FReeper SandRat posted this in the Canteen earlier today and IMO deserves its own thread. It is a long but absorbing and worthwhile read: ....... Lt Col Randy Coats, 333d Training Squadron/CC Command. PRELUDE - There's no better job in the world. After seven years in jobs with “command authority” and two squadron commands, I figured I had a good idea what command was all about. I was wrong. What changed my mind? Four words--"Shelter Commander" and "Hurricane Katrina." From 28 Aug - 2 Sep, I lived with 730 of my "closest friends" in 50-year old Bryan Hall at Keesler...