Daily Archives: May 19, 2014

[May 19, 2014] As an Infantry Company Commander many years ago, I received an evaluation that said despite being a successful company, my unit was micromanaged. The criticism I took to heart. Frankly, I was wearing myself out mentally. After meeting with my First Sergeant (the most senior enlisted person), we agreed to give more autonomy to the… Read More »

[May 19, 2014] Growing up Caucasian in a small north Louisiana town with only one blinking light was not very noteworthy but I do remember the “colored” and “white” signs on the bathroom doors of the corner gas station. Grade school in the segregated South is a distant memory for me, but only later was I to realize… Read More »