Be a Warrior of Service

“I’m a soldier of service,” he said proudly when I thanked him for helping me locate an item in the Home Depot. I smiled and asked him what that meant. “It means I am here in service of my customers,” he replied. “My job is to quickly get them whatever they need.” I again thanked him and walked to the cash register recalling my soldiering days.

I was not a soldier; I was a warrior. I served in combat as the commander of an Army reconnaissance ranger unit. Think of Army Rangers as sort of the A...