792018-06-17T09:14:54.403-04:002018-06-17T09:14:54.403-04:00?I was very happy to seek out this internet-site.I...?I was very happy to seek out this internet-site.I needed to thanks in your time for this glorious learn!! I undoubtedly enjoying each little little bit of it and I've you bookmarked to check out new stuff you blog post. <a href="https://online-casinos.us.org" rel="nofollow">casino real money</a>yosabrams0918https://www.blogger.com/profile/11140186761749280113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-54765436172215169002014-10-10T11:58:42.166-04:002014-10-10T11:58:42.166-04:00HMS - In your example he chose poorly and is respo...HMS - In your example he chose poorly and is responsible.<br /><br />Either by choosing a profession where he was not in control of his destiny (He couldn't walk away when his family needed him.) or by choosing a spouse who wasn't able to deal with the profession.<br /><br />Is he a success?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-48181879259661066412014-10-10T04:11:50.026-04:002014-10-10T04:11:50.026-04:00James,
I will be happy to call you neighbor. You ...James,<br /><br />I will be happy to call you neighbor. You are blazingly, my kind of guy.<br /><br />I thought the post described a warrior who 'abandoned' home You and me did something like that, my peers deployed 9 or more times. I was a 30 year guy, my dad was a 30 year guy, all of my friends from childhood were 30 year guys.<br /><br />They joined the Army, i did not. At no time did any of us get an offer to decline a deployment. 9 or 10 deployments was the 'average' for my friends. It has been a very long war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-59030269527833284892014-10-09T09:10:44.951-04:002014-10-09T09:10:44.951-04:00Our own personal measures of success change. At o...Our own personal measures of success change. At one time, me being a Marine was the most important thing to me and took precedence over personal relationships and even for a time my family back home.<br /><br />After I got married, my priorities changed and what I considered my own measure of personal success changed with it. I made that commitment and if I really have to choose between the two, my family will win. This is a personal decision, and it is one we have to account for ourselves … if I choose my family over work, I may never get promoted again … I am okay with that and should never blame the system for my decision. The two ‘lives’ can exist in parity … we just have to make our own risk assessments, make a decision and be honest with ourselves about the outcomes. <br /><br />At this point, I will work hard and give everything I can for the mission. I hope to move onto positions of increased responsibility and have an edifying personal life too. The Navy can put a new collar device on me or medal on my uniform etc. and I will be grateful but it is secondary to my wife and my kid.James L. Hammerslahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788499209351898931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-60303552092247501252014-10-08T13:04:00.027-04:002014-10-08T13:04:00.027-04:00@6:33
Consider this: A leader who did in fact aban...@6:33<br />Consider this: A leader who did in fact abandon his wife and children to lead men in battle in Afghanistan or Iraq on 9 deployments in 12 years. She hates him for being gone but I think his men appreciate him for being there with them.<br /><br />In your terms, it a a no win situation. He had to go. It was his job. She hated his job and she divorced him.<br /><br />How was that his fault? HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-77248697091269583952014-10-08T12:11:43.128-04:002014-10-08T12:11:43.128-04:00Saying that "that almost all those with the s...Saying that "that almost all those with the stars on their collars lost their integrity." is extreme hyperbole. <br /><br />Yes, I have worked with some who I would say that statement is appropriate, but the vast, VAST majority I have worked with are very conscious of their ethics and integrity. <br /><br />@Anon 6:33 -- well said. I had a wise SgtMaj once tell me that if I stuck around long enough to retire that most likely all I could count on would be a ceremony, a plaque and a blue ID card. If I had been foolish enough to ignore my family for the sake of my career that the day after that ceremony would be an incredibly sad day.James L. Hammerslahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788499209351898931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-7222631458268586202014-10-08T06:33:33.857-04:002014-10-08T06:33:33.857-04:00OK...What I meant by big picture... The 06 who com...OK...What I meant by big picture... The 06 who completes a 'successful' command tour after 25+ years and retires without his wife and children at his side because he scuttled his family along the way is decidedly NOT successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-23225905722881867682014-10-07T15:54:42.274-04:002014-10-07T15:54:42.274-04:00Anon at 11:53 AM
The only people who think collar...Anon at 11:53 AM<br /><br />The only people who think collar devices don't matter at the people who have eagles and stars on their collars. If they took them off, 95% would find that they aren't respected nearly as much as they believe themselves to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-83150950857113045822014-10-07T14:46:39.404-04:002014-10-07T14:46:39.404-04:00Take 2 steps back and see who leads the navy and t...Take 2 steps back and see who leads the navy and then tell me that collar device doesn't matter. You cannot lead this organization sans collar device. It is a great pity that almost all those with the stars on their collars lost their integrity.<br /><br />If you doubt me, simply contrast any of them with VADM Stockdale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-40966965258928700082014-10-06T11:53:19.487-04:002014-10-06T11:53:19.487-04:00Anon @ 0233. You presume that attaining Flag rank...Anon @ 0233. You presume that attaining Flag rank is equivalent to 'success'. Take a step back & think big picture. Collar device alone is not necessarily indicative of success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-59556018290546870282014-10-06T02:33:21.291-04:002014-10-06T02:33:21.291-04:00Remarkable. You just described the admiralty in Am...Remarkable. You just described the admiralty in America. I think all of us know that they have zero integrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com