‘Let’s Be Careful Out There’: What the U.S. Army Can Teach Employers About Working Safely
Soldiers get hurt due to inescapable and unplanned events . . . right? Wrong!
Every week on the groundbreaking 1980s police drama “Hill Street Blues,” Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (played by the late Michael Conrad) would conclude the roll call with his signature line: “Let’s be careful out there.”
Fast forward 25 years to forward operating bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, and you often hear the very same line from a battle-tested sergeant as he or she prepares soldiers for their dangerous daily tasks.
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