If I’m not flying in the back of a Hercules, I am ensuring the aviation safety management system for the Air Force is top-notch. Sounds pretty full on. It’s actually incredibly boring, when my office is normally the cargo compartment of a C-130 Hercules.

@Chantal Cain Agreed. There is a pretty big purpose to what we do isn’t there.

Hi Chantal, Love the picture. Build, Create, Thrive sits really well with it. My proudest moments were doing HADR tasking. Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief. We would rock up to some poor disaster zone with a C-130 full of water, rice, blankets. We were always so well appreciated. Often once delivering the cargo, we would put the seats down and take a bunch of passengers back to a major centre, especially if there homes or water supply were destroyed. Then there were days we flew all the way into Afghanistan or Iraq to move cargo and pax around. We were especially popular when we were taking troops on leave or home at the end of a deployment. Happy days.

I follow Andrew Huberman’s policy quite strongly. The nine pillars of mental and physical health have saved me so many times I can’t try to count. A Structured sleep routine, getting a minimum of 10 minutes sunlight before 10 am and some sort of movement are definitely non-negotiable. The remaining 6 are deliberate lifestyle choices I’ve made. Yes I agree @Chantal Cain Missing a walk really sucks. You feel the missing dopamine hit. I bet your dog dislikes missing walks as well.

I’m very rarely late to a party. In fact I’ve got a TOT of +-3 minutes. Any more than that and I start getting a bit upset. My spidey senses tingle if I see someone in need, whether it’s a mental health issue or a people issue (problem with a coworker) My coaching skills come in pretty handy there. I’m also good at tying knots and orienteering. Unfortunately, I still don’t like being yelled at so u don’t miss weapons training that much.

My last CO. I was his Squadron Warrant Officer, you may know it as Chief Warrant Officer or RSM. We really had a strong relationship because we aligned on the issues the squadron was facing and the way we were going to solve them. We quickly turned the unit into a great place to work and 2 years later, we won a squadron of the year award. He had kids around the age of mine as well, so we would spend some time together. Now we've both moved on to other jobs, but we still message or call whenever something significant happens in our lives. That's just one recent example. My military buddy network is still pretty huge. We keep in touch and meet up once a year for a few lemonades 🍻