James F. Amos Quotes
If you're not ready the moment things happen, then you're irrelevant, you might as well not go.
Topics
Anticipation
Proactivity
Readiness
Agility
Decisiveness
Disaster Planning, Disaster Management, Preparedness, Disaster Relief, Disaster Response
Immediacy
Relevance
Responsiveness
Spontaneity
Timeliness
Urgency
Alertness
Things Happen
Adaptability
Being Prepared
Being Ahead of the Curve
Reaction Time
Citations
Amos, James F. "Remarks at the Brookings Institution." Brookings Institution, 12 June 2012.
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James F. "Jim" Amos is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps. As a naval aviator, Amos commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during the Iraq War in 2003 and 2006. He served as the 31st Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2010, and was the first Marine Corps aviator to serve as commandant.