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 RW> I've always said that's what school is supposed to be,
 RW> we're preparing citizens to take on the responsibilities of
 RW> citizens.  Even this old fart noncomformist believes that
 RW> there has to be some preparation of young people to perform
 RW> the duties of the citizenry.  ONe of those duties is to
 RW> protect oneself and not wait for some bureaucrat to come
 RW> wipe one's nose every time something happens.

 And to protect the one next to you. As the combat commander said
 in the radio interview last week, you don't fight for the
 country, or the country's values, you fight for the guy to your
 left and the guy to your right.

 RW>> elementary level than that it teaches one how ot to become
 RW>> a further victim while assessing the situation.

BK>>  Yeah, that last part is an important part.

 RW> the *most* important part.  Be part of the solution, not
 RW> part of an even larger problem.

 You know what they say, if you're not part of the solution...
   You're a precipitate.

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BK>>  Yep. And that's why obeying the chief's orders is important.  Aside
BK>> from being more experienced, he's also in a position where  he might
BK>> see things you don't.

 RW> OF course, looking at big picture, and a bit removed.  Hard
 RW> to remember not be be gung ho when you've got the mother
 RW> yelling "but my baby's under there."  SOmebody's got to
 RW> keep the clear thinking going on.

 Yeah, it's a lot easier to keep your cool when you are not the
 one thinking, "If I can just get my hands in there I can save
 this kid.".

 Then it all falls down on both of you.

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BK>>  Not only accomplish the mission, but show others what can be  done.

 RW> YEp, Kathy's already been an example the teacher trots out
 RW> when somebody says "I'm not real able bodied, I'm not sure
 RW> I'm who you want in your program."

 It's so nice to be important, isn't it.

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BK>>  Time to work on that. Get to it buddy!

 RW> YOu got that right .  I usually forget it and say
 RW> "next time we set up you get to do all this" then when we
 RW> set it up I'm doing the hurry up so we don't have her do it
 RW> from unload to setup by herself.  THink that's this
 RW> weekend's project in the cool of an evening, we'll set her
 RW> in the back of the van and run the stopwatch.  fOr me it's
 RW> 15 minutes from roll in to on the air.

 I don't know how many times I've put things off on that basis.
 I do know how hard it is to stand back and keep your hands off
 while the trainee is getting his experience.


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