To succeed in a career, especially a career in the military, you must be willing to take and follow direct and indirect orders, ask only the appropriate questions and execute the task at hand without any hesitation. Being in a military setting, more often than not, you will start at the proverbial, bottom rung and through hard work and dedication you will advance in the ranks. In which case, you are either giving or receiving orders at any given time. Although, most often you will be receiving the orders. When an order comes down to you, most times, all necessary steps that lead up to you receiving your order have been taken, which just leaves you with the responsibility to execute. It is then up to you to carry out the task-at-hand to the best of your ability. In most cases you will be given adequate equipment, the man power, and proper direction to complete your task in a timely and orderly fashion. This is very important. It is also very important to place a personal responsibility on one’s self. You must want to do your best, and no matter if you admit it, it is important to desire the praises of your peers and superiors. This, in-turn, gives you motivation to complete the task to the utmost standard. A quote from Edward Everett Hale, an American author and Unitarian minister, "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do." This quote puts into perspective that a man knows what he should do, and with all necessities provided, he must accomplish the mission. There is very good reason for this. In the military an order as simple as digging a sufficient fighting hasty can save not only your life, but the life of a friend. And can go as far as
