Hope Is Not A Course Of Action

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the summer of 2006, I was a Navy officer working in the Logistics Branch at FEMA headquarters. That’s when I first I heard a simple phrase, which still resonates with me today. The man speaking was a retired two-star Army General simply known as “the General” by the FEMA staff. He was a no-nonsense leader, who preferred accurac…