Posted on 05/21/2014 8:18:08 AM PDT by Gamecock
A whole PASSEL of students just heard him, brother.
Like the old line from Von Ryan’s Express:
“I once told you, Ryan... if even ONE makes it out, it’s a victory.”
Did he tell them to throw a quarter on the bed to see if it bounces?
More will...I’m going to use it with the boys in my Troop and send it to their parents...from there, it will hopefully be spread far and wide...
Sending to my email buddies as well...this message needs to get out...again.
Absolutely, messy cars have to potential to contain too many traces of evidence.
Basic SEAL training is six months of runs in the soft sand, midnight swims in the warm water off San Diego, golf courses.
Sounds like fun. : )
Exactly what plan to do, have my son read it. And my daughter. And my wife. Best thing I’ve read in a long time.
Wow!
Has there ever been a better Commencement Address than this?
The Navy changed me completely, and it was those little bits of discipline such as making the bed and seeing to the details that placed me, time and again, in a position to be ready for an opportunity when it arose that my less-prepared peers had to pass on. It gives you a reputation for luck. It isn't luck.
It also gives you a reputation for being obsessive-compulsive, which is a sad reflection on just how undisciplined the norm has become in everyday life.
I was never a SEAL - I'd never have made the cut physically, much less mentally - but I do recall the incredible boost I got from completing the SEAL "confidence" course as a midshipman in Coronado. That was until I was told it wasn't a confidence course for them, they did it for time, and the maximum time they're allowed was ONE FOURTH of the time I took. Take it from me, those guys are awesome.
LOL!
YEARS ago I took the family to San Diego and we stayed at the Navy Lodge at Coronado. I walked out of the door of The Lodge and into the water and ventured about ankle deep. Turned around and came back. That was enough cold water for me.
I was just an electronic tech in the Air Force, not a Navy SEAL, but to me 6x7 does not equal 35.
That’s why you’ll never be a SEAL!
Thank you for posting all of his speech! It was great.
Good advice. But the hand-jive?
Active Duty ping.
Lots to appreciate in this. Thanks for posting.
Thanks to all who serve or served.
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