couldn’t do that. The contrast is an extremely good learning experience. (10 second pause) I’ve spent
some time with (aware of (that) paradigm that as you start moving up agency name personnel) and I’m
the ladder, you alternate, you start zigand forth between having command responsibility -zagging back
and being you become part of his patronage chain forever. a staff person to the guy above. And then
And if he does well, his patronage chain has the chance of doing well. And if he flames out, his
patronage chain is pretty much in the same boat. It’s not ... it’s a “here’s an experience. You’re in it.
Don’t screw up, because if you screw up, we all get screwed.” It’s a very different environment. The
science environment is different from that completely and it’s generally different from what
I’ve been describinthis in my case was planned. I was just at my 50g. There is no way that any of th
high school reunion. I was one of the arguably 10 out of 500 top brains in the class. But nobody
would have expected this kind of stuff. I mean, college professor, yeah. Teach courses, maybe
write a textbook. But that was serendipitous career – everybody I’m convinced has - so it’s been a very
opportunities like that. Either you have to recognize them and just spontaneously take advantage of
them, or you need somebody that you should take advantage of them. I guess I to help you recognize
was fortunate in both.Learning experience
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A7 Yeah, I’ve had a number of unofficial mentors. Not sure I’ve ever had an official mentor. But I’ve
certain had a number of unofficial ones. If I were a junior officer today and I recommended to a number
of them that I would take advantage of official mentor programs. I am a mentor to two people from
the CDP (candidate development program) and two
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