Military Ping
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That media source must be liberal.
What an insult to a really good speech to graduates and to the Admiral who has and is serving our country s honorably.
but THANK you Gamecock for posting.
“...By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter.
If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.
And, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made — that you made — and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better. ...”
Awesome advice.
Fantastic speech. Wish I could get my son to read it!
Anyone who’s served knows that there are a myriad of reasons why we go through the tests, trials and tribulations of whatever training we’re in.
Basic is about being able to follow simple instruction...if you can’t be trusted to comply with something as simple as folding underwear into 6 inch squares, why should you be trusted with a weapon, a tool box, etc.?
This man’s speech resonates with me, not because I was a SEAL or even close, it’s the message contained therein.
Copying for use with my Scouts...especially a couple of them who are going through a bit of a rough patch right now.
Thanks for posting the transcript...
“If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.”
I LOVE this advice!! I’d heard variations of this over the years, i.e., if your home is kept neat and well organized, so the rest of your life will be as well, that’s where it all starts.
Who doesn’t love to come home to a made bed? My mother demanded that the beds be made and the dishes cleaned before we left the house in the morning or when going on vacation. I remember hating it with a passion but loved coming home to a neat environment.
A wise colleague once told me he could tell a lot a person from looking at how they kept their cars, especially the inside. Didn’t matter if the car were a new Mercedes or an old beater, if it was neat, clean and well maintained, that person’s entire life were as well.
I’ve never forgotten this.
Thanks for posting. Very inspirational. I’m going to pass this on to my nephew and also do some reflections for myself.
I've said this many times, but I'll say it again...If it wasn't for Army BCT, I'd probably be dead or in prison.
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Math was not a requirement in order to graduate from UT I guess.
Besides all of the other reasons posted by others on this thread, making a bed instills discipline. Without discipline one may as well ring the bell.
Did he tell them to throw a quarter on the bed to see if it bounces?
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.
I was just an electronic tech in the Air Force, not a Navy SEAL, but to me 6x7 does not equal 35.
Good advice. But the hand-jive?
Active Duty ping.
Lots to appreciate in this. Thanks for posting.
Thanks to all who serve or served.