Trivia questions:
- Among the generally recognized domestic cat breeds, which is the largest and which is the smallest?
- In the U.S. ordnance inventory there is the TOW missile. Where does the name come from?
- How many stars are on the current ‘shield’ logo for the National Football League?
The title refers to a sports car road rally originally put on by the Detroit branch of the Sports Car Club of America. It is also my personal motto, adopted during my first tour in Vietnam and has carried me through all my tours there, 27 years in law enforcement and 6 years of retirement, so far.
To me it simply means that no matter what happens it does no good to dwell on the past, it does no good to see current obstacles as too great to overcome and it does no good to see imagined future impediments as not being worthy of your efforts.
Taking that motto really, really came into play during my 9 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Every time we went out on a combat mission I repeated that motto many times and it worked. I returned from my final tour and the final mission relatively unscathed.
The same thing happened many times during the 27 years in law enforcement. I recited that phrase many times, both during times of potential physical danger and even during times of other kinds of danger as the Operations Commander in my agency. Interestingly enough the physical dangers were much less stressful and easier to deal with than the others.
At least one officer in my department sought out my counsel when he was unable to get promoted to Sergeant. I shared with him the motto of ‘Press on regardless’ and what it has meant to me and, more importantly, how it could specifically work for him.
He made the necessary changes in his attitude (which governs behavior) and was promoted to Sergeant at the next opportunity and ultimately was able to retire as a Lieutenant.
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Press on regardless and be safe out there.
Trivia answers:
- Largest is the Maine Coon, smallest is the Singapura.
- Tubular launched, Optically sighted, Wire controlled.
- Eight
