Gen. Stanley McChrystal

Meanwhile, the rangers had what we used to call birth control haircuts because they were high and tight. And so the Rangers, you know, have to do everything to this Picayune standard. But what you're doing is you're taking young people and you are shaping them over time into being just extraordinarily disciplined.

And so they're different organizations, but in many ways they're complementary in what they bring. Sort of a different stage of life.

And so they're different organizations, but in many ways they're complementary in what they bring. Sort of a different stage of life.

And so they're different organizations, but in many ways they're complementary in what they bring. Sort of a different stage of life.

Yeah, it's a great question. I'll take it at seven angles. First, I know from the ranger standpoint, if someone's in the rangers, there's a price to be paid. It's a little harder than other organizations. It requires more discipline. You have to wear a funny haircut, all those things.

Yeah, it's a great question. I'll take it at seven angles. First, I know from the ranger standpoint, if someone's in the rangers, there's a price to be paid. It's a little harder than other organizations. It requires more discipline. You have to wear a funny haircut, all those things.

Yeah, it's a great question. I'll take it at seven angles. First, I know from the ranger standpoint, if someone's in the rangers, there's a price to be paid. It's a little harder than other organizations. It requires more discipline. You have to wear a funny haircut, all those things.

But you are very happy to be there because you are in an elite unit and you take great pride because you're around people who are equally committed. We used to say the only thing worse than being in the rangers was not being in the rangers. And so the greatest threat we could ever make to anybody was to what we called RFS or release them for standards, throw them out of the regiment.

But you are very happy to be there because you are in an elite unit and you take great pride because you're around people who are equally committed. We used to say the only thing worse than being in the rangers was not being in the rangers. And so the greatest threat we could ever make to anybody was to what we called RFS or release them for standards, throw them out of the regiment.

But you are very happy to be there because you are in an elite unit and you take great pride because you're around people who are equally committed. We used to say the only thing worse than being in the rangers was not being in the rangers. And so the greatest threat we could ever make to anybody was to what we called RFS or release them for standards, throw them out of the regiment.

And so the sense of satisfaction most rangers got from that, and it even bled over into families. The spouses you would think would resent them, but they didn't. They knew their husband was part of something special. They took pride in that, but they also knew that their husband was happy. And so it was this sort of shared decision that we are going to make this commitment.

And so the sense of satisfaction most rangers got from that, and it even bled over into families. The spouses you would think would resent them, but they didn't. They knew their husband was part of something special. They took pride in that, but they also knew that their husband was happy. And so it was this sort of shared decision that we are going to make this commitment.

And so the sense of satisfaction most rangers got from that, and it even bled over into families. The spouses you would think would resent them, but they didn't. They knew their husband was part of something special. They took pride in that, but they also knew that their husband was happy. And so it was this sort of shared decision that we are going to make this commitment.

Now, interestingly, it's not like some places in the civilian world where the metric is money or something where people just toil really hard to achieve something like that. This was much more team oriented. You wanted to succeed personally. You wanted to get promoted. But there was a sense of satisfaction just being in the organization.

Now, interestingly, it's not like some places in the civilian world where the metric is money or something where people just toil really hard to achieve something like that. This was much more team oriented. You wanted to succeed personally. You wanted to get promoted. But there was a sense of satisfaction just being in the organization.

Now, interestingly, it's not like some places in the civilian world where the metric is money or something where people just toil really hard to achieve something like that. This was much more team oriented. You wanted to succeed personally. You wanted to get promoted. But there was a sense of satisfaction just being in the organization.

you know, with around the other end, you're just wanting to stay there. And so I think that you can get people to self-actualize even when things are not everything they'd like. They don't get as much time off as they'd like. They don't get as much time to do other things because they've judged that it's just so good to have had the opportunity to do this that you don't mind.

you know, with around the other end, you're just wanting to stay there. And so I think that you can get people to self-actualize even when things are not everything they'd like. They don't get as much time off as they'd like. They don't get as much time to do other things because they've judged that it's just so good to have had the opportunity to do this that you don't mind.

you know, with around the other end, you're just wanting to stay there. And so I think that you can get people to self-actualize even when things are not everything they'd like. They don't get as much time off as they'd like. They don't get as much time to do other things because they've judged that it's just so good to have had the opportunity to do this that you don't mind.

Yeah, without being trite, it is the journey and not the destination. When I left the service after 34 years, a friend of mine and I co-founded a company, and my motivation was just to create a team that I could be a part of. I didn't care whether we made money. I really didn't care what business we went into, but I wanted a place to go. I wanted a Jersey to wear.