In my 22 career in the USAF, I've I have learned that no matter how severe or mundane a subject matter is, it can be brought to the attention of his or her consideration in private and respectfully with the full truth. This simple process has resolved many hidden issues without embarrassing anyone. In wartime, it is the trust between all military members that truthfully counts. If I ask our USAF folks, if that recently repaired aircraft is airworthy, I expect the truth because the aircrew's life will be in the line during airstrike behind enemy lines. This is one less thing for him or her to worry about while they perform their dangerous endeavor. The trust is simple, the irrefutable
