Chris- I thought you presented great best practices and honest assessments on your experiences managing maintenance, supply, the arms room. If not managed properly, these systems can create problems for any commander.

I like how you emphasized communication and established reporting timelines for your subordinates. Like you said, “don’t expect what you do not inspect mindset.”

One of the most important things you mentioned was to conduct an “honest self-assessment” especially when it comes to key control. I think its important to establish self-inspections and your idea of putting them on the calendar (or whatever you use to manage your organization) is a great idea.