Service Before Self Author:Steven Simon "?Electricity.? That?s how just-retired Air Force Lieutenant General Ron Cody thinks of his son, who always follows the path of least resistance. — ?Transparent.? That?s how nineteen-year-old Josh Cody thinks of his father, who is always too busy for him. Ron is a parent, but largely invisible to Josh. — Service Before Self explores the trouble... more »d relationship of these proud individuals as they discover that there is more than one way to serve. Told in alternating points-of-view, the novel puts readers into the minds of both characters as they are forced to confront the tremendous power and importance of the father-son bond.