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THE VALUE OF A PACKED PARACHUTE BY SHELLY
One of our core values at AZCOMP is that “We Care About the One.” To us, that means fully engaging with the person and task in front of you rather than trying to rush from one thing to the next. Whomever we are interacting with at a given moment, whether at work or outside of it, deserves our full attention. I recently came across a patriotic example of caring about the one that I’d like to share in honor of Independence Day. Charles Plumb, a U.S. Navy fighter pilot who served during the Vietnam War, completed 75 combat missions. On his 76th, his plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb was forced to eject, pull the ripcord on his parachute, and fall into enemy territory. He spent six years as a prisoner of war but ultimately
survived. He now speaks to groups across the world about the lessons he learned from his experience.
One fateful day, Plumb was at a restaurant with his wife when a man came up and recognized him. The man told Plumb he knew he was a pilot who had been shot down. “How on earth did you know that?” Plumb asked.
“I packed your parachute,” the man answered. As they shook hands, he added, “I guess it must’ve worked.”
I would say that’s quite the understatement. When he speaks now, Plumb admits that he probably never took notice of who was packing his parachutes during his time serving our country. But we know that the man who did it took his job very seriously. When you’re packing a device that could end up being the difference between someone’s life and death, you have to care about the one. You can’t cut corners or rush. I think we can benefit from taking this approach in all aspects of our lives, even though few of us will ever have to deal with stakes that high. Taking the time to focus on the task in front of you can make all the difference in the world.
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