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Whatever position or branch you are in, find the toughest, most dangerous job in your unit and go do it. I learned that you won’t get a lot of thanks in return. I learned that you shouldn’t expect it. Your soldiers are doing the tough job every day. I guarantee you, you will learn a lot about your troops and they will learn a lot about you.
Admiral William McRaven | Former Commander of the US Special Operations Command | From his speech to the 2015 Class of the US Army Military Academy
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