Keeping the ‘Fighter Pilots’ of Your Company Safe
A consistent, clear safety message backed by unwavering actions is what is takes to keep your employees flying straight.
Most fighter pilots are 25-years-old and full of vinegar. Sure, they’re smart, but most have a lot of velocity, and often very little vector. There’s no way they can keep themselves from harm. Therefore, peacetime training losses are acceptable. This is the way military leadership used to think. Back then (1988), old school commanders honestly believed that if we were going to train (fly) like we were going to fight, a few losses were to be expected and accepted....
