COMMENTARY Get read, Stay Ready; More than a mantra Col. Gregory Gilmour, 315th Airlift Wing commander We’ve all heard it a million times over. Get ready, stay ready. The beauty of it all is that our military exists in a global climate where it’s incumbent upon us to always be in a constant state of the latter. The airmen to the right and left of us need it, but more importantly, our nation depends on it.