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Lead by example - to some, it's more than just a slogan.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The Under Secretary of the Army, Hon. Brad Carson, discusses weapons systems with a Special Forces Soldier during a walkthrough on Range 37, Fort Bragg. Hon. Carson met with USASOC Soldiers to gain firsthand knowledge of Army Special Operations Forces and their capabilities. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Daniel Carter, USASOC Public Affairs)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=423
And so it goes...
Richard
No umbrella for him - and the Combat Diver should have looked happier.
Trapper John
07-17-2014, 05:15
That's exactly what I would expect from an Okie, Baylor grad, military service veteran, and tribal member of the Cherokee nation! Let's hope we can keep him and his kind in the service to this great nation.
Great post Richard. Where there is one, there must be others. A reason for hope. :lifter
craigepo
07-17-2014, 07:33
No umbrella for him - and the Combat Diver should have looked happier.
Probably having a hard time spitting Copenhagen and carrying on a conversation through that damned regulator. :D
mark46th
07-17-2014, 08:12
Who's the guy in the background with the ponytail?
Streck-Fu
07-17-2014, 08:52
Diver looks like a mannequin.
The Reaper
07-17-2014, 10:58
Who's the guy in the background with the ponytail?
That guy is a gal.
A COL Thompson, looks like Recruiting Command, if I don't miss my patch ID.
TR
ddoering
07-17-2014, 11:52
That guy is a gal.
That is not an absolute anymore. :munchin
Trapper John
07-17-2014, 13:53
That is not an absolute anymore. :munchin
Don't ask, don't tell ;)
mark46th
07-17-2014, 17:13
Don't ask, I will tell you anyway. Proudly.
Its a shame that we have such quality representation in DC these days that a VIP standing in the rain for a demonstration that was only set up so he could see it, is considered our best example of leading by example.
Hats off to the Undersecretary.
...now, why wasn't that mod-demo set up with some overhead cover?
Maybe the SWO was busy that day and didn't have time to read the weathetr forecast.
miclo18d
07-17-2014, 19:34
...now, why wasn't that mod-demo set up with some overhead cover?
Maybe the SWO was busy that day and didn't have time to read the weathetr forecast.
I did several on Red Cycle one for the SFA at Carlisle, PA (03) and one at USASOC for incoming Ambassadors (I don't remember the year) at each one, we had the tents put up and it never rained. Does the SWO ever work?
Aim low, go SWO!!!
PS. At the SFA convention, I got to meet Gary Beikirch (MOH, RVN) and Surgeon Gen Richard Carmona (SF Medical Sergeant, RVN) :D:D:D
cat in the hat
07-17-2014, 23:19
That guy is a gal.
A COL Thompson, looks like Recruiting Command, if I don't miss my patch ID.
TR
i would be happy to "serve under her" but i have low and easily overcome standards even when not deployed.
Deadhead 63A1
07-18-2014, 12:12
That guy is a gal.
A COL Thompson, looks like Recruiting Command, if I don't miss my patch ID.
TR
COL Andrea Thompson. She was my company tactical officer during my senior year at West Point. She's a great person and a great leader...
Trapper John
07-18-2014, 12:34
I did several on Red Cycle one for the SFA at Carlisle, PA (03) and one at USASOC for incoming Ambassadors (I don't remember the year) at each one, we had the tents put up and it never rained. Does the SWO ever work?
Aim low, go SWO!!!
PS. At the SFA convention, I got to meet Gary Beikirch (MOH, RVN) and Surgeon Gen Richard Carmona (SF Medical Sergeant, RVN) :D:D:D
Rich Carmona is one of the best men I have ever known. He has accomplished a lot with his life and his story is truly inspirational and aspirational. He is the embodiment of Kipling's "IF". I am proud to call him Brother and honored that he has chosen to advise me in my current Company.
WarriorDiplomat
07-19-2014, 15:52
Lead by example - to some, it's more than just a slogan.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The Under Secretary of the Army, Hon. Brad Carson, discusses weapons systems with a Special Forces Soldier during a walkthrough on Range 37, Fort Bragg. Hon. Carson met with USASOC Soldiers to gain firsthand knowledge of Army Special Operations Forces and their capabilities. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Daniel Carter, USASOC Public Affairs)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=423
And so it goes...
