By Lt. Col. Nate Allerheiligen
314 Airlift Wing Readiness director
“Display a positive attitude, recognize that enthusiasm is contagious and that problems always arise in the ‘fog of war’ and can be overcome!” – Maj. Gen. Mark Zamzow, Air, Space and Information Operations director.
Attitude. How are you feeling today? Did you have a good holiday rest? Are you ready to ROCKEX?!
Time for a gut-check for all of Team Little Rock: This week starts the first of our final dress rehearsals in preparation for our operational readiness inspection. The base leadership will be paying close attention to the impression of the exercise evaluation team, especially with regards to everyone’s attitude.
If you go into these exercises with the mental thought that they are a waste of your precious time, that they aren’t worth the effort or that giving it your best really isn’t necessary, then you’ve got a poor attitude.
If you focus on preparing yourself and your unit for any problem you may face, if you do all your actions as if it were a live simulation, and if you put forth the effort and focus as if you were really going to war—then you have an “Outstanding” attitude.
Our best performers are consistently those who have positive mental attitudes, who attack the day with optimism and zeal, and who are prepared to give their best at any task. We all witnessed college bowl teams who forgot to “show” for the game and subsequently got squashed by their opponents.
Conversely, those teams who were pumped for the game, even those who were outmatched physically, emerged the victors because they took the challenge with optimism and passion, then accomplished the task with vigor and zeal.
Combat airlift!
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