For Minorities the Obama Administration’s Start-Up Program is a Paper Tiger
I remember arriving in Rockford, IL after being discharged from the U. S. Marines and looking forward to not only re-connecting with my mother and family but feeling a sense of accomplishment having survived service to my country from September 1981 till April 1991. That feeling was quickly short-lived. The first job I landed was a security gig with a local security company and because the manager was also a former Marine, it was expected that I would fit in quite well especially since all that time In the Marines were as a military policeman. It all started out pretty good but quickly spoiled when I could not understand why a unit was operating more like individuals. Having been used to a group of people who may animatedly disagree about nearly everything could still be counted on to stand together and put mission over individual accomplishments. Thinking that maybe this “esprit-de-corp” was out there somewhere led me on a quest to find it. It became appar...