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Alacrity vs. Celerity is the Fearless Motto of the US. Armed Forces

Topic: LeadershipPublished April 8, 2011

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Like her father and grandfather before her, marinernHeather Campion fears little. She has seen much alreadyrnin her 30 years, having survived active combat in thernPersian Gulf; however, as she always reminds herself, sherndid not experience the horrors that her father did inrnVietnam or that which her grandfather did in World WarrnII. Wherever she defends the American flag, she does sornespecially in their honor. While they are proud of her fierce commitment, her fatherrnin particular had advised her against joining what has longrnbeen known as most “dynamic” force in the Americanrnnine years old, her father played an even more active role inrnhis only child’s life. Heather honestly does not rememberrnwanting to be anything but a marine. Whether she’s in the trenches, underwater, or high in thernskies, Heather keeps the marine corps’ motto at the forefrontrnof her mind: “honor, courage, and commitment.” Shernknows that she must, like all marines, function as a memberrnof a team so that they can achieve success together. When she’s not in combat or training new recruits, shernserves in the combat service support (CSS), a critical divisionrnof the marine corps, as those in CSS can be mobilizedrnat any moment. Heather easily spends 12-hour days withrnCSS, but she always takes time to work out, at an averagernof two hours a day, to keep her tall, muscular frame inrnshape. She likes her job and wants to stay fit for it—shernnever knows when she may be called into combat torndefend American lives, land, and liberty. Today she’s at an undisclosed location, serving in the military occupationalrnspecialty designations for CSS, where she supervises constructionrnand utilities. As a combat engineer, she ensuresrnthat bases, camps, and installations have what they needrnto thoroughly achieve their missions. This valor, resilience, and loyalty is precisely what makes Heatherrnand all the other marines worthwhile persons in morernways than a million! Fallow the rest of the story on facebook: Simeon1’s Profilern

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