Arkansas Civil Air Patrol issued the following announcement on March 29.
Col. Rose Hunt has a two-word philosophy — along with an ethic that makes a longshoreman’s work habits look like those of a middle school boy — that has propelled her trailblazing career in business and in Civil Air Patrol.
“People First.”
“If you treat people with respect, give them the value they deserve, they’ll go forth and do great things,” Hunt said. “If you’ve made them feel important and valued, they’ll do great work. You need to help them understand the ‘Why.’ Always start with the ‘Why?’ Take care of your humans.”
That’s the cornerstone of Hunt’s 25-year CAP career, during which she ascended the ranks from senior member to Great Lakes Region commander.
Her creed wasn’t forged in a stuffy classroom at Harvard Business School, or in an Air Force command training course.
Instead, as the fifth of 16 children — along with 36 foster brothers and sisters over the years — she learned that lesson in the bustling Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, home of Harold and Marian Hunt.
“We were raised by the most loving, humble and caring parents a child could ask for,” Rose Hunt said. “If you asked all my siblings who was my parents’ favorite, we would all answer, ‘I was.’
"My parents all made us feel loved and taught us a strong work ethic and morals,” she added.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Arkansas Civil Air Patrol
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