Think About it 1/4/2026 --Train Till You Can’t Do It Wrong

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Carl Chinn

Carl Chinn

Jan 3, 2026

The first news of American culture in 2026 came in the New Year’s first few minutes. At midnight Eastern Time, in New York City, a socialist was sworn in as the new mayor of New York City.

Two days later, U.S. Military and law enforcement operators captured and imprisoned the Venezuelan socialist leader and crippled his military through Operation Absolute Resolve.

A socialist was voted into office by Americans in New York City, and a socialist was taken out of office by Americans in Venezuela in the first three days of 2026.

Operation Absolute Resolve is considered the most significant coordinated American land, sea and air attack since WWII. It was deadly, precise and quick. The tyrant leader now faces American justice. Maduro operated a campaign of narco-terrorism for years, funneling large amounts of narcotics into the U.S. His military was in a ready position but was overwhelmed by the superior American forces.

Not one American soldier or military vehicle was lost.

The operation had been planned, and trained for, over several months. The “Go” was given at 10:46 PM (Eastern Time) on January 2^nd. The total operation took less than 5 hours;

10:46 PM President Trump gave the order and told the military, “Good luck & Godspeed.”
1:01 AM (1/03/2026) U.S. operators entered the secure compound of Maduro and quickly took him into captivity.
By 3:29 AM, American forces were back over the Gulf of America; mission accomplished.

Think About it

What really impacted me was how the operational training was conducted. In the 1/3/2026 press conference, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Dan Caine), said,

We think, we develop, we train, we rehearse, we debrief, we rehearse again, and again, not to get it right, but to ensure that we cannot get it wrong.

That comment struck me. That is a unique (at least to me) twist on training. It offers a new perspective. I had never heard anyone describe training like that.

Through research, I found that phrase has been used by many, dating back at least to a Michigan School Superintendent in 1902 regarding teaching students to spell correctly. Since, it has been used in educational, athletic, music, and military training.

A variation says, “an amateur practices until he can do everything right and a professional practices until he can’t do anything wrong.”

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