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The Army Can Tell a 21-Year-Old Exactly What Good Looks Like. Most Organizations Can't.
In July, my son passed his Army Combat Field Test. As he crossed the line, his sergeant turned to the soldier who finished right behind him and said, "You just let a guy who hasn't run in two months beat you." I have been turning that morning over ever since, and not for the reason you would expect. The proud-mom part is easy. The part I keep coming back to is what the Army had done months before he ever showed up that day. They told him exactly what good looked like. The Sta
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