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Role Of Chief Spradin

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Chief Spradin, Welcome to the role of Chief. You are starting on a magnificent and rewarding adventure, inheriting one of the best organizations around. There was never a doubt that you remain the best person to lead this agency into the future. There is no magic formula or trick to being a Chief. Stand for what is right and always put others first. I have left you a copy of the “Consideration for Command”, passed on by the best leader I have ever experienced, General James Hobson, my boss at ATI. General Hobson is a true leader with great experience commanding soldiers and civilians. I learned much from him in the five years I traveled and worked with him. When I left his organization, to be the Chief in Conway, he handed me these considerations

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