Richard
We are trying to get back towards UW and yet the Undersecretary goes to Range 37 where we train our Kinetic skills for our DA guys.
We are trying to get back towards UW and yet the Undersecretary goes to Range 37 where we train our Kinetic skills for our DA guys.
Because going to the ASOT committee would have been informative right? Or one of the UW exercises....
"You see THAT Mr Secretary?"
"No."
"EXACTLY! And if you did we would deny it happened! Coffee?"
WarriorDiplomat
07-19-2014, 20:28
Because going to the ASOT committee would have been informative right? Or one of the UW exercises....
"You see THAT Mr Secretary?"
"No."
"EXACTLY! And if you did we would deny it happened! Coffee?"
UW has alot of stuff that is going on a man of his education and intelligence would understand. He was an Intelligence Officer in the Navy if you read his bio I am sure he was familiar with ASO type Ops.
This would have been a perfect opportunity to show him why SF is different and unique by showcasing our real purpose.
Imagine that you are showing up to sit in on a briefing on the pending deployment of Special Forces into a politically sensitve area to conduct small unit training and basic marksmanship in support of the State Departments push to get an agrement to stage a small force of troops that can support the CT effort in the country without rasing any eyebrows...
This is what you get when you show up:
A group of "operators" in full kit, fancy guns, helmets that only SF gets to wear, civilian hiking boots, and an "OEF beard" as they come busting into a room and firing 50 rounds into 4-5 targets...
...everyhting seems like a game to these jokers. As they high-five after the gun fire stops, you can see through their already rolled up sleeves, that they are all sporting bright colorful sleeve tattoos.
...very good artwork by the way.
OR....
Four gentlemen, freshly shaved, not Army haircuts, but hair cuts that look like they are investment bankers, dressed neatly in a well fitted suit, speaking like educated, professionals while discussing the political and military implications of a six week counter naro-terrorism operation in any one of over a hundred countries scattered randomly around the globe...
...while tearing down the projection screen at the end of the presentation, you realize that all of them are carrying pistols under their suit coats and you never noticed until the briefing was over and all of the big players had left the room.
Who would you tap with the mission?
Who are we?
Who does the Undersecretary think we are?
Does it matter?
...keep in mind, he probably got the same "range demo" from some other folks on post.
Trapper John
07-20-2014, 06:32
Imagine that you are showing up to sit in on a briefing on the pending deployment of Special Forces into a politically sensitve area to conduct small unit training and basic marksmanship in support of the State Departments push to get an agrement to stage a small force of troops that can support the CT effort in the country without rasing any eyebrows...
This is what you get when you show up:
A group of "operators" in full kit, fancy guns, helmets that only SF gets to wear, civilian hiking boots, and an "OEF beard" as they come busting into a room and firing 50 rounds into 4-5 targets...
...everyhting seems like a game to these jokers. As they high-five after the gun fire stops, you can see through their already rolled up sleeves, that they are all sporting bright colorful sleeve tattoos.
...very good artwork by the way.
OR....
Four gentlemen, freshly shaved, not Army haircuts, but hair cuts that look like they are investment bankers, dressed neatly in a well fitted suit, speaking like educated, professionals while discussing the political and military implications of a six week counter naro-terrorism operation in any one of over a hundred countries scattered randomly around the globe...
...while tearing down the projection screen at the end of the presentation, you realize that all of them are carrying pistols under their suit coats and you never noticed until the briefing was over and all of the big players had left the room.
Who would you tap with the mission?
Who are we?
Who does the Undersecretary think we are?
Does it matter?
...keep in mind, he probably got the same "range demo" from some other folks on post.
Great argument Billy :lifter
Too bad senior leadership apparently doesn't see it that way.
Great argument Billy :lifter
Too bad senior leadership apparently doesn't see it that way.
I thought Billy WAS senior leadership.
I thought Billy WAS senior leadership.
...middle management at best.
cat in the hat
07-21-2014, 05:48
it looks like he is out in the rain which reminded me of another reaction to being outside in the rain.