This Is Leadership...

[AJChenMPH]

WHEN I WAS 11 years old, my father, an Army colonel, was stationed in Europe. After planning a last-minute trip to Greece, our family of five raced off to Rhein Main Air Base in Frankfurt. We arrived in the departure lobby, where entire families were waiting for the next available flight. To their annoyance, we were put at the top of the passenger list because of my father's rank. We were also first to board the military cargo plane. The weary people in line behind us groaned as my father marched toward the only five cushioned seats in the aircraft. Then he hesitated and moved on to the seats used for carrying troops. "Make yourselves comfy, kids," he boomed. "This is how we fly in the Army!" Suddenly smiles appeared on the rest of the passengers' faces, and my father was the toast of the flight.

--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Erin Y. Lynch

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.

 

[istealfreefood]

Good man. That's what one should do.

 

[tomtom22]

Probably part of the reason he was a Colonel

 

[gigabrain]

sounds like you hade fun on that flite

 

[JulesLee]

lol.. chen =/= erin lynch (the writer)

or maybe he remembered that a general will be abording the flight but his a lil late or somethin'

 

[MaKa9]

He set a good example. Good story

 

[Team Infidel]

that's pretty good

 

[AJChenMPH]

Bump...got this in my inbox again.

 

[Sevens]

Good story!