Takeaways
DOD Continuity Directive 3020.26 issued on Feb 14, 2018 (Trump admin) is replaced by DOD Continuity Instruction on June 4, 2024 (Biden admin). This outlines how the DoD survives disaster. Here’s the new one. https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/302026p.PDF?ver=J3ndQwBLYLEaQ6EhFrKkcw%3d%3d
“I choose to believe the Bible because it’s a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They recorded supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies and claimed that their writings are Divine rather than human in origin.”
“As bad as all those things were, they didn’t lead me to be in a closet with a pistol in my hand. What led me there was the choices I made in response… By making better choices and being super-intentional in my Biblical living… I had restoration in my family, in this PTSD, anxiety, depression, I have hope again and ultimately I have purpose. The truth is, you were created to have purpose. Mark Twain is one of my favorite quotes – ‘The two most important days in a person’s life are the day they were born and the day…
“The last of what I was used to was with Donald Trump. I haven’t seen it since. Breaks my heart. I love my country… We got a problem. And the school is to blame for it. The school had more of us than our own mothers and they didn’t use it. And they’re not using it today. And we’re losing good teachers because they aren’t going to teach that junk. Trash. Has nothing to do with our country… We’ve got to realize what’s happening. We’ve got to get back to being a patriotic country. We’ve got to protect our nation.…
“”It will be harder than you think. I see alot of guys who do a failed transition now because they try to do it alone. You didn’t do anything in the military alone. You had a team supporting you. Guys try to get out and reinvent themselves into something brand new with no experience and when it fails, they hit rock bottom. You have to have people to check in with.” – DJ Shipley Every day I wake up I’m going to prove to you one more time.
“Not every day’s a win. Instead of beating myself up, I just give myself power to embrace the suffering… Now, I’m like ‘How can I keep my word to myself today? How can I do what I said I was going to do for my wife? How can I maximize my time? How can I not be lazy today? How can I push myself towards the more unknown, obscure, scary dark abyss?’ ” – Cody Alford 6:34
“I know that I will always be challenged, I’ll always be tested and I’ll always have the opportunity to be a victim. Always. If I have the opportunity to be very happy today, I have the instant opportunity to be very sad a single second later… I went from fng being an ultimate victim, couldn’t be self-sufficient, to I’m limitless dude. I find a way.” – Cody Alford 6:29:30
