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Passion for Leadership

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: February 10, 2011
Terms: Military Leadership, ROTC | Junior Officer | USAF | Articles | February 2011 | Second Lieutenant | Austin Krohn

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Service Separations

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: June 8, 2009
Terms: Challenges and Opportunities of Deployment | Articles | 1976 | Beverley Moritz

[…]or maybe even Greek! Study upholstering. Discover photography. Take a Bible course. Go on a trip! One time I packed up the kids, threw in our two cats, and took off. We visited grandparents and friends all over the eastern half of the United States, had a delightful time and put 4,000 miles on the car! Brush up on your sewing skills. Read–or even write–the Great American Novel. In short, do all those things you’ve been saying for years you would do if you only had the time! Above all, don’t stagnate. Remember–don’t just go through this separation, seek to […]

Six Generations: 1

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: June 25, 2009
Terms: Ambassadors For Christ, Leadership | USA | Articles | Colonel | Barry Willey

[…]the Corps of Cadets. Paul Stanley would soon be stationed by the Army at West Point as an Admissions Officer and became a spiritual mentor to Jon for his final year. Despite his many other activities and duties, Jon was very desirous of leading in this meaningful way–personal and corporate Christian maturity–a path he had followed faithfully since becoming a cadet and was not about to abandon now. In a very telling letter dated April 1969, to his older brother, Al, then serving in Vietnam, Jon weaves some powerful spiritual insights. Here are a few: “Spirit still working overtime here. […]

The View from the Top

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: March 22, 2010
Terms: General, IFP Rejected

[…]on God’s glory, and sharing our spiritual journeys along the way. The highlights of the trip for me were the devotions and Bible studies around the campfire each night. The final day was just for fun and relaxation — if rafting down white water rapids can be called relaxing! The beauty was out-of-this-world, and the fresh water in our faces was invigorating. We got a great view of the Royal Gorge — from the bottom looking up. My RMH adventure was fun, exciting, and took place in stunningly beautiful scenery. But much more than that, it was a close-up encounter […]

Summer R&R

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Post author: Josh Jackson
Published date: April 17, 2017
Terms: White Sulphur Springs

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Leader, do you have the right tool for the job? Episode 32

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Post author: Josh Jackson
Published date: March 25, 2019
Terms: Episodes, Military Leadership | USN | Military Leadership | Audio | March 2019 | Commander | Brian Haggerty

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Doing Ministry in a Box

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Post author: Josh Jackson
Published date: August 19, 2020
Terms: Latest Articles | Articles | August 2020 | Josh Jackson

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Biblical Truths from Life’s Experiences

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: December 5, 2020
Terms: Latest Articles, The Christian Officer | USA | The Christian Officer | Articles | December 2020 | Lieutenant Colonel | Robert Weston Ash

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Hannah Johnson: “In order to glorify God, I have to have it all together”

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Post author: Josh Jackson
Published date: August 2, 2021
Terms: Episodes | USN | August 2021 | Lieutenant | Hannah Johnson

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May 2022 Prayer Focus

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Post author: Karen Fliedner
Published date: May 9, 2022
Terms: Prayer Focus | May 2022 | Karen Fliedner

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‘Well, who’s looking in on you, chap?’

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Post author: Josh Jackson
Published date: November 14, 2022
Terms: Command, Latest Articles | November 2022 | Josh Jackson

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West Point Cadets hug at the completion of the 2014 graduation and commissioning ceremony at the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., May 28, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle/Released)

Four lessons in leadership for young warriors

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: September 26, 2013
Terms: Military Leadership, ROTC | USA | Articles | June 2013 | Lieutenant Colonel | Todd Plotner

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OCF and Leadership

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: June 29, 2009
Terms: Leadership

[…]leader of character…” (italics added). The other U.S. service academies have similar missions. Lieutenants and ensigns from every commissioning source are primed to hit the ground running as leaders of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, or coastguardsmen. Every job that every commissioned officer does is a leadership position. True, some officers want to be technicians and hide from responsibility, but the fact is that they are all commissioned to lead. From platoon leader to battalion supply officer to Chief of Staff (and equivalents for the other services), every officer is a leader. Are we communicating the right message in OCF? Are […]

OCF in Space

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: February 11, 2010
Terms: General

[…]count ’em — four OCF members were in space, three of whom piloted consecutive Space Shuttle missions! In November 2009, CAPT Barry Wilmore, USN, flew Atlantis in an eleven-day mission where he and fellow crew members delivered critical spare parts to the International Space Station. And the ISS’s Expedition 22 Commander? OCF member COL Jeff Williams, USA, who was in space 167 days from September 2009 until the foillowing April. Endeavour‘s February 2010 mission, taking parts for an observation deck and a new room for the ISS, was piloted by Col Terry Virts Jr., USAF. The very next space shuttle […]

Perspectives on servant leadership

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: March 1, 2016
Terms: Military Leadership | Junior Officer | USA, USCG | Articles | March 2016 | Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant Junior Grade | Bryan Groves, OCF Communications, Rachel Christensen

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Spiritual Success

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: June 17, 2009
Terms: General, IFP Rejected

[…]repayment grants to health care professionals, freeing them for service in medical missions. His best friend and wife Beth, and their three boys, Ryan, Tyler and Max live in Wheaton, […]

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The Line Officer and the Chaplain

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: June 8, 2009
Terms: Supporting the Chaplaincy | USNR | Supporting the Chaplaincy | Articles | 1982 | Chaplain, Lieutenant | Bill Weimer

[…]situations. On field maneuvers, in hangar bays and electrical repair shops, on adventure training trips, in professional development classes and counseling sessions, in front-line combat, or in the day-to-day routines of office work — non-believers and Christians work together with the common goal of contributing to the security of our nation. The close relationships that grow out of these situations may offer opportunities for Christians to share spiritual truth. Many times they have been used by the Holy Spirit to draw people to Christ. Nonbelievers think of the chaplain as one who is “paid to talk about Christ.” They usually […]

The Role of Faith

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: June 8, 2009
Terms: Challenges and Opportunities of Deployment, General | Articles | 2001 | Carol Vandesteeg

[…]its members’ fears. People often turn to God during crisis. In the media coverage during recent missions, there were constant public references to prayer and looking to God for help. Faith gives people the hope and courage they need to get through trials. The realization that you have no control over your circumstances may draw you to God for the first time, or possibly back to God. “The power is in the Person to whom faith clings. . . . The great things that come about through crisis are not the result of ‘great faith’ but of faith, even a […]

The Ultimate Freedom of an Uncaged Eagle

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: December 14, 2011
Terms: Stages of Growing as a Christian | USAF | Stages of Growing as a Christian | Articles | December 2011 | Colonel | Richard "Dick" Toliver

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Two General Orders

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: November 15, 2010
Terms: Loving God | USA | Loving God | Articles | 2001 | Captain, Chaplain | Stephen W. Austin

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We Honor Them

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: May 29, 2010
Terms: General

[…]they see this all too often. When I get back to the office I’ll write down, as I have for past missions, the names of those I welcomed home on a small card and place it in my notebook. I don’t want to lose their memory, nor do I want to forget the honor I have to participate in this mission. We don’t know why their lives were taken so early, but we do know why they served-because they were called by their country and they answered the call. They served, knowing they would see danger and they would be […]