You don’t know what your account balance of personal courage is until that situation presents itself where that check needs to be written and cashed

In faith I have a renewing account of Personal Courage which I'll write checks against until this country's most valuable natural resource the Soldier, Sailor, Marine, and Airman are fully supported with the level of dignity and respect we've earned. These checks don't bounce.

Excuses are most valuable to the person making them but to everyone else its foreign currency with little value or not accepted at all. You are not good with me until your integrity check clears.

The day my NCO support channel abandoned me like a unwanted child at a Fire Station to a toxic commander was the same day I evolved into the most tenacious and resilient NCO tbey had ever served beside.