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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
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Originally Posted by jimbuna
At times I thought the Kaleuns in the front lines had more intelligence (the personal kind) than those at Bdu asssigning the patrol areas.
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That is always the case in the military. The funny part is that it's not usually the guys at the very top who are the problem; it's the middle-management who think they know everything.
A fine example of a commander who knew how to get it right:
http://www.afa.org/magazine/April2002/0402kenney.html
And a favorite part of the story:
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There were even complaints from the field that requests for parts were turned down because of improperly filled out requisition forms. Kenney made clear that he was putting an end to this practice. "You don't win wars with file cabinets," he said.
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There is a legend that when Kenney confronted the suppy officer who was causing the problem the guy got huffy and stuffy and insisted the forms be filled out correctly, at which point Kenney told his personal guards to take him outside and shoot him for obstructing the war effort! That got results! Don't know if it's true, but it's a great story. |
A pragmatic guy who got the end result that was necessary
