Chief Bob Vasquez has found an innovative and effective way to share some basic principles that every new lieutenant should know on the subject of how to succeed as a leader in our Air Force. He provides the enlisted perspective in a way that only a senior noncommissioned officer can communicate. As a member of the Air Force Academy's Center for Character Development, he mentors future leaders on a daily basis. He shares his advice in a well-written, common-sense how-to-book. “Heirpower!” is not just for new lieutenants, but for anyone in a position of leadership. Any lieutenant who reads this book will be better prepared to lead at every level.

Excellence in anything you endeavor will always be based on the fundamentals. Whether it's in sports, in the Profession of Arms, in developing your personal character, or in leading yourself and others, if you don't know the fundamentals, you'll fail. I can assure you that what you're about to read is the fundamental truth to becoming an Exceptional Leader. My hope is that you'll laugh, cry, and learn as I share some basic leadership ideas with you that will make you an Exceptionally Powerful Lieutenant. Now, go forward! Make this a great day to be an American Warrior.

The colony of Survin has been hidden for centuries, protecting an ancient religious artifact called the Healing Crystal from men who would steal or destroy it. Kairma, heir to the Crystal, is destined to mate with the handsome Naturi and become the leader of the reclusive colony, but she is too young to realize the peril soon to arrive. At sixteen, Kairma is too young to realize many things . Kairma would rather go spelunking with her brother and his best friend than study ancient medicine and religious laws, but the discovery of a tomb containing ancient artifacts leads Kairma to question her religion and the true nature of the Crystal. To further complicate Kairmas ascent, a childhood illness has left her resembling a nearby race of men both hated and feared by the people of Survin. Because of this, Kairmas younger sister Kinter, who is in love with Naturi, believes she is the rightful heir. Disease and infertility have decimated Survin, but bigotry and religious laws forbid the introduction of new members so things heat up when a traveling archeologist stumbles upon the reclusive colony and introduces a powerful new weapon. Forced into a larger world, the Survinees discover they hold an object of unimaginable power, a power other men covet, a power that might save or forever damn the human race.