3. Capacity to Care
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Item *Capacity to Care(2025) Bill CarrOLD – A mental capability of giving serious attention, heed, caution, concern or watchfulness even to the extent of having charge, oversight or management. A burdensome sense of responsibility. Serious attention of mind. Charge or oversight implying a responsibility for safety and prosperity. To watch, foster or guard. Building and maintaining a healthy working environment. (Compassion – Fellowship in feeling; hence, sorrow or pity excited by the distress or misfortune of another). ((Support – Assistance; aid; to encourage; to furnish with funds or means for maintenance; to enable to continue; to verify; to vindicate; to defend successfully)). MID –The mental ability, aptitude or potentiality to watch over or give someone close attention, careful heed or regard. To be responsible for; attend to; close attention or careful heed; charge; protection; custody; something to watch over; to feel concern or interest; to look after. (Compassion – Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another, with the urge to help; pity). (((Support – To give courage or faith to; help; comfort; to provide for with money or subsistence; help prove or vindicate))). NEW - Having the mental presence and anticipation to meet the needs of fellow officers, enlisted and those related in mission and service-oriented endeavors with the public through a process of paying attention, teaching, advising and emotional support and maintaining a relationship that may extend over time. (Compassion – The sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it). (((Support - give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act)). A. Recognition (Merit-Based) B. Discipline (Fairness)/Training (Indoctrination) ((Teaching)) C. Example/Expectations D. Followership (Fraternization)/Team-Building (Alliances) ((Coaching)) (((Relationships))) Caring For Your People Must Be a Practice (2:37) - https://youtu.be/OkWqpPp1Br4 Chief Mentor (3:53) - https://youtu.be/VcJz18-W5uY Coast Guard People (2:20) - https://youtu.be/RQdDh1Fj4es Consoling the Grieving (2:50) - https://youtu.be/Dx4deoYkmiE People Importance (1:21) - https://youtu.be/NO4-9qY4liA Strong But Measured Career Advice (1:58) - https://youtu.be/LTXuvhKZAFEItem Know Your People(Class of 1965) High, LesSome of your people will know a lot more than you think they know. Your job is to get as much out of the people working for you as you can get.Item Good Followership(Class of 1965) High, LesLes describes the characteristics of his view of a good follower.Item Risks From Fraternization(Class of 1965) Hebert, RussRuss Hebert '65 proudly relates a risky heavy weather rescue on board USCGC OWASCO while on Ocean Station Charlie with the same aft damage control team some time after their bilge fire experience (see 'Risks from Fraternization (3:26)' vignette). While on Ocean Station Charlie, these same men recovered the crew of a sinking fishing boat - requiring quick thinking and concerted action to pull them from heavy seas into a rubber raft and then up a scramble net - a highly successful rescue.Item No Favoritism(Class of 1965) High, LesCapt. High reviews several examples of disciplinary situations in his career that all officers and senior enlisted are apt to experience themselves - or something similar. He relates how he consistently handled each and, overall, had very few times in his career where a Captains Mast was necessary.