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Trust is the glue that holds
Soldiers together in combat. We develop trust, essential to our
warfighting effectiveness, in our day-in and day-out training. Training
for the toughest missions is where we must be successful. Training is
where leaders are most on display, where Soldiers are always watching.
They are watching to see what examples their leaders set, to see whether
their leaders have the right stuff, and watching to see if their leaders
really care enough to put it on the line for them. Training is where
camaraderie is forged, where warfighting skills are honed, and where trust
is instilled and strengthened: Soldier to Soldier; leader to led; and
unit to unit. If they know that they are being cared for, our Soldiers
will always go that extra mile for their leader. It is a matter of trust.
And it has been the human elements of leadership, of courage, of
sacrifice, and, most of all, trust - that refusal by one Soldier to break
faith with another - that have rallied Soldiers to fight and die for one
another.
General Eric Shinseki's Action Principle has been written for the forthcoming Armed Services Tribute Edition of the Action Principles.
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