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[[circled]] 2 [[/circled]] [Give you idea of prep involved] => 1 WAS SELECTED IN 1978 [BANNER YR FOR NASA … 10yrs since lull in pgm] 35 (& join w 25) INCL => 6 WOMEN => [HUGE ADVANTAGE THAT MANY WOMEN DON'T ENJOY..6, NOT 1] -SPENT 1YR IN CLASSES -ANOTHER 3 YRS ON-THE-JOB TNG (MCC...etc) -CREW SELECTION <=> 1 yr tng SIMULATORS HARD WORK, VERY REPETITIVE => YOU ARE PREPARED (KEY TO SUCESS) PREP. LEADS TO => . SELF - CONFIDENCE . HELPS ASSURE THAT YOU'LL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY [.ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY] 2 TEAMWORK => CREW TRAINING BUILDS TEAMWORK (LIKE FAMILY) => ALSO, [strikethrough] BE [/strikethrough] PART of LARGER TEAM (MCC, LCC) INTERESTING POINT: WHILE DISCUSSING TOPIC of "LEADERSHIP SKILLS", I'm TALKING ABOUT TEAMWORK [HAVE TO LEARN WHEN TO LEAD, WHEN TO BE LED.... VERY FEW ARE ALWAYS IN SITUATIONS WHERE EXPECTED TO LEAD] MANY OF YOU: LEADER OF SOME GROUP / TEAM (LARGE / SMALL), BUT ALSO PART OF LARGER TEAM STS.... CREW ONLY HAS 1 LEADER (CDR) … BUT, EACH MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE [e.g. 2nd fight, RMS, deploy ERBS...TEAM, MADE DECISIONS...] BUT DURING FLIGHT, JUST ONE of THINGS TO DO [CDR TAKES DIRECTION from MCC]